By THE STAR STAFF
TheFinancial Oversight and Management Board has agreed to a Municipal Revenue Collections Center (CRIM by its Spanish acronym) request to disburse $14.6 million to the island’s municipalities, the second such disbursement.
The oversight board was acting in response to Sept. 29 letter in which the CRIM requested approval from the board to make an additional partial disbursement of the surplus year-end liquidation proceeds of funds collected by CRIM on behalf of the municipalities in excess of the amounts it previously advanced to the municipalities during fiscal year 2022.
On Sept. 21, the oversight board approved CRIM’s re quest to partially disburse up to 50%, or $22.2 million, of excess proceeds to expedite the deployment of the funds to the municipalities in order to provide services to their com munities and residents due to the emergency caused by the passage of Hurricane Fiona on Sept. 18.
The oversight board said it had analyzed the supporting materials and identified that 73 municipalities have revised surplus balances totaling $43.6 million. Additionally, six municipalities have revised deficit balances totaling $1.3 million.
“In prior fiscal years, CRIM and the Oversight Board worked collaboratively to ensure municipalities satisfied any outstanding statutory debts, including the payment of any past due PayGo amounts from prior years, prior to CRIM disbursing any excess funds owed to the municipalities as required under Act 107-2020,” the oversight board said.
However, given the recent events impacting the munici palities in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, CRIM asked the oversight board to continue the deferral granted on Sept. 21 to defer the settlement of statutory debts and allow an ad ditional partial disbursement of $14.6 million of the surplus year-end liquidation proceeds collected by CRIM above the amounts previously advanced by CRIM to the towns.
“Although we have identified certain municipalities that have past due and unpaid PayGo balances, we understand that the challenges the Island is facing due to Hurricane Fiona must be addressed immediately. It remains our understand ing that CRIM will complete the liquidation process under its normal processes in the ordinary course and as required under Act 107-2020,” the oversight board wrote on Mon day. “Therefore, after careful consideration, the Oversight Board approves CRIM’s request for an additional disburse ment which increases the partial distribution up to 85% of excess proceeds to expedite the deployment of these funds to the municipalities in order to service their communities and
Given the effects of Hurricane Fiona, the Municipal Revenue Collections Center asked the Financial Over sight and Management Board to allow an additional partial disbursement of $14.6 million to island towns.
of Popular Democratic Party legislators on Tuesday demanded results from the government of Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia so that thousands of citizens in their districts have access to essential services such as water and electricity.
Reps. Jesús Manuel Ortiz González and Héctor Ferrer Sánchez joined the demand made by representatives Jocelyn Rodríguez, Kebin Maldonado, Lydia Méndez, Ángel “Tito” Fourquet, José “Cheíto” Rivera Madera, Domin go Torres, Ramón Luis Cruz Burgos, Estrella Martínez, Luis “Narmito” Ortiz Lugo, Juan José Santiago, Aníbal Díaz, Orlando Aponte and Sol Higgins.
“It is not tolerable that excuses continue to be used to justify why entire communities in various towns struggle with the absence of vital services such as water and electricity and that there is no action in this regard,” Ortiz González and Ferrer Santiago said in a written statement. “Today, we echo the reality faced by our colleagues in their districts, as they have to deal with the frustration of thousands of citizens who still lack services and turn to them to try to find a solution.”
The two lawmakers stated that the current priority is to reestablish services. Therefore all efforts must be directed to that end, they said. For this reason, they announced that once the emergency is over, they and Ortiz Lugo, who chairs the House Committee for Emergency Preparedness, Reconstruction and Reorganiza
House majority lawmakers who represent districts in the island’s south called for LUMA Energy and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority to accelerate work in their towns.
tion, will request information from the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) in order to investigate the Authority’s performance before, during and after the emergency.
The legislators highlighted the defi ciencies in the availability of generators for the facilities (filtration plants, pumps, wells, etc.) and the status of recovery and mitigation projects, among other issues.
During the press conference, the law makers presented how their respective House districts are doing regarding basic needs.
“As district legislators today, we reiterate the claim we have made since day one for our
people,” said the lawmakers representing the hardest-hit towns. “It is unacceptable for the government to offer unrealistic numbers to proj ect a recovery not seen in our communities. We demand action from the government; 15 days without answers and services is unacceptable.”
The legislators’ districts include Ponce, Peñuelas, Guayanilla, Yauco, Maricao, Guánica, Lajas, Sabana Grande, San Germán, Hormigue ros, Mayagüez, Jayuya, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Coamo, Adjuntas, Lares, Utuado, Naranjito, Comerío, Corozal, Barranquitas, Orocovis, Vil lalba, Las Piedras, Naguabo, Humacao, Juana Díaz, Guayama, Arroyo, Yabucoa, Maunabo,
Sixty percent of the families living in Peñuelas are still in the dark 15 days after Hur ricane Fiona hit the island, charged the mayor of the municipality, Gregory Gonsález Souchet. He described the situation as “an outrageous one that threatens the physical and emotional health of the people.”
“It is desperate to have 60% of the town in darkness two weeks after the passage of Hur ricane Fiona. Worse is to hear LUMA personnel say that they have 95% of their customers with electric power service restored when the reality in our town is otherwise,” Gonsález Souchet said.
“The lives of children, young people, adults and senior citizens are in danger daily due to the lack of energy service. Once again, I ask LUMA and the agencies concerned to resolve this situation immediately.”
The situation in Peñuelas is aggravated, the mayor said, because LUMA is reluctant to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the municipal staff and the private energy consortium so that the municipality will contribute with the removal and installation of power poles, among other things.
“We are still waiting for LUMA to sign the MOU to expedite the work, and the truth is that I do not know why they refuse to sign it,” Gonsález Souchet said. “Meanwhile, the municipal brigades continue removing [debris] and cleaning the areas where the power lines and poles were damaged to facilitate LUMA’s work.”
District 19 Rep. Jocelyne M. Rodríguez Negrón filed a pair of legislative measures on Tuesday to ensure that during an emergency or atmospheric event, populations of older adults and children in long-term care facilities are not left without essential services such as electricity, drinking water and supplies.
The legislator warned that during Hurricane Fiona, problems were repeated similar to those experienced after the passage of Hurricane Maria, which violated and endangered the lives of elderly people.
According to the official report of the Government of Puerto Rico, after the passage of Hurricane Fiona, 25 fatalities associated with the storm have been reported. Of those, 22 involved people older than 55 years.
House Bill (HB) 1496 seeks to amend Law 88-2018,
known as the “Law to Guarantee of Provision of Services,” to modify the requirements established for certain facilities for the benefit of the population of older adults and children.
“Many of the centers for the elderly, homes for adults and children have electrical generators and cisterns to op erate for certain periods, but the service has been reduced to a communal area,” said Rodríguez Negrón said.
Bill 1496 seeks to guarantee that during an emergency caused by a natural disaster, nursing homes, homes for children and adults, have the uninterrupted basic electricity and drinking water services, beyond communal areas.
Rodríguez Negrón also filed HB 1497, which will amend Law 17-2019, known as the “Energy Public Policy Law of Puerto Rico,” in order to include nursing homes, hospices and care centers for older adults within the essen tial service facilities of the island’s electric power system.
The measure also declares basic utilities as a right to
life and health of older adults.
Currently, the Energy Public Policy Law does not include nursing homes and senior care centers.
Rep. Jocelyne M. Rodríguez NegrónCommissioner Jenniffer
González Colón said Tuesday that the $60.6 million announced by President Joseph Biden for Puerto Rico during his trip to Puerto Rico on Monday will go toward the dredging of the Guayanilla River.
“This allocation for the channeling of the Guayanilla River is vital for the safety of the surrounding communities,” the resident commissioner said in a written statement. “I am pleased that the funds we secured for the island in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continue to support our [guiding objective] of a Puerto Rico with a much more resilient infrastructure.”
González Colón spoke with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who confirmed that among the funds announced by Biden during his visit to the island, the $60.6 million is for the next phase of the Guayanilla River dredging project.
“In 2020, the Water Resources Development Act was passed with language of my authorship that would advance to the design stage the Guayanilla River [project], which I have been working on with local entities and
the Corps of Engineers since my day one in Congress,” the resident commissioner said.
Separately, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia said after Biden’s departure Monday that his statements that Puerto Ricans “have not been treated well,” are in reference to “the past administration” of former President Donald Trump.
“He’s referring to the past administration, not his administration. I know it refers to that,”
the governor said at a press conference after the president’s departure from Mercedita International Airport in Ponce. “We talked and on his visit we talked constantly because we were together all the time. And I know, in meetings he mentioned it consistently.”
“Here the culture has changed at the level of the highest rank of the federal government toward Puerto Rico,” Pierluisi added.
“It is a culture of recognizing us as American
citizens, of treating us equally whenever they can, of treating us fairly. And that is what we are seeing and this visit proves it.”
The governor was also asked about a report issued by the inspector general regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response during Hurricane Maria, and allegations of deficient oversight that allegedly put over $47 million at risk.
“I have to dig deeper into that,” Pierluisi said. “So far, there have been no allegations of corruption. The only [cases] that have been related to Maria are, yes, FEMA, but it is from a particular contract and some crimes and admissions of guilt from FEMA officials themselves. That is what has been seen so far. As for the government of Puerto Rico, as far as I know, there have been no major accusations.”
As for the energy customers who still remain without electricity service, the governor said re-energization rates are “already very high.”
“It has already been confirmed that 90% of subscribers in the Ponce Region, which goes beyond [the city center], throughout the region already have service,” he said.
Regarding subscribers in parts of the island that still do not have service, the governor said “remote areas, by definition, are more difficult to access but the commitment is to restore 100%.”
“There has been a breakthrough and it is a matter of completion,” Pierluisi said.
Mayor Miguel “Ricky” Méndez Pérez announced Tuesday that more than 80% of Isabela homes already had electric power service thanks to the work of the professional brigades organized by the municipality.
“Just as we had projected, we in the municipal administration organized the electricity recovery after the passage of Hurricane Fiona,” the mayor said. “Eight out of every 10 situations of lack of service were identified, attended to, and resolved by the municipal brigades, and that is a fact.”
Last week, Méndez Pérez -- an engineer and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus -- gave the order for brigades from the municipality and retired personnel from the Puerto Rico Elec-
tric Power Authority to begin work to repair disabled power lines in Isabela. Such action had been taken following the approval of the amended Municipal Code 107 of 2020, which states in article 1. 018, subsection (v), that “if a state of emergency is declared, as described in the preceding subsection, the Mayor or his representative may carry out all the necessary steps and work to normalize or reestablish the electric power system, as well as the facilities for the supply and treatment of water and wastewater, after prior written notification to the Electric Power Authority and/or the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, as applicable.”
The mayor added that he has identified the areas where there is still a lack of electrical service and is working on them.
“In the rural areas is where we are
working now; we have, for example, barrio Planas, Barrio Arenales, sector Sombrero, and the Corea sector of Barrio Galateo Alto, as well as pockets in the Medina Urbanization and the Sonuco Sector,” Méndez Pérez said.
“Specifically, the transformers that have already been ordered are missing there.”
One of the sectors energized on Monday was Los Pinos del Barrio Arenales.
“We are going to continue the work of the municipal brigades until we have 100% of the town with energy service,” the mayor said. “The reality is that, like so many others in Puerto Rico, the municipalities have had to intervene in good faith to accelerate the energization process.”
Regarding the management of LUMA Energy, which last week sent a law enforcement officer with a police complaint to try to
prevent the activation of the municipal energization brigades, Méndez Pérez said “I owe the people of Isabela, I owe the people who live here, the tourists who visit us, the merchants and industrialists who do business in Isabela.”
“LUMA Energy has failed in Puerto Rico, and everyone knows that,” he said.
On Monday, LUMA claimed it had restored electrical service to 1.36 million customers, or 93% of the total. As of Monday, the Ponce region had only 83% of LUMA subscribers energized, while in the Mayagüez region the reenergization rate was 72%.
“This goes beyond numbers and percentages; we are talking about human lives,” the Isabela mayor said. “More than two weeks after the passage of Hurricane Fiona, we in the municipality, with fewer resources, have made more progress.”
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced Tuesday the creation of a multisectoral group that will deal with the looming Medicaid healthcare cliff.
Health, private and commercial sectors will form the group in charge of seeking in Congress a higher level of Medicaid funds for Puerto Rico. The island is at risk of depleting its Medicaid funds and will have to use gen eral fund monies to supply the deficiency.
“This type of effort has been positive in the past,” González Colón said at a press conference. “For example, when I was sworn in as resident commissioner, it was the first memorandum we achieved, and at that time it was with the Physicians [and Surgeons] Association and with groups like those of us here. We went to Congress to seek funds for Hurricane Maria.”
González Colón said the group achieved a 100 percent authorization.
“After that, when the reauthorization was done, both times under the Trump adminis
tration, the second highest percentage was achieved, which was 86 and 76 percent,” she said. “So, yes, these groups are very effective.”
“Now what we want is to remain, obviously, the perfect 100 percent, but we are going to ask for more, knowing that 76 percent is much more than the 55 percent that Puerto Rico has by law,” the resident commissioner said.
“These efforts are very important because it is not just the governor, the resident com missioner, or the secretary of health, it is the entire industry, the entire sector, the entire health component of Puerto Rico, from the academy, from the provider, insurer, hospi tal and all those related and with national organization.”
González Colón said the best scenario would be for Congress to approve a perma nent hike in Medicaid funds.
“Failing that, let it be five or seven years so the industry can plan,” she said.
The group includes AARP Puerto Rico; the American Academy of Pediatrics, Puerto Rico Chapter; the Association of Insurance
Health, private and commercial sectors will form the group in charge of seeking in Congress a higher level of Medicaid funds for Puerto Rico.
Companies; the Association of Industrialists; the Association of HIPAS of Puerto Rico; the Clinical Laboratories Association; the Primary Health Association of Puerto Rico; the Community Pharmacy Association;
the Puerto Rico Medical Association; the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Chamber of Commerce; the United Retail Center; medical plans; and universities, among others.
Coast Guard personnel repatriated 47 Domini can nationals who attempted to reach Puerto Rico illegally through the Mona Passage last Saturday. Two Dominican citizens are facing federal charges for attempted smuggling in the incident. During a routine patrol on Saturday afternoon, one of
the Coast Guard vessels reportedly spotted and intercepted a blue boat 12 nautical miles southwest of Desecheo. The vessel began to take on water in pursuit, and 46 men and three women were rescued.
“The vessel was grossly overloaded and taking on water in unfavorable conditions,” said Capt. José Díaz, commander of the Coast Guard’s San Juan area, in a written statement. “Fortunately, our team was able to rescue them and prevent
a greater misfortune.”
From Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022, the Coast Guard has intervened with 88 illegal trips in the Mona Passage and other waters near Puerto Rico. In that period, 2,273 people (1,705 Dominicans, 444 Haitians, 67 Ven ezuelans, four Cubans, two Ecuadorians, 12 Uzbeks, two Iranians, one Colombian, one Spaniard, and 35 of unknown nationality) have attempted to reach Puerto Rico illegally.
From Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard has intervened with 88 illegal trips involving 2,273 people in the Mona Passage and other waters near Puerto Rico.
contribute to coastal erosion.
Nature-based solutions, on the other hand, are “living and breathing,” Ganguly said, giving them the flexibility to respond to extreme weather events in a way that artificial structures cannot. Restoring coas tal habitats can help buffer shorelines and lessen the effects of flooding by absorbing and slowing the flow of water, while also capturing and storing planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.
The expansive climate, health-care and tax bill signed into law by President Joe Biden this year includes a $2.6 billion investment in coastal communities over five years to help them prepare and respond to climate disasters, in part emphasizing nature-based solutions.
Equitable relocation, when necessary
By ELENA SHAOThedamage from Hurricane Ian will very likely run into the tens of billions of dollars and scientists say the United States can expect more severe storms like it as the planet heats up. They also say the risks of increasingly wild weather make it all the more urgent that cities and states take steps to protect people and property.
One of the ways to do that is to heed lessons and rebuild wisely after big storms. In some cases, for example, it might not make sense to replace homes on low-lying land, over and over again, in areas vulnerable to storm surge.
“There’s no point in repeating the same mistakes in exactly the same way,” said Auroop R. Ganguly, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University. When it comes to rebuilding, he said, “there is a tendency for people to look in the rearview mirror” and assume that what we built before is still tenable.
Instead, it is becoming increasingly im portant to think about the future climate risks communities may face and to then rebuild, or not, with those risks in mind. Here are some of the most effective ways to protect people and property from big storms in the era of global warming.
Even as Hurricane Ian ravaged parts of southwestern Florida, aerial photos taken Sept. 29 revealed that some homes in Punta Gorda, near where Ian first made landfall, had weathered the storm.
The area had been hit hard in 2004 by Hurricane Charley. Some homes likely fared better because they were rebuilt after Charley to comply with stringent statewide building codes, adopted largely in response to Hurricane Andrew, a powerful storm that flattened tens of thousands of buildings in south Miami-Dade County in 1992.
Modernized building codes can help make homes less likely to collapse. They often require structures to be built to withstand for ceful winds, with hurricane-impact windows that can stand up to flying debris and with roofs that are secured tightly to prevent them from being pried off by the strongest gusts.
Codes can also be used to require that new or renovated homes and major transport networks to be elevated higher off the ground and to ensure that electrical systems and ge nerators are protected by waterproof paneling and placed above basement or ground level.
However, there is a tendency for buil ding codes to be overly standardized and prescriptive, Ganguly said. Rather than rigid rules, he said, building codes should
be “performance-based,” so that architects and builders have the flexibility to choose from a variety of pathways to achieve storm safety goals.
Two kinds shoreline defense: gray and green
Experts say that rebuilding coastal communities in particular will require local leaders and city planners to strike a balance between investments in so-called gray infras tructure — things such as dams, levees, flood gates and sea walls — and green defenses such as wetlands, oyster reefs and mangrove forests.
In rebuilding New Orleans after Hurri cane Katrina struck in 2005, the city made extensive engineering improvements to in frastructure, using $14.5 billion to upgrade older levees and build a system of flood gates and barriers. When Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana in 2021, those flood protections seemed to work. Water from the storm did not push past any of the nearly 200 miles of flood barriers.
Yet future resilience will very likely require a combination of both hard and soft shoreline defenses, said Hiba Baroud, who teaches civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University.
“Hard” structures may work in the short term, but they can worsen resiliency in the long term. For example, sea walls tend to
Repeated disaster-and-rebuild cycles have prompted some communities to make a painful calculation about not just how to rebuild, but where and whether to rebuild at all. Across the country, officials are incre asingly, though often reluctantly, relocating communities away from vulnerable areas in a controversial process known as managed retreat.
There are significant challenges associa ted with asking families, and sometimes entire neighborhoods, to relocate inland. “Retreat” is a word that signals defeat, something that’s hard to swallow for families that have lived in these areas for generations. Retreating from land may also threaten culture, traditions and a way of life for Native communities.
In some cases, implementing managed retreat can also be an inequitable process, particularly for low-income and minority homeowners who already have less financial protection to brace against climate risks. Fede ral programs to help Americans relocate away from disaster-prone areas gave more assistance to wealthier counties, a 2019 study revealed.
In cases where “we know an area is going to experience a high frequency and a high intensity of extreme weather events in the future,” Baroud said, it may be wiser, and less costly, to relocate communities and critical infrastructure, such as health care facilities, away from those areas.
Communities must factor in not only the monetary cost of repeated rebuilding in high risk areas, she said, but also the cost of the human suffering and the loss of life itself, which are “extremely difficult, if not impossible to quantify,” Baroud said.
In its first argument of the Supreme Court’s new term and the first to feature its newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the justices on Monday considered a dispute over the Environmental Protection Agency’s author ity to police some kinds of water pollution.
In June, on the final day of its last term, the court limited the EPA’s power to address climate change under the Clean Air Act.
The new case concerned its authority under a different law, the Clean Water Act, which allows the regulation of discharges into what the law calls “waters of the United States.”
The question for the justices was how to determine which wetlands qualify as such waters.
Much of the argument concerned the meaning of the word “adjacent,” which was used in the law to describe covered wetlands.
Several justices said “adjacent” did not require that the contested property touch or abut a body of water. It was enough, they said, for the property to be nearby.
About 10 minutes into the argument, Jackson asked a series of probing questions about the purpose of the federal law and how to decide whether given wetlands were covered by it.
“Why would Congress draw the coverage line between abutting wetlands and neighbor ing wetlands,” she asked, “when the objective of the statute is to ensure the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters?”
Damien M. Schiff, a lawyer with the Pacific Legal Foundation, which represents the property owners in the case, said the law meant to strike a balance between “a water quality issue” and “traditional state authority over land and water resources.”
Some of the court’s conservative mem bers said a broad reading of the law gave the agency too much arbitrary power. Justice Neil Gorsuch pressed a lawyer for the agency, Brian H. Fletcher, to articulate a precise and predict able standard for which wetlands were subject to the EPA’s jurisdiction. Fletcher’s answers did not satisfy the justice.
“If the federal government doesn’t know” what is a covered wetland, Gorsuch asked, “how is a person subject to criminal time in federal prison supposed to know?”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the agency could be vulnerable on that point. “Some of
The scene outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday morning, Oct. 3, 2022.
my colleagues are dubious that this is precise enough definition” of adjacency, she said, “to survive.”
The case, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 21-454, concerns an Idaho couple, Michael and Chantell Sackett, who sought to build a house on what an appeals court called “a soggy resi dential lot” near Priest Lake, in the state’s panhandle.
After they started preparing the prop erty for construction in 2007 by adding sand gravel and fill, the agency ordered them to stop and return the property to its original
state, threatening them with substantial fines. The couple instead sued the agency, and a dispute about whether that lawsuit was premature reached the Supreme Court in an earlier appeal. In 2012, the justices ruled that the suit could proceed.
In a concurring opinion at the time, Justice Samuel Alito said the law gave the agency too much power.
“The reach of the Clean Water Act is notoriously unclear,” he wrote. “Any piece of land that is wet at least part of the year is in danger of being classified by EPA employees as wetlands covered by the act,
and according to the federal government, if property owners begin to construct a home on a lot that the agency thinks possesses the requisite wetness, the property owners are at the agency’s mercy.”
Lower courts then considered whether the Sacketts’ property was a wetland that the agency could regulate, concluding that it qualified under a 2006 Supreme Court decision, Rapanos v. United States, which featured competing tests for deciding that question.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for four justices, said that only wetlands with “a con tinuous surface connection” to “relatively permanent, standing or flowing bodies of water” qualify. Under that test, the Sacketts are likely to win.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, in a concur ring opinion, required only a “significant nexus” between the wetlands at issue and bodies of waters.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Kennedy’s opinion was the controlling one and said that under his test, the Sacketts lost because the agency had been entitled to conclude that their wetlands “significantly affect the integrity of Priest Lake.”
Schiff, the Sacketts’ lawyer, urged the justices to discard that test as too broad and vague. Kennedy, who retired in 2018, was in the courtroom and watched the argument impassively.
Sotomayor asked Schiff if “a subsur face flow of water” sufficed to give the agency jurisdiction over the property.
He responded that the problem with “relying upon any sort of subsurface con nection is that it essentially renders the test limitless.”
Two justices reflected on their child hoods as they considered the scope of the agency’s authority.
“I grew up in low country Georgia, and you had standing water,” Justice Clar ence Thomas said. “That was normal. And I’m thinking of something that’s natural like that is presumptively not covered.”
Justice Amy Coney Barrett said that was nothing.
3, 2022, the first day of the new term.
“Justice Thomas says he grew up in the low country of Georgia, and I grew up in New Orleans,” she said. “The whole thing is below sea level.”
Damien Schiff, senior attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, speaks with reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday morning, Oct.Shortlyafter turning over 15 boxes of government material to the National Archives in January, for mer President Donald Trump directed a lawyer working for him to tell the archives that he had returned all the documents he had taken from the White House at the end of his presidency, according to two people familiar with the discussion.
The lawyer, Alex Cannon, had become a point of contact for officials with the National Archives, who had tried for months to get Trump to return presidential records that he failed to turn over upon leaving office. Cannon declined to convey Trump’s message to the archives because he was not sure if it was true, the people said.
In fact, Trump would be found still to have large quantities of government records in his possession even after turning over the 15 boxes. They inclu ded one set turned over to the Justice Department by Trump’s aides in June and another large cache — including some marked with the highest levels of classification — seized by the FBI in the search in August of the former president’s residence and private club in Florida, Mar-a-Lago.
When archives officials opened the initial 15 boxes they recovered in January, they found a large volume of documents with classified markings and notified the Justice Department, setting in motion events that led to a criminal investigation and the search of Mar-a-Lago.
The criminal investigation is on going and has been tied up in legal wrangling between the Justice De partment and Trump’s team.
The conversation between Trump and Cannon took place after officials at the archives began asking Cannon, following the return of the 15 boxes, whether additional classified material was at Mar-a-Lago. It was when Cannon raised this with Trump that Trump told him to tell the archives he had given everything back, the people familiar with the discussion said.
An image the Department of Justice included in an August 30, 2022 court filing shows documents marked SECRET//SCI that were recovered from Donald Trump’s Mar-aLago club and home in Florida.
At the time, the various investiga tions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Trump’s supporters were ramping up, with a number of requests for documents, the people familiar with the discussion said. Cannon told people that he was concerned that if Trump was found to be withholding material related to Jan. 6, he would be in a worse situation, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Cannon did not respond to a re quest for comment. A spokesperson for Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
Cannon’s discussion with Trump and his decision not to pass the message to the archives were reported earlier by The Washington Post.
The archives had struggled from even before Trump left the White House to get cooperation and accurate answers from Trump and his team about his handling of government material under the Presidential Records Act.
The National Archives has told the Justice Department that another lawyer representing Trump indicated to the archives last September that boxes Trump had taken from the White House included only nonclassified material like newspaper clippings, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Patrick F. Philbin, a former top White House lawyer who was representing Trump’s post-presidency office, relayed that message to the top lawyer at the archives, Gary Stern, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Philbin indicated to Stern that the information was based on what Trump’s final White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, believed to be the contents in the boxes, the people said. Stern preserved his own description of the exchange in an email, one of the people said.
The conversation between Cannon and Trump raises new questions about Trump’s attempt to interfere with the
efforts by the archives to regain all the documents. And the conversation appears to fit a pattern: In June, after turning over a small batch of classified documents that remained at Mar-a-Lago following the return of the 15 boxes, another one of Trump’s lawyers attested in writing to the Justice Department that Trump had returned all of the presidential records the government was seeking.
That claim proved misleading. In August, when the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, it found thou sands of pages of presidential records, including hundreds that contained clas sified information.
The Justice Department and Trump are engaged in a court battle about what documents authorities can view and use in their investigation into how the classi fied documents were handled, whether he and his lawyers intentionally misled the Justice Department and whether he violated the Presidential Records Act.
According to another person familiar with the discussions, Cannon had war ned Trump in the fall of 2021 that officials at the archives were serious about getting their material back, and that the matter could result in a criminal referral. Trump deflected Cannon’s efforts, according to the person familiar with the discussions.
Cannon was also concerned about people who worked for Trump going through the boxes of material because he did not know what was in them and was concerned that they might contain classified material.
Cannon was not the only person who warned Trump that he could face legal perils if he did not return the material. The New York Times previously reported that in late 2021, Eric Herschmann, a lawyer who had worked in the White House, met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago about a number of issues and told him that he could face legal consequences if he did not give the boxes back.
But Trump continued to consult with informal advisers who told him what he wanted to hear — that the material could be considered personal records — such as conservative activist Tom Fitton, who is not a lawyer but who leads the group Judicial Watch.
Beforedozens of volunteers fanned out through the Twin Cities subur bs to knock on voters’ doors on a recent sunny Saturday afternoon, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., gathered them in a campaign office in a strip mall in Eagan to make sure they remembered a specific message.
“As you go to each door, what I want you to have in your mind is that if Tyler Kistner is your member of Congress, he is someone who has said he is 100% prolife,” Craig said, referring to her Republi can opponent. “Today, the people of this district have never had a more distinct choice. We are the party — and I am the member of Congress — who will be the wall to protect your reproductive rights, to protect your privacy, to protect your freedoms.”
In competitive districts across the country like Craig’s, Democrats in diffi cult reelection races are leaning hea vily into preserving abortion rights as a closing argument for their uphill bids to hang onto their seats in a year when their party’s majority is at risk.
Armed with polling data that shows that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion has moved independent voters in their direction, they have reoriented their campaigns around the issue in the crucial final weeks before the election.
It is a rare opportunity for Democrats to go on the offensive during a campaign cycle that was initially expected to deal their party steep losses, and in which their majority is still at risk amid rising inflation, concerns about crime and Pre sident Joe Biden’s sagging approval ra tings. In recent weeks, however, internal polling has shown that the threat of lo sing abortion access has energized some abortion rights supporters who might not ordinarily vote in a midterm election and swayed independents toward Democra tic candidates, potentially affording the party a chance to stanch its losses.
Whether that issue alone can turn the tide for Democrats remains to be seen. They have toiled to find ways to remind voters about the major climate, health
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) speaks outside the House Committee room before the start of the hearing held by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol building, in Washington on June 9, 2022.
and tax measure enacted in August over unified Republican opposition, which in cluded a popular measure to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
And Craig’s campaign volunteers were armed with pamphlets trumpeting the endorsement of a local county sheriff that prominently featured a large photo of the two — a nod to the potential po tency of the issue of crime, which Repu blicans have tried to weaponize against Democrats as Election Day nears.
But the abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Craig said over pepperoni pizza and a beer in between campaign stops at a brewery in Woo dbury, “changes everything.”
Many of her constituents, she said, “didn’t like masks. They didn’t like vacci ne mandates, and they sure as hell don’t want a politician in the doctor’s office with them.”
Vulnerable Democrats all across the country are trying out similar mes sages. In central Virginia, Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s first advertisement of the campaign season featured an attack on her Republican opponent, Yesli Vega, as “too extreme for Virginia,” citing Vega’s support for banning abortions.
In Pennsylvania, Rep. Susan Wild, who is facing a rematch against Republi can Lisa Scheller, a manufacturing exe cutive, recently criticized her opponent’s stance on abortion as government ove rreach.
“It’s not the role of Lisa Scheller — or anybody in the government — to be telling you what you can do with your body,” Wild says in an advertisement.
And in east-central Michigan, Rep. Dan Kildee, who is facing his first serious reelection challenge since he won office a decade ago, is running proudly as “the
only pro-choice candidate in this race.”
Kildee said in an interview that he had “lost count” of the number of Repu blicans who had told him they would not support candidates who oppose abortion rights in November.
“A really significant percentage of people in Michigan and in my district be lieve that the decision should be made by a woman facing the choice, not by some body in government,” he continued. “And that seems to be the animating sentiment — as opposed to a real debate over the efficacy of abortion as a choice. It’s really about who should make the choice.”
Republicans, confident that voters will be more focused on inflation and pu blic safety than abortion rights, have lar gely let the issue go unanswered. Many have sought to avoid the topic altogether, and in some cases upon entering the ge neral election cycle they have edited or removed sections about abortion on their websites used to differentiate themselves in crowded Republican primaries.
Kildee’s opponent, Paul Junge, said during a 2020 Republican primary deba te that Roe v. Wade extended “made-up rights” to women and that he was “pro-li fe” and “supports life at all times.” House Democrats’ super PAC featured the com ments prominently in an advertisement that included an OB/GYN.
Craig’s opponent,Kistner, who ser ved nine years as an officer in the Marine Corps and lost to Craig by 2 percentage points in 2020, called himself “100% prolife” on his campaign website during his primary last cycle, a descriptor that Craig has latched onto. Kistner has said that he would support abortion if the life of the mother were in danger and in cases of rape and incest, and that the issue should be left to the states to decide.
During her primary contest, Scheller said she would be “open” to supporting federal legislation that would make it a criminal offense for a doctor to perform an abortion if cardiac activity is detecta ble. But she added that she would sup port abortion in cases of incest and rape. (That has not stopped Democrats from running ads accusing Scheller of wanting to criminalize abortion “even in cases of rape and incest.”)
federal panel responsible for monitoring financial sys tem risks sounded a warning earlier this week about cryptocurrency markets, saying that the widespread adoption of digital assets poses risks if the market continues to grow without better oversight and enforcement.
It is the first major report on cryptocurrencies by the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which is led by the Treasury Department and was created after the 2008 finan cial crisis to help identify and mitigate threats to the financial system.
“The scale of crypto-asset activities has increased sig nificantly in recent years. Although interconnections with the traditional financial system are currently relatively limited, they could potentially increase rapidly,” the report said.
Concerns about vulnerabilities in the crypto markets have become more pronounced in recent months, in the wake of wild swings in price and serious losses in the indus try. In May, the collapse of a single asset led to a downward spiral in prices throughout crypto markets, prompting a rash of bankruptcies, consolidation and layoffs in the industry, and leaving many investors stranded, unable to access their assets.
When the cryptocurrency market exploded and re ached about $3 trillion in value around this time last year, officials feared that rampant speculation and insufficient over sight of digital asset activity could infect the wider system and called for an assessment. Although about $2 trillion in value has been wiped out since then, the risks are no less pressing now.
A Treasury spokesperson said that recent volatility has highlighted the need for more action.
The panel, which includes the leaders of all U.S. ban king and financial agencies, repeatedly emphasized that exis ting laws already cover many of the activities in crypto mar kets. The report urged all agencies, including the Securities Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to prioritize crypto enforcement and recom mended that Congress provide regulatory agencies with more resources to police crypto.
The report also outlined gaps where regulators say more legislation is needed, particularly for issuers of a type of digital asset known as a stablecoin.
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies ostensibly pegged to the value of a stable asset like the dollar that have sometimes proven wobblier than promised. Regulators have identified stablecoins as posing one of the most immediate risks to the broader financial system. Issuers are mostly overseen by state regulators under a range of regimes, yet stablecoins are a key bridge between new and traditional markets, and volatility in crypto could lead to a bank run on these companies, poten tially infecting wider markets.
The report also recommends legislation to increase oversight of crypto tokens like bitcoin and ethereum that
don’t explicitly fall under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other agency. A bill recently introduced by bipartisan members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture sought to address this gap by granting autho rity to the CFTC. Treasury officials declined to endorse any particular legislation in a briefing with reporters, saying only that they are “heartened” by bipartisan efforts in Congress.
Regulators are also calling for new authority that would give Washington better visibility across the entirety of crypto businesses, including the ability to look at various, seemingly disconnected entities in order to better understand risks and conflicts. The report noted that “crypto-asset businesses do not have a consistent or comprehensive regulatory framework and can engage in regulatory arbitrage.”
The report calls on lawmakers to create new rules that address how crypto exchanges and platforms expand, noting that many add services by acquiring intermediaries without considering conflicts and limits on business overlaps that exist in traditional finance, raising stability risks and potentially hurting investors.
The report noted that certain characteristics of crypto have “acutely amplified instability” within the blockchain ecosystem, including lack of basic risk controls to protect against runs, excess availability of leverage, and prices that swing quickly and “appear to be primarily driven by specula tion rather than grounded in current fundamental economic use cases.” Regulators also fear that risky interconnections among crypto businesses and a few concentrated providers of key services undermine the ostensibly decentralized nature of blockchain.
“These vulnerabilities are partly attributable to the choi ces made by market participants, including crypto-asset is suers and platforms, to not implement or refuse to implement
appropriate risk controls, arrange for effective governance, or take other available steps that would address the financial sta bility risks of their activities,” the reports states.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who chairs the panel, said in a statement that the report “provides a strong founda tion for policymakers as we work to mitigate the financial sta bility risks of digital assets while realizing the potential bene fits of innovation.” Officials hope the publication will serve as a guide for lawmakers and regulators as they develop a more comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto markets.
The government, unlike the crypto industry, doesn’t tend to move quickly, but the report, which outlines both general principles and specific remedies, is a significant step, industry observers said.
In it, the FSOC recognizes the increasingly centrali zed nature of an industry that promotes decentralization and provides some of the clarity that blockchain businesses have been clamoring for, said Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University professor and author of “The Future of Money,” who engaged with regulators as they put together the report. “It certainly moves us forward.”
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Janet Yellen, the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, testifies before the Senate Finance Com mittee in Washington on June 7, 2022.stock indexes jumped more than 1% in volatile trading on Wednesday as easing Trea sury yields lifted rate-sensitive growth stocks, while losses in Apple Inc after it dropped plans to boost iPhone production hurt the technology sector.
Equity markets also got a boost from a Bank of England decision to restore financial stability by buy ing as many long-dated government bonds as need ed. The move lifted British bond prices and pushed global benchmark yields lower.
The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bill came off 12-year highs to hit the day’s low of 3.751%, while Germany’s 10-year government bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, fell after touching a 11year high.
Investors also keenly listened to comments from Federal Reserve officials on the path of monetary policy, with Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic backing another 75 basis-point interest rate hike in November.
Much to the market’s relief, Fed Chair Jerome Powell did not comment on monetary policy or the U.S. economic outlook on Wednesday.
Amid an aggressive push by the Fed to raise bor rowing costs even at the risk of slowing down eco nomic growth, Wall Street’s main indexes remained in a bear market, with the S&P 500 recording its low est close in almost two years on Tuesday.
“Can the move up in stock prices today be sus tained for a period of time? Well, maybe a couple of days, but I don’t think we can use the expression ‘out of the woods’ with the concerns about the economy getting deeper,” said Hugh Johnson, chief economist of Hugh Johnson Economics in Albany, New York.
Meanwhile, shares of the world’s most valuable public company lost 2.83% after Bloomberg reported that Apple told suppliers to curtail efforts to increase assembly of its iPhone 14 products by as many as 6 million units in the second half of this year.
“Apple’s announcement...does play into that no tion that we’re already in a situation where it’s harder for companies to start to see their profit continue to hold at previous levels during the recovery from the pandemic,” said Daniela Hathorn, market analyst, Capital.com.
Among the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, technol ogy was the sole decliner, down 0.5% due to Apple’s drag. Leading the gains were communication servic es, healthcare and energy, up between 2% and 2.5%.
At 12:19 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Aver age was up 452.74 points, or 1.55%, at 29,587.73, the S&P 500 was up 60.32 points, or 1.65%, at
3,707.61, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 169.50 points, or 1.57%, at 10,999.00.
Biogen shares surged 37.47% after its Alzheim er’s drug, developed with Japanese partner Eisai, suc ceeded in slowing cognitive decline.
Eli Lilly & Co, which is also developing an Al zheimer’s drug, rose 8.17% and was among the big gest boosts to the S&P 500 index.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 6.43-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 4.02-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
aThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 30 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and 192 new lows. (Reporting by Shreyas hi Sanyal, Susan Mathew and Ankika Biswas in Ben galuru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Arun Koyyur)
Thealarms began bleating from cellpho nes, radios and public speakers across northern Japan. It was 7:30 on Tuesday morning as residents were warned that North Korea had fired a missile over the country for the first time in five years, and that they should seek shelter.
“You can’t ever get used to that sound,” said Kazuyuki Tsuchiya, 72, who runs a small village inn on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. “It makes me feel so scared.”
Over the course of the year, North Korea’s missile provocations have become so frequent — 23 weapons tests since January, including four last week — that much of the public had ceased to pay attention. But Tuesday’s flyover, with alarm bells rousing residents from their sleep, reminded them of the rogue nuclear threat in a region already unsettled by China’s recent military drills near Taiwan.
Similar alarms sounded in Japan in 2017, a year when Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, see med intent on conflict. But the international landscape has changed considerably since then. A less mercurial presi dent is in the White House, and the world is preoccupied by Russia’s war in Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin issuing a veiled threat to use tactical nuclear weapons. The global economy is struggling with energy shortages, inflation and the effects of a long coronavirus pandemic. Both China and Russia are less likely to cooperate with the United Nations on sanctions.
Against this backdrop, Pyongyang has struggled to reclaim a place in the spotlight, launching missile after missile with near impunity as Washington repeats its offer to return to the negotiating table while keeping its sights trained mostly on Moscow and Beijing.
Tuesday’s launch of an intermediate range ballistic missile flew about 2,800 miles, the longest distance ever traveled by a North Korean weapon, according to officials in Tokyo and Seoul. The missile reached an altitude of 602 miles, according to South Korean officials. Its trajectory indicated that it was more powerful than the Hwasong-12, an intermediate-range ballistic missile that North Korea tested in 2017. That range suggested the missile could reach Guam, the tiny U.S. territory in the Western Pacific that North Korea threatened to attack with an “enveloping fire” five years ago.
When North Korea tested a similar missile in 2017, President Donald Trump sent B-1B supersonic bombers and other warplanes close to North Korea, and called Kim a “Rocket Man” on “a suicide mission.” Kim responded with a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
that he said was capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental United States.
North Korea appears to be following a similar play book to the one it used in 2017, when Trump promised to unleash “fire and fury” against the isolated country and Kim detonated an underground nuclear bomb. Analysts and government officials in Tokyo, Seoul and Washington are now bracing for yet another nuclear test, but their response has been more muted.
Although the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea said that North Korea’s continuous provoca tions “would not be ignored” and that Pyongyang would “have to pay a price,” the ability to punish North Korea is more limited, partly because of resistance from China and Russia, both veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council.
After North Korea resumed intercontinental ballistic missile tests in March, Washington put forward a new U.N. resolution that would impose more sanctions on North Korea, but the effort was scuttled by China and Russia.
Experts said a quieter approach to North Korean aggression may be warranted.
“We should not directly react. We have to be calm,” said Noboru Yamaguchi, a professor of international re lations at the International University of Japan in Niigata and a retired lieutenant general in Japan’s army, known as the Ground Self-Defense Force. “Otherwise we are doing what North Korea wants us to do, and we don’t want to do that.”
The intermediate-range missile on Tuesday was fired from Mupyong-ri, near North Korea’s central border with
China, according to the South Korean military. It was launched at 7:22 a.m. and landed in the Pacific Ocean 22 minutes later, Japan’s chief Cabinet minister, Hirokazu Matsuno, said. It crashed about 1,864 miles — or 3,000 kilometers — east of the archipelago, outsi de Japan’s exclusive economic zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from its shores.
Tsuchiya, the inn owner in Hokkaido, was eating breakfast with a guest when the alarms sounded. But he could not think how he might heed the warnings to evacuate to a safe shelter. “There is nothing I can do,” he said. “The government says ‘evacuate,’ but to where? There are not strong buildings here in the village. There is nowhere to escape.”
The test on Tuesday may have been a direct challenge to South Korea’s recent mo ves to strengthen its alliance with the United States and improve ties with Japan, a former colonial ruler that holds longstanding histo rical disputes with Seoul.
North Korea has accused the United States and its allies of plotting to invade the isolated cou ntry. In a speech to Parliament last month, Kim hardened his country’s nuclear doctrine by saying that North Korea would never give up its nuclear weapons as long as the United States and South Korea continued to carry out joint military drills.
In response to the launch, four South Korean F-15K jets and four U.S. Air Force F-16 jets conducted a joint drill, firing two bombs at a target off the west coast of South Korea on Tuesday afternoon. The exercise demonstrated the allies’ ability to make precision strikes at North Korean missile launch sites.
During an Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul on Saturday, South Korea released footage that showed a ba llistic missile intended to penetrate underground bunkers where Kim and other North Korean leaders would most likely take shelter in times of war. In recent weeks, the United States, Japan and South Korea have conducted their first trilateral anti-submarine and missile-tracking exercises since 2017 in a show of force that may have prompted the North Korean escalation.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate calls with Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, and South Korea’s foreign minister, Park Jin, assuring both envoys of Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to the region, according to Ned Price, the State Department spokesman.
Hayashi told Blinken that Japan was “determined” to strengthen its defense capability. Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly recognized the need to shore up their own deterrent power, rather than relying on their alliance with the United States alone.
By JASON GUTIÉRREZ and MIKE IVES
radio host who had been a prominent critic of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines was fatally shot in his car during an ambush near his home, authorities said Tuesday.
The journalist, Percival Mabasa, was killed on Monday night outside the capital, Manila, by two men on motorcycles who later escaped, said Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, a spokesman for Philippine National Police. The shooting occurred in the suburb of Las Pinas, outside the gated community where Mabasa lived.
A manhunt was underway Tuesday as authorities investigated the killing, Alba said. Of ficials did not give a possible motive.
Mabasa was the second journalist to be killed in the country since Marcos, the son of the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, took of fice in late June after a polarizing election, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. Last month, the radio broadcaster Renato “Rey” Blanco was stabbed to death in the central Philippines, hundreds of miles south of the capital. A suspect in that case later surrendered to the police, but no charges have been filed.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte had threatened journalists who documented his violent anti-drug campaign with physical violence. At least 23 journalists were killed during Duterte’s six-year presidency, according to rights organizations and the national journalists’ union.
Mabasa, known as Percy Lapid to his followers, had accused top Philippine of ficials of corruption in the hard-hitting radio program that he hosted for years in Manila.
Among his targets were Duterte’s antidrug campaign and perceived attempts by supporters of the Marcos family to distort history by portraying the elder Marcos, who died in 1989, as a victim of his political enemies. (In fact, Ferdinand E. Marcos was a dictator who tortured and jailed opponents and was accused of looting as much as $10 billion from the government.)
In recent weeks, Mabasa had criticized
the current Marcos government for what he said was corruption involving anomalies in sugar imports through a state agency. The president’s executive secretary, Vic Rodriguez, resigned last month after the backlash generated by Mabasa’s reporting.
The victim’s brother, Roy Mabasa, a fellow journalist and a former president of the National Press Club, said in an interview on Tuesday that there was no lead in the murder because police of ficers were still gathering CCTV footage, including from the cameras that his brother had mounted on his car.
“But knowing my brother, those be-
hind his killing are the persons he has been hitting on his show,” he said. In a separate statement, Mabasa’s family called for justice and said that his “fearless” reporting had helped to dispel fake news proliferating on social media in the Philippines.
“We strongly condemn this deplorable crime; it was committed not only against Percy, his family, and his profession, but against our country, his beloved Philippines and the truth,” the family said.
Former Vice President Leni Robredo, who ran unsuccessfully against Marcos in the recent presidential election, called Mabasa’s death a “huge loss at a time we are up against brazen lies spread in public.” While she did not elaborate, experts have attributed Robredo’s loss partly to fake news spread by her political opponents through social media.
“In a truly free society, there should be no space for violence against our journalists,” she said.
The national journalists’ union also condemned the killing, saying that it underscored how journalism remained a dangerous profession in the country.
One of the Duterte administration’s frequent targets was Maria Ressa, the country’s most prominent journalist and the founder of news site Rappler. Two years ago, she and a colleague were convicted of cyber libel by a court in Manila. Last year, Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize, in part for Rappler’s coverage of Duterte’s violent anti-drug campaign.
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine was seeking to reassure Ukrainians living in territory the country has reclaimed that they would be treated fairly.
“Our approach has always been and remains clear and fair: If a person did not serve the occupiers and did not betray Ukraine, then there is no reason to consider such a person a collaborator,” Zelenskyy said Monday in his nightly speech.
The question of what constitutes collaboration is not always clear cut, with many activities intertwined with daily life.
Russia still partially controls four regions of Ukraine — Luhansk, Donetsk, Zapor-
izhzhia and Kherson — a territory larger than Portugal. Including areas that Russian forces and their proxies seized in 2014, Moscow controls about one-sixth of Ukrainian territory. Additionally, an untold number of Ukrainians have been forcibly deported to Russia.
“Hundreds of thousands of our people were in the temporarily occupied territory,” Zelenskyy said Monday. “Many helped our military and special services. Many simply tried to survive and waited for the return of the Ukrainian flag.”
Zelenskyy assured them that his government was focused on getting their lives back to normal as soon as possible by restoring necessities like transportation and postal services.
“Life is returning,” he added. “It is returning wherever the occupiers were driven out.”
He also took the chance to capitalize on reports of anger in Russia over President Vladimir Putin’s conscription order. He said his military of ficers were confronting troops ill-prepared to wage war.
“We can already see those who were taken just a week or two ago,” Zelenskyy said. “People were not trained for combat; they have no experience to fight in such a war. But the Russian command just needs some people — any kind — to replace the dead.”
The military draft Putin ordered Sept. 21 to bolster his battered forces has set off
nationwide turmoil and protest, bringing the war home to many Russians who had felt untouched by it. Many men have been drafted who were supposed to be ineligible based on factors like age or disability.
On Monday, the governor of the Khabarovsk region in the far east said that half of the men called up there, numbering in the thousands, should not have been drafted and had been sent home and that the region’s military commissar had been dismissed.
Moscow still holds the advantage in firepower and has threatened the use of a nuclear weapon to defend what it now calls Russian territory, and it has demonstrated repeatedly that it can rain destruction on Ukraine.
noncommittal, citing a formal process for reversing such designations.
of State Antony Blinken met earlier this week with Colombia’s newly elected president, Gustavo Petro, a leftist leader whose positions on Cuba, the drug war and Venezuela’s antiAmerican leadership all break from those of the Biden administration, testing the two countries’ longtime close relationship.
Blinken arrived in Bogotá at the start of a five-day trip through South America, where he will meet with a trio of leaders elected in recent months on left-wing populist platforms. The trip comes a day after Brazil’s right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, placed second behind his leftist challenger, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a first-round presidential vote that sets up a runoff election Oct. 30.
The United States has historically close ties with Colombia, having supported its long military campaign against drug cartels and, more recently, having cooperated with Petro’s right-wing predecessor, Iván Duque, to isolate the populist Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
But the June election of Petro to succeed Duque is placing stress on that relationship.
In a joint news conference with Petro at Bogotá’s grand presidential palace, Blinken downplayed any differences. “We’ve been listening to each other, and we’re learning from one another,” he said.
Petro, a former member of an urban guerrilla group and a passionate environmentalist, has said that “the war on drugs has failed” in his country, which is the world’s top cocaine producer. He has proposed ending the forced eradication of coca and backs legislation that could decriminalize and regulate cocaine sales.
Petro has said that America’s drug problem is now overwhelmingly dominated by synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, not cocaine from Colombia, and that more Colombians die from drug violence than Americans do of cocaine overdoses. But the Biden administration publicly opposes his approach.
Standing alongside Blinken, Petro acknowledged at the joint news conference that “we view the war on drugs differently.”
Venezuela is another point of friction. While having branded Maduro a “dictator,” Petro has moved quickly to restore his country’s ties with neighboring Venezuela, saying the two populations should coexist in harmony.
President Joe Biden has left in place the punishing sanctions imposed against the Maduro government by the Trump administration. Like President Donald Trump, Biden has not recognized Maduro as the country’s leader and has
no formal diplomatic relations with Caracas, although on Saturday the United States conducted a prisoner exchange with Maduro’s government that freed several long-held Americans from the country.
Blinken thanked Colombia for hosting vast numbers of Venezuelan migrants, 1.7 million of whom Colombia granted temporary legal status last year.
Blinken said that the United States continued to support a dialogue between Maduro’s government and the opposition leader Juan Guaidó, whom the United States has recognized as the country’s legitimate leader.
“That is fundamentally what is necessary for Venezuelans to not feel the obligation to leave the country that is theirs, as well as for Venezuelans to return,” Blinken said, referring to the need for dialogue.
Differences also emerged between Blinken and his host on the subject of Cuba. Asked whether the Biden administration might reverse a Trump administration designation of Cuba as an official state sponsor of terrorism, Blinken was
Petro declared the designation “an injustice,” saying that it punished Cuba for hosting — with what he called the approval of a previous Colombian government and the Obama administration — peace talks with former rebels whom the Trump administration branded terrorists.
Petro said the designation “needs to be corrected.”
The Biden administration is working with Petro to ensure the continued implementation of a 2016 peace agreement that ended decades of fighting between Colombia’s government and guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
After his meeting with Petro, Blinken visited the Fragmentos Museum, dedicated to the memory of the country’s bloody conflict, whose floors are paved with melted-down weapons turned in by rebel fighters after the peace agreement.
Blinken will also visit two more countries that both elected leftist presidents within the past 18 months: Peru and Chile.
While polls had suggested that Brazil would also elect a leftist, da Silva, in the first round, Bolsonaro was able to force a runoff vote.
Biden administration officials have declined to weigh in on Brazil’s presidential candidates despite their private distaste for Bolsonaro, not least because they see his baseless talk of election fraud as undermining democracy in the region.
On Sunday night, Blinken tweeted congratulations to Brazil for its “successful” first-round election. “We share Brazil’s confidence that the second round will be conducted in the same spirit of peace and civic duty,” he added.
Whatever differences Petro may have with Blinken, he appeared to hold his visitor in great respect.
“I think you will eventually be U.S. president,” he said to the diplomat, who is not known to have expressed interest in running for office. Blinken flashed a smile of surprise and shook his head.
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During the five-week campaign, Legault accused Montrealers of “looking down’’ on the people of Que bec City, the provincial capital, in one of several com ments that, critics and opponents said, were meant to act as wedges between the French Québécois majority and the province’s English-speaking and other ethnic, racial and religious minorities.
Enjoying strong approval ratings thanks to his eco nomic policies and his leadership during the pande mic, Legault appeared to want to coast to reelection by running a low-key campaign that both the French and English news media described as lackluster.
But the polarizing issue of immigration became one of the campaign’s dominant themes, and its most divisive, after Legault linked immigration to violence and extremism. He apologized for his remarks, but la ter described increasing immigration as “suicidal” for Quebec’s French identity.
Immigration is not a major political issue for much of the rest of Canada, with the federal government planning to significantly increase the number of immi grants allowed into the country over the next few years to fill labor shortages. But in Quebec — the province with the greatest control over immigration policy — the arrival of immigrants is seen as altering the French Québécois’ linguistic and Roman Catholic heritage.
By NORIMITSU ONISHIVoters in Quebec overwhelmingly reelected Pre mier François Legault to a second term Monday, embracing his appeals to French Québécois identity in a campaign marked by heated debates over the inflow of immigrants to Canada’s French-speaking province.
Legault’s party, Coalition Avenir Québec, won a majority of seats in the provincial legislature — sig nificantly increasing its share of seats to 93 from 76 — with an agenda that emphasized an identity-based nationalism and pro-business policies, but set aside the long-held separatist goal of turning Quebec into an in dependent nation, according to preliminary election results after polls closed at 8 p.m.
With his victory to another four-year term, Le gault, 65, who co-founded a successful budget airline before entering politics and is known for his pragma tism, continued to reshape Quebec’s political lands cape. The two parties that had enjoyed a lock on the province since the 1970s — the federalist, pro-business Liberal Party and the separatist, social democratic Par ti Québécois — came in a distant second and fourth respectively.
For Canada’s federal government, which is al ready facing a brewing separatist movement in the oilrich province of Alberta, the electoral results in Que bec could lead to more demands by Legault for greater control over immigration policy and other potentially hot-button issues.
Legault’s party won 43% of the popular vote, compared with 37% in 2018, and 93 seats in the 125seat National Assembly, according to preliminary re sults. His support was strongest in the suburban and rural districts that are home to the highest percentage of French Québécois voters, according to polls before the election.
In Montreal, the multicultural and ethnically di verse city that has sometimes been a punching bag for Legault’s allies, his party was expected to come in se
Legault wants to maintain an annual cap of 50,000 immigrants permitted to settle in the province of 8.7 million. With Quebec also facing labor shortages as well as a low birthrate and an aging population, some political opponents and most business groups want that level raised by tens of thousands more.
Legault started his political career in the sepa ratist, social democratic Parti Québécois, which, for decades, led the province’s independence movement. Fighting on behalf of a French-speaking majority that had felt historically oppressed by an economically do minant English-speaking minority, the Parti Québécois identified with liberation movements throughout the world.
But even as Legault has pushed aside the idea of independence, he has tapped into an identity-based nationalism that, critics say, marginalizes the province’s non-French Québécois minorities. In his first term, Legault’s government has further restricted the use of English and has banned the wearing of religious sym bols by some government workers in public places, in a move that, critics say, effectively targeted veiled Mus lim women.
If Legault has reshaped Quebec politics, his strong popularity among French Québécois voters has nearly wiped the separatist Parti Québécois off the electoral map. According to preliminary results, it won only two seats in Monday’s election.
Quebec’s premier, François Legault, speaking in May at a political convention in Drummondville, Quebec. He overwhelmingly won re-election Monday, according to preliminary results.LizTruss, who became Britain’s prime minister less than a month ago, may have set a political speed record. She certainly isn’t the first leader who has been forced to make a policy U-turn in the face of adverse market reactions. But announcing an economic program and then abandoning its central plank just 10 days later is something special.
And those of us on the center-left can, I think, be forgiven for feeling a bit of schadenfreude. Conservatives constantly warn that progressive policies will be punished by the “bond vigilantes,” who, they claim, will drive up interest rates at the prospect of any increase in public spending. Such warnings usually are proved wrong. In Britain, however, the bond vigilantes actually did make an appearance: Interest rates shot up after the Truss government announced its economic plans. But the market wasn’t reacting to excessive spending; it was reacting to irresponsible tax cuts.
That said, the simple story — Truss proposed policies that would increase the budget deficit and feed inflation, and markets reacted by pushing interest rates up and the pound down — misses much of what really happened. This was both more and less than a matter of dollars and cents (or, I guess, pounds and pence). It was instead largely about a government squandering its intellectual and moral
credibility.
How big a tax cut did Truss propose? She and her officials announced their policy without a budget score, which contributed to the market’s loss of confidence. However, there are independent estimates; for example, the Resolution Foundation, a British think tank, estimated the Truss tax cuts at 146 billion pounds over the next five years, which would be around 1% of projected gross domestic product over the same period. That’s not trivial, but it’s also not huge. And the particular tax cut that was just abandoned, a reduction in the top tax rate, was only part of that total.
So why was the market reaction so fierce? Partly because Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor of the Exchequer, justified their moves with the much discredited claim that reducing top tax rates would provide a huge boost to economic growth. This raised doubts about their competence and, indeed, their connection to reality; it’s never good when economists at major banks declare that a country’s ruling party has become a doomsday cult.
policies need to promote a sense that people are all in this together.
At such a time, slashing taxes for the rich, who are less affected by higher energy prices than people with lower incomes are, instead sends the message that only the little people will face hardship. This message is especially toxic given that the British public is in an uproar over cuts to public services, especially health care, and wants to see taxes go up, not down, to pay for more. And it’s hard to govern effectively when you’ve angered most of your nation.
de Ray Ruiz Sharon Ramírez Notices Aaron Christiana Lisette María RiveraQuestions about Truss’ judgment were reinforced by the cluelessness of her timing. Right now ordinary Europeans, including Britons, are facing hard times, largely as an indirect consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainians, incredibly, seem to be winning the war; it doesn’t detract from their valor to say that Western weapons have played an important role in their success. So Vladimir Putin has tried to place pressure on the West by cutting off natural gas flows.
This is a huge adverse economic shock to Europe, probably bigger than the oil shocks of the 1970s. Governments are trying to limit the pain caused by soaring energy bills. But all of Europe — again, including Britain — is facing something like the economic equivalent of war. (America is much less affected, although natural gas prices have risen here, too.) And as in wartime, government
There was one more factor in the market turmoil created by the Truss proposals, which amplified the effects of lost credibility. It turns out that British pension funds, which own a lot of British government bonds, have tried to reduce risks with complex financial strategies that require that they put up extra cash when interest rates rise and bond prices fall. When interest rates suddenly jumped, pension funds couldn’t raise enough cash on short notice — and this threatened to force fire sales of bonds that would have pushed rates even higher. Emergency intervention by the Bank of England limited the damage, but the episode added even more anxiety.
And yes, with interest rates rising almost everywhere, one has to wonder whether there are other financial crises waiting to happen. The British bond meltdown was probably exceptional, but nobody who remembers 2008 can avoid feeling some anxiety.
But back to the Truss debacle. As I said, the savage market reaction to the new prime minister’s plans was about more than money. In tough times, leaders need to be perceived as being both realistic and fair. What Britain got instead was a leader who seems to live in a fantasy world and is oblivious to concerns about social solidarity. And it’s going to be very hard to make up for the damage she did in just a few days.
EL CAPITOLIO – Ante un aumento en las querellas repor tadas por supuesta falla de los servicios de placas solares durante y después del paso del huracán Fiona, la presidenta de la Comisión de Desarrollo Económico, Servicios Esenciales y Asuntos del Consumidor, la senadora Gretchen Hau, inició este martes, una investigación con el propósito de fiscalizar a las agencias encargadas de atender estos reclamos para el bienestar de los consumidores.
Como parte de los deponentes, la escritora y profesora Mayra Santos Febres presentó su ponencia como consumidora y relató la situación que tiene, desde el 2018, con la compa ñía New Energy. Seg’un explicó, luego de pagar un sistema de 27,457.70 dólares de 23 placas instaladas, solo ejecuta ban tres. Desde el inicio, el servicio no era funcional y tras el paso del huracán Fiona el sistema no funcionó, lo que le generó pérdidas en alimentos, gasolina, más la reparación del servicio.
Asimismo, la escritora resaltó que New Energy quebró en el 2019 y sus dueños no le respondieron sus quejas sobre el
servicio. Posterior al cierre, el señor Alejandro Uriarte, uno de los dueños de New Energy, fundó la compañía Resolient. Además, destacó que, bajo sus propios méritos, se enteró que la empresa Máximo Solar compró los activos de New Energy.
“Hubo tanto y tanto problema en el proceso, que cuando quise verificar, la compañía se había ido a la quiebra”, sostuvo la escritora, quien incurrió en gastos técnicos y de asesoría con ingenieros para comprender la energía renovable y su situación particular. También, recalcó que realizó la debida querella en DACO.
“Este senado debe actuar con premura ante el reclamo de decenas de consumidores que han invertido sumas considera bles de dinero para adquirir placas solares. Algunos consumi dores alegan que llevan meses con sus querellas desatendidas en agencias como DACO. Como presidenta, es mi responsabi lidad fiscalizar a estas entidades”, afirmó la senadora.
Durante su ponencia, el secretario del Departamento de Asuntos al Consumidor (DACO), Edan Rivera Rodríguez, re saltó que luego del paso del huracán Fiona las querellas por el servicio de placas solares totalizan 42 en solo 13 días. Ade más, añadió como contexto que DACO recibía un promedio
de 27 querellas mensuales sobre el servicio de placas solares, mientras que, en agosto del 2022, el número se duplicó.
El secretario sostuvo que, en cuanto a los asuntos rela cionados con los sistemas de placas solares, su entidad tiene jurisdicción limitada. Explicó que solo puede atender, inves tigar y resolver las quejas de querellas presentadas; implantar y vindicar los derechos de los consumidores, y fiscalizar los anuncios y prácticas engañosas en el comercio.
BAYAMÓN – En el marco de la conmemoración del
Mes del Trabajo Social, el administrador de la Ad ministración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción (ASSMCA), el doctor Carlos Rodríguez Mateo, destacó el martes la aportación que hacen los profe sionales de esta disciplina en los esfuerzos de política pública de prevención y tratamientos de problemas de salud mental y contra la adicción.
“Desde la Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción extendemos una felicita ción y reconocemos públicamente a los profesionales de la conducta humana que ejercen el Trabajo Social, particularmente en ASSMCA, y quienes son esenciales para materializar los proyectos e iniciativas encausadas por la presente administración del gobernador Pedro Pierluisi para fomentar el bienestar y desarrollo social, físico y mental de nuestras comunidades, mediante una
política pública enfocada en la prevención y también en atender las necesidades existentes”, expresó el adminis trador en comunicación escrita.
Rodríguez Mateo afirmó que gracias al compromi so de Trabajadores Sociales que ofrecen servicios en la agencia, junto a otros profesionales de la conduc ta humana como consejeros, psicólogos y psiquiatras, ASSMCA ha impactado a los 78 pueblos y a miles de ciudadanos, comerciantes, líderes comunitarios y de or ganizaciones de base de fe, así como profesionales de la salud en Puerto Rico a través de programas y proyec tos, como ASSMCA Visita Tu Comunidad. Este esfuerzo se ha fortalecido y replicado como parte de los planes de emergencia tras el paso del fenómeno atmosférico permitiendo que miles de personas reciban servicios de prevención y atención a la salud mental y contra adic ciones en las comunidades.
El galeno explicó que además de la pandemia, los temblores y el paso de fenómenos atmosféricos como el
AN JUAN – El informe preliminar de COVID-19 del Departamento de Salud (DS) reportó el mar tes dos muertes y 197 personas hospitalizadas.
El total de muertes atribuidas es de 5,133. Hay 183 adultos hospitalizados y 14 menores. El monitoreo cubre el periodo del 15 al 29 de sep tiembre de 2022.
La tasa de positividad está a 15.1
huracán Fiona, Puerto Rico presenta una realidad demo gráfica para la cual ASSMCA ha delineado servicios de prevención y atención directa de respuesta social.
“A través de ASSMCA Visita Tu Comunidad el estado está trabajando la fase de prevención y respuesta social que nuestros niños, jóvenes, adultos y envejecientes necesitan en municipios y comunidades donde se han identificado necesidades y oportunidades de preven ción mediante un componente interagencial y munici pal. Los temas son unos puntuales que incluyen desde el autocuidado, manejo de las emociones, traumas, uso de drogas y alcohol, el uso del NARCAN para prevenir muertes por sobredosis de opioides, manejo adecuado de medicamentos en la población de la tercera edad, así como servicios para personas sin hogar identifica das previamente en los municipios. Estamos atendiendo áreas que inciden directamente la salud mental y a su vez atendiendo problemas de salud mental presentes en nuestras comunidades”, puntualizó el galeno.
ciento.
By BILL FRISKICS-WARREN
Patsy Cline there, that she began to stand up to her husband.
Lynn, the country singer whose plucky songs and inspiring life story made her one of the most beloved American musical performers of her genera tion, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She was 90.
Her family confirmed the death in a statement provided to The Associated Press.
Lynn built her stardom not only on her music but also on her image as a symbol of rural pride and determination. Her story was carved out of Kentucky coal country, from hardscrabble beginnings in Butcher Hollow (which her songs made famous as Butcher Holler). She became a wife at 15, a mother at 16 and a grandmother in her early 30s, married to a womanizing, sometime boot legger who managed her to stardom. That story made her autobiography, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” a bestseller and the grist for an Oscar-winning movie adaptation of the same name.
Her voice was unmistakable, with its Kentucky drawl, its tensely coiled vibrato and its deep reserves of power. “She’s louder than most, and she’s gonna sing higher than you think she will,” said John Carter Cash, who produced Lynn’s final recordings. “With Loretta, you just turn on the mike, stand back and hold on.”
Her songwriting made her a model for generations of country songwriters. Her mu sic was rooted in the verities of honky-tonk country and the Appalachian songs she had grown up singing, and her lyrics were lean and direct, with nuggets of wordplay: “She’s got everything it takes / To take everything you’ve got,” she sang in “Everything It Takes,” one of her many songs about chea ting, released in 2016.
Lynn got her start in the music business at a time when male artists dominated the country airwaves. She nevertheless beca me a voice for ordinary women, recording three-minute morality plays in the 1960s and ’70s — many written by her, some written by others — that spoke to the changing mores of women throughout America.
In “Hey Loretta,” a wry 1973 hit about walking out on rural drudgery written by cartoonist Shel Silverstein, she sang, “You can feed the chickens and you can milk the cow / This woman’s liberation, honey, is gonna start right now.” Silverstein also wrote
the beleaguered housewife’s lament “One’s on the Way,” a No. 1 country hit for Lynn in 1971.
“Loretta always just said exactly what she was going through right then in her music, and that’s why it resonates with us,” country singer Miranda Lambert — one of countless younger performers influenced by Lynn — said in a 2016 PBS “American Masters” documentary, “Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl.”
Jack White, the singer and guitarist of the White Stripes, said in an interview with The New York Times in 2004, the year he produced Lynn’s Grammy-winning album “Van Lear Rose,” that she “was breaking down barriers for women at the right time.” Her songs, White said, had a message: “This is how women live. This is what women are thinking.” And Lynn, he added, was taking these strides “in the country realm, where a lot of women weren’t able to do what they wanted.”
She drew much of her material from her marriage to Oliver Vanetta Lynn Jr., who was also known as Doolittle, Doo or Mooney, the last of these nicknames a nod to his practice of selling bootleg whiskey.
Lynn’s 1966 hit “You Ain’t Woman Enough (to Take My Man)” was based on a confrontation she had with one of her husband’s mistresses; her 1968 single “Fist City” was born of a similar incident. The ins piration for “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’
(With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” in 1966, were those times when Oliver Lynn, his libido rou sed after a night out, would stumble home expecting to satisfy it.
“Doo would always try to figure out which line was for him, and 90% of the time every line in there was for him,” Lynn told the weekly Nashville Scene in 2000. “Tho se songs was true to life. We fought hard, and we loved hard.” The marriage lasted 48 years, until Oliver Lynn died of congestive heart failure in 1996.
His drinking and womanizing notwiths tanding, he was one of his wife’s greatest sources of musical encouragement, certainly early in their marriage, after they moved from Kentucky to Custer, Washington, in the late 1940s. Impressed by how well she sang while doing chores at home, he bought her a guitar and a copy of Country Song Roundup, a popular magazine that included the words and chords to the latest jukebox hits.
‘I fought back’
Oliver Lynn went on to manage his wife’s career, insisting that she perform in honky-tonks and at radio stations even be fore she was convinced of her musical gifts. Lynn’s dependence on her husband made him as much a father figure as a spouse to her, even though he was less than six years her senior. He used the term “spanking” to describe the times he hit her. It was not un til the couple moved to Nashville, Tennes see, in the early 1960s, and Lynn befriended
“After I met Patsy, life got better for me because I fought back,” Lynn told Nas hville Scene. “Before that, I just took it. I had to. I was 3,000 miles away from my mom and dad and had four little kids. There wasn’t nothin’ I could do about it. But later on, I started speakin’ my mind when things weren’t right.”
Lynn’s growing assertiveness coin cided with the first stirrings of the modern women’s movement. She rejected the femi nist tag in interviews, but many of her songs, including the 1978 hit “We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” were fiery expressions of female resolve. In that song, she sang:
Well, I don’t want a wall to paint, but I’m a-gonna have my say.
From now on, lover-boy, it’s 50-50, all the way.
Up to now I’ve been an object made for pleasin’ you.
Times have changed and I’m deman ding satisfaction too.
Lynn’s sexual politics had already taken an emphatic turn with “The Pill” (1975), a riotous celebration of reproductive freedom
written by Lorene Allen, Don McHan and T.D. Bayless. Outspoken records like that and “Rated X,” about the double standards facing divorced women, might not have been as po pular with country music’s conservative-lea ning audience had they not been tempered by Lynn’s playful way with a lyric. In “Rated X,” a No. 1 country hit in 1972, she wrote, “The women all look at you like you’re bad, and the men all hope you are.”
“I wrote about my heartaches, I wrote about everything,” she said in a 2016 inter view with the Times. “But when you get to hear the song, you just grin.”
Her most confrontational recordings of the ’70s, in fact, corresponded with her grea test popularity. In 1972, she became the first woman to be named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association. The next year, her picture appeared on the cover of Newsweek. She became a frequent guest on late-night talk shows and the spokesperson for Crisco shortening. With the title of her 1971 hit “You’re Lookin’ at Country” as her calling card, Lynn, in her down-home dres ses, came to embody rural resilience and self-respect.
Loretta Webb was born in a cabin in Butcher Hollow on April 14, 1932, the se cond of eight children. Her parents, Melvin Theodore Webb and Clara Marie (Ramey) Webb, liked to decorate the cabin walls with magazine photos of movie stars. Loretta was named after Loretta Young.
In “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1976), her memoir written with sports columnist Geor ge Vecsey of the Times, Lynn noted that her mother, a woman of Cherokee and ScotsIrish descent, had taught her to sing ante diluvian ballads and instructed her in rural
storytelling. Lynn and her brothers and sis ters often sang in church and at other social gatherings. Three of her siblings also pursued careers in music, notably Brenda Gail, who under the name Crystal Gayle became a star in her own right in the late 1970s with cros sover hits like “Talking in Your Sleep” and “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.”
Lynn quit singing in public when she married in 1948. Wanting to get away from Appalachia, she and her husband moved to Washington the next year, when Lynn, at 16, gave birth to Betty Sue, the first of the couple’s six children.
It was a decade before Lynn performed again. Not long after she did, though, she appeared on a Tacoma, Washington, televi sion talent show hosted by Buck Owens and
attracted the attention of Norm Burley, an executive with Zero Records, a small label based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She signed with the company and recorded four original songs for it in 1960.
On the strength of the airplay received by the single “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” the Lynns moved to Nashville, where Lynn began recording demos for the Wilburn Brothers, a popular country singing duo who became her music publishers and helped her obtain a deal with Decca Records. She made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry in September 1960. In 1962, “Success,” about the relation ship between material wealth and happiness, became her first Top 10 single.
Over the next 28 years, Lynn placed 77 singles on the country charts. More than 50 of them reached the Top 10, and 16 reached No. 1, including “After the Fire Is Gone,” the first in a series of steamy hit duets she made with Conway Twitty. Virtually all of her recordings were steeped in traditional country arrangements suited to Lynn’s perky backwoods drawl; most were produced by Owen Bradley, who likened her to “a female Hank Williams.”
Lynn wrote fewer songs as the 1970s progressed but continued to tour and record. She also established her own booking agen cy, music publishing company and clothing line, as well as Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, a tourist attraction 70 miles west of Nashville in Hu rricane Mills, where Lynn and her husband bought a 19th-century plantation house in the late 1960s. The complex includes camp grounds, a dude ranch, a motocross course, a music shed, a replica of the cabin where Lynn grew up, a simulated coal mine and
museums.
The Academy of Country Music na med Lynn its artist of the decade for the 1970s just as “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” the 1980 movie based on her autobiography, re turned her Cinderella story to the forefront of the national consciousness. The film starred Sissy Spacek, who won an Academy Award, in the title role, and Tommy Lee Jones as Doolittle Lynn.
Lynn was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988. Her second au tobiography, “Still Woman Enough” (2002), picked up where “Coal Miner’s Daughter” had left off. She was a recipient of Kenne dy Center Honors the next year and was in ducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York in 2008. She received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 2010. Three years later, President Barack Obama named Lynn a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The strength of her influence in the music world was witnessed by “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn,” a 2010 album featuring Kid Rock, Carrie Un derwood, Lucinda Williams, the White Stri pes and others. “Van Lear Rose” won two Grammy Awards and was ranked among the best albums of 2004, both in country music publications and in magazines like Spin and Rolling Stone that cater to rock audiences.
In 2007, Lynn quietly began a long-term recording project with Cash, Johnny Cash’s son, in the studio that had been Johnny Cash’s cabin outside Nashville. Working in the style of her ’60s and ’70s recordings, with seasoned Nashville musicians playing vintage instruments, she recorded more than 90 tracks: remakes of her past hits, Christmas and gospel songs, Appalachian songs from her childhood and a handful of new songs. The first album from those sessions, “Full Circle,” appeared in 2016, followed later that year by a Christmas album; “Wouldn’t It Be Great” was released in 2018 and “Still Wo man Enough” in 2021.
In 2020, Lynn published “Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust,” a book recalling her friend ship with Cline.
She also leaves legions of admirers, women as well as men, who draw strength and encouragement from her irrepressible, down-to-earth music and spirit.
“I’m proud I’ve got my own ideas, but I ain’t no better than nobody else,” she was quoted as saying in “Finding Her Voi ce” (1993), Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann’s comprehensive history of wo men in country music. “I’ve often wondered why I became so popular, and maybe that’s the reason. I think I reach people because I’m with ’em, not apart from ’em.”
Loretta Lynn, at home on her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., on Jan. 26, 2015.“Every little thing he does is mag ic.” I couldn’t find a better description for Elie Saab than those words by The Police.
Away from the dra matic beading, elaborate textures and rich embel lishments he has us used to, the Lebanese genius wins again. His SS23 col lection is a break from his signature opulence. “Summer Breeze” is indeed a breeze of fresh air and equally fabulous in every way.
Saab used crocheted thick lace in gardenia white, “luscious lace,” and de signed “spirited” crop tops, blouses and high slit skirts. A series of white looks to dream about: dresses, boleros, jackets and sweaters.
He also presented wide leg pants, mini skirts and pencil skirts paired with bralettes, crop tops and blouses in white chantilly lace, cotton, crepe, broderie anglaise and silk georgette.
The color palette re minds me of a summer wedding, beautiful mani cured gardens, a spring bridal bouquet: white, coral, emerald, lilac and lime. Green tones, which I love, are front and cen ter.
Most looks were accessorized with ultra chic pussy bows and loosely fit neck ties. Some had cascading tiny flower bouquets in contrasting colors. A Parisian look … so vin tage and yet so new. On point.
The collection ex udes “a timeless chic with a touch of garden freshness … soft and sumptuous textures over lap into free flowing expres sions that carry her carefree as suredness into the day,” read Saab’s
notes on the new collection.
Especially fabulous? A white tai lored pant suit embroidered with scat tered gold circle appliques. Divine!
Americans who received a single dose of the mon keypox vaccine were significantly less likely to be infected by the virus over the summer than those who did not, according to a study published last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that of fered a limited glimpse of the shot’s protectiveness.
The findings, gleaned from 32 states between the end of July and early September, were some of the first federal data that suggested how well the Jynneos vaccine, the main shot being used to respond to the monkeypox outbreak, prevents infections. Unvaccinated people were 14 times as likely to be infected as those who received an initial shot, the research showed.
“These new data provide us with a level of cautious optimism that the vaccine is working as intended,” Dr. Ro chelle Walensky, the CDC director, said at a White House briefing, adding that “even one dose of the monkeypox vaccine offers at least some initial protection against in fection.”
Although monkeypox cases have declined in recent weeks, the release of the data appeared to serve in part as an effort to reinvigorate the inoculation campaign and as a prompt to the hundreds of thousands of Americans at high risk who still have not been vaccinated.
Federal officials have attributed the decline in cases to vaccination, immunity from infection and changes in behavior among those at greater risk of infection. They have said in recent days that they hope to slow cases to a trickle, allowing them to isolate and vaccinate close con tacts of infected people and stanch the outbreak in the United States.
About 804,000 doses of the vaccine had been ad ministered in the United States as of Tuesday, a notable in crease from the early days of the outbreak. But that figure amounts to just around one-quarter of the doses needed to give two to each of the roughly 1.6 million Americans estimated to be at high risk. Black and Hispanic men have received a disproportionately low number of doses, a gap that federal officials have recently moved more aggres sively to erase.
Unvaccinated people were 14 times as likely to be in fected as those who received an initial shot, the analysis found.
Federal officials said Wednesday that they were ex panding eligibility for the vaccine with a preventive strat egy known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, which they said would reach more people vulnerable to infection who had not yet had a known or presumed exposure.
The new research on the vaccine’s effectiveness came with substantial limitations. Changes in behavior, or differences in ages, health and testing, could have influ enced the findings, the CDC said.
Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at Emory University, said it was difficult for researchers to establish how ex posed people were to monkeypox or their differences in behavior, particularly when dealing with delicate informa tion.
“If you can refine it down to a population with a par ticular exposure, then it’s easier to compare a vaccinated group with a certain level of exposure and an unvaccinat ed group with the same level of exposure,” she said. She added that it could be challenging to interpret the results if people who got vaccinated were also those making more substantial changes to their behavior.
The study examined the results of just one dose of the two-dose vaccine, leaving federal scientists without a clear picture of the effectiveness of a complete series or its
durability. Federal officials have said that fuller protection comes after receiving a second dose.
“We see some response after the first in the labora tory, but the really high responses that we want to really get that level 10 force field, as opposed to a level five force field, doesn’t happen until the second dose,” Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the White House’s deputy monkeypox coordi nator, said at the briefing. He added, “This just tells us to keep on trucking forward, because we need that second dose in arms.”
Walensky said her agency did not yet have data on the severity of monkeypox cases in vaccinated people or figures showing how many people who received a first dose came back for a second. Many of those at high risk have received just one dose, though in recent weeks more second doses were administered than first doses, accord ing to CDC data.
The research published Wednesday also did not describe how people in the study were vaccinated — a critical piece of information needed to vet the federal gov ernment’s recent shift to a new method of vaccination. In August, the Food and Drug Administration began allowing providers to administer a lower dose of the shot in the skin layers, as opposed to the fat, stretching the vaccine supply at a time when doses were more limited. Many Americans in recent weeks have received the vaccine that way.
Walensky said at the briefing that “we’re going to need a little bit more time and a bit more numbers” to determine the effect of fractional dosing. The National In stitutes of Health recently began a trial examining how well a full dose of the vaccine performs compared with fractional doses, an effort that will calculate antibody lev els in trial participants who were vaccinated.
Scientists are still working to gain a basic under standing of the effectiveness of regular dosing of the vac cine, which was approved by federal regulators largely with animal data.
A recent study from Dutch researchers found that a single full dose of the shot generated low levels of anti bodies against monkeypox, while two provided better but still modest protection. Federal officials have said they are discussing whether a three-dose regimen may be better.
TheNobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger on Tuesday for work that has “laid the foundation for a new era of quantum technology,” the Nobel Committee for Physics said.
The scientists have each conducted “groundbreaking experiments using entangled quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when they are separated,” the committee said in a briefing. Their results, it said, cleared the way for “new technology based upon quantum information.”
The laureates’ research builds on the work of John Stewart Bell, a physicist who strove in the 1960s to understand whether particles, having flown too far apart for there to be normal communication between them, can still function in concert, also known as quantum entanglement.
According to quantum mechanics, particles can exist simultaneously in two or more places. They do not take on formal properties until they are measured or observed in some way. By taking measurements of one particle, like its position or “spin,” a change is observed in its partner, no matter how far away it has traveled from its pair.
Working independently, the three laureates did experiments that helped clarify a fundamental claim about quantum entanglement, which concerns the behavior of tiny particles, like electrons, that interacted in the past and then moved apart.
Clauser, an American, was the first in 1972. Using duct tape and spare parts at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in New York, he endeavored to measure quantum entanglement by firing thousands of photons in opposite directions to investigate a property known as polarization. When he measured the polarizations of photon pairs, they showed a correlation, proving that a principle called Bell’s inequality had been violated and that the photon pairs were entangled, or acting in concert.
The research was taken up 10 years later by Aspect, a French scientist, and his team at the University of Paris. And in 1998, Zeilinger, an Austrian physicist, led another experiment that considered entanglement among three or more particles.
Eva Olsson, a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics, noted that quantum information science had broad implications in areas like secure information transfer and quantum computing.
Quantum information science is a “vibrant and rapidly developing field,” she said. “Its predictions have opened doors to another world, and it has also shaken the very foundation of how we interpret measurements.”
The Nobel committee said the three scientists were being honored for their experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.
“Being able to manipulate and manage quantum states and all their layers of properties gives us access to tools with unexpected potential,” the committee said in a statement on Twitter.
Zeilinger described the award as “an encouragement to young people.”
“The prize would not be possible without more than 100 young people who worked with me over the years and made all this possible,” he said.
Though he acknowledged that the award was recognizing the future applications of his work, he said, “My advice would be: Do what you find interesting, and don’t care too much about possible applications.”
It was the second of several such prizes to be awarded over the coming week. The Nobels, among the highest honors in science, recognize groundbreaking contributions in a variety of fields.
“I’m still kind of shocked, but it’s a very positive shock,” Zeilinger said of receiving the phone call informing him of the news.
Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger were recognized for conducting experiments concerning quantum entanglement, a phenomenon that occurs when two particles behave as one even when separated.
POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica que se ha iniciado la preparación del inventario de los bienes relictos del causan te Juan José Donéstevez de Para. Se les requiere para que toda reclamación con los co rrespondientes comprobantes bajo juramento sea presenta da y dirigida al peticionario por conducto de su abogada a la siguiente dirección y dentro del plazo de treinta (30) días con tados desde la publicación del presente edicto: Lcda. Ana Cristina Gómez Pérez Abogada de la albacea de Donésteves de Para RUA 15092 PO Box 13762
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908
Se le advierte que de no res ponder a este Aviso, los pro cedimientos para la formación y liquidación del caudal del causante continuarán sin más citarle ni oirle.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND FAMILY COURT. SUMMONS
COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE
OR DIVORCE FROM BED AND BOARD.
Civil Action File Number K20221574.
Noel Judicial Complex Kent County 222 Quaker Lane Warwick RI 02886
* (401) 822-6725
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TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE FENDANT
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rewith served upon you. Under the Rhode Island Family Court Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure, your answer must be in writing and filed with the court within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, complaint, Language Assistan ce Notice, and all other requi red documents, exclusive of the date of service. A copy of your answer should also be forwar ded to the Plaintiffs attorney, Failure to answer may result in a judgment by default against you for the relief requested in the complaint. Under the Family Court Rules of Domestic Rela tions Procedure, your answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim you may have against the Plaintiff, Failure to do so may prohibit you from making such claim in any other action.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO
Demandante V. NORAIDA ALVAREZ FARGAS
Demandado(a)
Civil: FA2022CV00237. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. NOTIFICA CIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: NORAIDA ALVAREZ
(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 22 de septiembre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 27 de septiembre de 2022. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 27 de septiembre de 2022. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA ORIENTAL BANK Demandante V. GUARIONEX
Demandado(a)
Civil: CA2022CV00747. Sala: 403. Sobre: COBRO DE DINE RO ORDINARIO. NOTIFICA CIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
CARRASQUILLO CRUZ.
(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de septiembre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento
sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 27 de septiembre de 2022. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 27 de septiembre de 2022. LCDA. MARILYN APON
TE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETA
RIA. LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU
NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA
TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS
TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE
FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS
FUND, LLC
Demandante
VICTOR J. LOPEZ ORTIZ
Demandado (a) Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV08510. Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. NOTIFI CACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: VICTOR J. LOPEZ ORTIZ.
EL SECRETARIO (A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 20 de septiembre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 27 de septiembre de 2022. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 27 de sep tiembre de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SE CRETARIA REGIONAL. MAR
THA ALMODÓVAR CABRERA,
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO
DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAY NABO
ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. JULIO CASTRO DIAZ, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES POR AMBOS COMPUESTA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2022CV00569. Sala: 201. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO / INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZA MIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, SS.
A: JULIO CASTRO DÍAZ, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - URB. GOLDEN GATE D74 CALLE EBANO, GUAYNABO, PR 00968-3416.
Se le notifica a usted, que en la Demanda que originó este caso se alega que firmó una solicitud de crédito y/o firmó un contrato de préstamo, financiamiento, venta por menor a plazo, tar jeta de crédito cuenta número 4549547015767932, u otra cla se de financiamiento por con sumo (el “Contrato”) con BAN CO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO (el “Acreedor Original”), en virtud del cual, se benefició de los fondos prestados y/o la mercancía financiada y según los términos y condiciones del Contrato y la ley aplicable, ante el incumplimiento de los pagos, adeuda la suma principal de $17,579.44; la misma está ven cida por ende es una deuda lí quida y exigible. Se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publi cación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de pre
sentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar senten cia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tri bunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende proce dente. El sistema SUMAC noti ficará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Kevin Sánchez Campanero cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puer to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kevin.sanchez@orf-law.com, y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, a 25 de agosto de 2022, en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.
MAIRENI TRINTA MALDONA DO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYA MÓN
PR RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT JV, LLC Demandante Vs. TAIRA E. AGOSTO JOVE, HÉCTOR A. SERRANO MARTÍNEZ & LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2022CV02788.
Sala: 403. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. A: HÉCTOR A. SERRANO MARTÍNEZ, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES - 4662 MATHER, KYLE, TEXAS, 78640 / CALLE 16 S45
URB LA ESPERANZA VEGA ALTA, PUERTO RICO 00692.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación
responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin m ás citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo en tiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abo gado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose. aguilar@orf-law.com y a la di rección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 26 de agosto de 2022. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 26 de agosto de 2022. LAURA I. SAN TA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA.
KISS M. ORTEGA MORALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO
DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJAR
DO
LIME HOMES, LTD.
Demandante V. LA SUCESION DE JOSE LUIS HERNANDEZ GARCIA COMPUESTA POR SANDRA
HERNANDEZ DE LEON, JOSE RAMON HERNANDEZ GUZMAN, JOSE MANUEL HERNANDEZ GUZMAN, JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE; ADA LAURA GUZMAN DIAZ POR SI Y COMO HEREDERA DE LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Demandados
Civil Núm.: FA2022CV00382.
sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. OR DEN PARA LA PUBLICACIÓN DE EDICTO E INTERPELA CIÓN. Examinada la Moción en Solicitud de Orden de Interpe lación presentada por la parte demandante, el Tribunal le im parte su aprobación. Ante esto, se ORDENA a la SUCESION JOSE LUIS HERNANDEZ GARCIA, compuesta por JOSE RAMON HERNANDEZ GUZ MAN, JOSE MANUEL HER NANDEZ GUZMAN, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, SANDRA HERNANDEZ DE LEON T/C/C/ SANDRA HERNANDEZ-DE
LEON, ADA LAURA GUZMAN DIAZ, JOHN DOE y JANE DOE, a que dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente ORDEN, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia. KM577SR3, 30 Espanta Sueno Com., Fajardo, PR 00738. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese térmi no de treinta (30) días en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la misma se ten drá por aceptada. También se le APERCIBE a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado a partir de la fecha de notifica ción de la presente ORDEN, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante y por consiguiente responde por las cargas de dicha herencia con forme a lo que dispone el Artí culo 1578 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. § 11021. Se ORDENA a la parte demandante proceda a notificar la presente ORDEN mediante un edicto a esos efectos una (1) sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. NOTIFÍQUESE. DADA en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de septiembre de 2022. SYL MARI DE LA TORRE SOTO, JUEZA SUPERIOR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CARO LINA
Demandante Vs. ANGEL MANUEL COSME NIEVES T/C/C ANGEL M. COSME NIEVES T/C/C ANGEL COSME NIEVES T/C/C ANGEL M. COSME T/C/C ANGEL MANUEL COSME; CARMEN ELISA AYUSO MANGUAL T/C/C CARMEN E. AYUSOISAAC T/C/C CARMEN AYUSO MANGUAL T/C/C CARMEN ELISA AYUSO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2022CV01730.
Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNI DOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRE SIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO
RICO, SS.
POR LA PRESENTE Se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación respon siva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: http://unired. ramajudicial,pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, Si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discre ción, lo entiende procedente.
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DAMARIS TORRES RUIZ, SE CRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA DE CAGUAS
ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V.
JAIME BOTET DE JESUS, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados
Civil Núm.: GR2022CV00195.
(705). Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO POR LA VÍA ORDINA RIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN
TE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ES
TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: JAIME BOTET DE JESUS, FULANA DE TAL
Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL
POR MEDIO del presente edic to se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honora rios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sen tencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda.
POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presen te al tribunal su alegación res ponsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de ha ber sido diligenciado este em plazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electró nica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index/php/tribunalelectroni co/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de pre sentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, y con ceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673; Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Te léfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr. com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la de manda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Urb. Veredas, 724 Camino de los Cedros, Gurabo, PR 00778. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de septiembre de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE TARIA. LIZ WHARTON ROSA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJAR DO BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. ORIENTAL BANK COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE RG PREMIER BANK
OF PUERTO RICO, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) COMO SÍNDICO DE RG MORTGAGE CORPORATION Y DE DORAL BANK, DORAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION, DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION T/C/C DORAL MORTGAGE, LLC, LUZ MARÍA CRUZ VELÁZQUEZ, CECILIO PIZARRO ALGARÍN Y
LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: FA2022CV00851. (303). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. EDIC TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO.
A: LUZ MARÍA CRUZ VELÁZQUEZ, CECILIO PIZARRO ALGARÍN Y
LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS A SU ÚLTIMA DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA: URB ALTURAS DE RIO GRANDE, V1149 CALLE 20B, RÍO GRANDE, PR 00745-3248.
FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES
DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ.
Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre cancelación de pagaré extraviado por la vía judicial. El 27 de abril de 1998, Luz María Cruz Velázquez ca sada con Cecilio Pizarro Alga rín constituyeron una hipoteca en Caguas, Puerto Rico, con forme a la Escritura núm. 54 autorizada por la notario Iraida R. Rivera Almeda en garan tía de un pagaré suscrito bajo testimonio número 3,180 por la suma de $67,200.00, a favor de RG Premier Bank, o a su orden, devengando intereses al 7⅞% anual y vencedero el 1ro de mayo de 2013, sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar radicado en el barrio Cié naga Baja del municipio de Río Grande, marcado en el plano de inscripción con el número 1149 del bloque “V” de la Urba nización Alturas de Río Gran
de, con una cabida de 358.57 metros cuadrados. En lindes al NORTE, en 24.00 metros, con el solar #1150; al SUR, en 20.50 metros, con la calle #20; al ESTE, en 17.05 metros, con la calle #20-B y al OESTE, en 15.05 metros, con el solar #1148. Enclava una estructura tipo individual dedicada a vi vienda construida de hormigón.
Este solar está afecto a servi dumbre de un ancho de cinco pies de largo de su colindancia Oeste a favor de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company. Inscrita al folio 188 del tomo 243 de Río Grande, Finca 11497, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La escritura de hi poteca consta inscrita al folio 189 del tomo 243 de Río Gran de, Finca 11497, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. Inscripción segunda. La parte demandada deberá pre sentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la si guiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que, si no contesta la deman da, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contesta ción a la abogada de la Parte Demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo, PR 00970-3922, Teléfono y Fax: (787) 789-1826, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaa lonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publi cación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oír le. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 22 de septiembre de 2022, en Fa jardo, Puerto Rico. WANDA I.
SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA
REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AU XILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, INC. Demandante V. ROSA MILAGROS RIVERA ANDALUZ, WILLIAM CARLOS SAURI RIVERA, BÁRBARA LUZ SAURI RIVERA, R-G MORTGAGE CORPORATION, JOHN DOE Demandadas Civil Núm.: BY2022CV03569. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE
PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. EMPLA ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, S.S.
Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publica ción del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se re presente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribu nal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conce der el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE
DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández
RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP
500 Calle De La Tanca Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
Tel.: (787) 523-2670 /
Fax: (787) 523-2664 Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 09 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.
AMALYN FIGUEROA NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
Demandante V. SUCESION DE CAMILO OLMEDA VIDRO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Civil: BY2019CV02071. Sala: 504. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA OR DINARIA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
A: CARMEN OLMEDA. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de marzo de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no
tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede es tablecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 60 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se consi derará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Co pia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 3 de octu bre de 2022. En BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico, el 3 de octubre de 2022. LAURA I. SANTA SÁN CHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIVIAN J. SANABRIA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
IN THE UNITED STATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS TRICT OF PUERTO RICO GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Plaintiff V. ISIA YADIRA AYALA-DE JESÚS
Defendant(s)
Civil No.: 3:19-cv-01973. (FAB). FORECLOSURE OF MORT GAGE AND COLLECTION OF MONIES. NOTICE OF SALE.
To: ISIA YADIRA AYALADE JESÚS. 734 Road,
Solar 5, Km. 6.3, Arenas Ward, Cidra, Puerto Rico 00739 and THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
WHEREAS: On May 25, 2022, this Court entered Default Judg ment in favor of Plaintiff, against Defendant. On July 18, 2022, this Court entered Order for Execution of Judgment, stating that Defendant has failed to pay the sums of monies adjudged to be paid under the judgment. In the Judgment, the Court stated that Defendant has defaulted on the repayment obligation to GITSIT Solutions, LLC, and ordered to pay the Plaintiff the principal sum of $196,863.67, plus interest at the rate of 7.25% per annum from July 1, 2017 until the debt is paid in full. The Court also ordered Defendant to pay GITSIT Solutions, LLC late charges in the amount of 5% of each and every monthly installment not received by the person entitled to enforce the mortgage note within 15 days after the installment was due until the debt is paid in full. Furthermore, the Court ordered Defendant to pay GITSIT Solu tions, LLC all advances made in accordance with the mortgage note including, but not limited to, insurance premiums, taxes and inspections, as well as 10% of the original principal balance, or $21,687.80, to cover costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed by the mortgage
obligation. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by the parties at the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, Chardón Ave nue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
WHERAEAS, Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of exe cution thereof, the following pro perty belonging to Defendant will be sold at a public auction: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno radicada en el barrio Arenas en el término municipal de Ci dra, marcada con el número 5, con una cabida de l021 metros cuadrados con 2663 diezmi lésimas de otro. En linderos
NORTE, en cuatro alineaciones que suman 37.458 metros con un camino municipal; SUR, en una distancia de 25.092 metros con el solar 15; ESTE, en una distancia de 32.718 metros con el solar identificado como solar 6 y OESTE, en una distancia de 32.380 metros con el solar 4. Property recorded at page 49, volume 417 of Cidra, pro perty number 15171, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section II of Caguas. WHE
REAS: The property is subject to the following lien: HIPOTECA en garantía de pagaré a favor de Doral Financial Corporation, o a su orden, por la suma de $216,878.00 con intereses al 7¼% anual y vencimiento 1 de septiembre de 2036. Constitui da por la Escritura 167 otorga da en San Juan el 11 de agosto de 2005 ante la notario Marga rita M. Pérez Rosich, e inscrita al folio 49 del tomo 417 de Ci dra, finca 15171, inscripción 3ª.
MODIFICADA en cuanto a su vencimiento, siendo ahora su nuevo vencimiento el 1 de julio de 2036, según consta de la escritura 368 otorgada en San Juan el 10 de julio de 2006 ante el notario Eder Enrique Ortiz Ortiz. Inscrita el 22 de octubre de 2021 al Tomo Digital Kari be, finca 15171 de Cidra, Nota Marginal. Senior Lien: None. The above-described property is subject to the following junior lien: HIPOTECA en garantía de pagaré a favor de Doral Bank, o a su orden, por la suma de $23,500.00 con intereses al 9.95% anual y vencimiento 1 de noviembre de 2020. Constituida por la Escritura 93 otorgada en San Juan el 29 de octubre de 2005 ante la notario Angelik Rodríguez Maldonado, e inscri ta al folio 49 del tomo 417 de Ci dra, finca 15171, inscripción 4ª.
Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential lien with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferen tial lien to the one being fore closed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, lien (express, tacit, implied or legal), shall continue in effect it being understood further that the suc cessful bidder accepts them
and is subrogated in the res ponsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. The present property will be acqui red free and clear of all junior liens. WHEREAS: For the pur pose of the First Judicial Sale, the minimum bid agreed upon by the parties in the mortgage deed will be $216,878.00 for the property and no lower offers will be accepted. Should the first judicial sale of the abovedescribed property be unsuc cessful, then the minimum bid for the property on the Second Judicial Sale will be two-thirds of the amount of the minimum bid for the First Judicial Sale, or $144,585.33. The minimum bid for the Third Judicial Sale, if the same is necessary, will be onehalf of the minimum bid agreed upon by the parties in the afo rementioned mortgage deed, or $108,439.00 (Known in the Spanish language as: “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmo biliaria del Estado Libre Asocia do de Puerto Rico, 2015 Puerto Rico Laws Act 210 (H.B. 2479), Article 104, as amended. WHE REAS: Said sale to be made by the appointed Special Master is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. NOW
THREFORE, public notice is hereby given that the appoin ted Special Master, pursuant to the provisions of the Judgment herein before referred to, will on the DECEMBER 2, 2022 AT 9:45 AM. SALE will tae pla ce at: Rondaro, located at 441 Calle E, Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, 00969, Puerto Rico (18.3698745, -66.1125007) in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2001 will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the property described herein, the proceeds of said sale to be applied in the manner and form provided by the Court’s judgment. Should the first judicial sale set herei nabove be unsuccessful, the SECOND JUDICIAL SALE of the property describes in the Notice will be held on the DE CEMBER 9, 2022 AT 9:45 AM, at the address indicated above. Should the second judicial sale set hereinabove be unsuc cessful, the THIRD JUDICIAL SALE of the property described in this Notice will be held on the DECEMBER 16, 2022, AT 9:45 AM, located at the address in dicated above. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 25 day of September 2022.
JOEL RON DA FELICIANO, APPOINTED SPECIAL MASTER.COMPUESTA POR DESIRÉE RODRIGUEZ
RIVERA, BENEDICT GANDÍA RIVERA Y JESÚS GANDÍA RIVERA; MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO, DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: CA2022CV02104. (409). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA OR DINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELA CIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LO S E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO.
A: MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO DE ÁNGELA RIVERA ROJAS, CON IDENTIDAD Y DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA.
Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre ejecución de hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega se adeu da las siguientes cantidades: $105,526.66 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.95% anual desde el 1 de diciembre de 2019 hasta su completo pago, más $982.18 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $12,240.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del présta mo. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Vi llas de Loíza, situado en el Ba rrio Canóvanas del Municipio de Loíza, Puerto Rico, #39 del bloque EE, con área de 232.30 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 10.10 metros con la calle #44 A; por el ESTE, en 23.00 metros con solar #40; por el SUR, en 10.00 metros con solares #20 y #21; y por el OESTE, en 23.00 metros con solar #38. Afecta a servidumbre de 1.5 metros por su colindan cia Este para mantenimiento y en 1.5 metros por su colindan cia Sur a favor de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company.
concreto, reforzado, diseñada para una sola familia. Inscrita al folio 253 del tomo 256 de Ca nóvanas, Finca 11567. Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La hipoteca consta inscrita como asiento abreviado al folio 1886 del tomo 445 de Canóvanas, Finca 11567. Re gistro de la Propiedad de Caro lina, Sección III. Inscripción 4ta. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. Se interpela al demandado para que acepte o renuncie a la herencia de la causante dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuese emplazado o requerido que conteste, para darle cumplimiento al Art. 957 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A., Sec. 2785 entendiéndose que, si no se expresa dentro de di cho término, acepta el caudal relicto; la renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escri to judicial. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radi cando el original de la contes tación en este Tribunal y en viando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la parte de mandante, Lcda. Belma Alon so García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo, PR 00970-3922, Teléfonos: (787) 789-1826 y (787) 708-0566, co rreo electrónico: oficinabelma alonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publi cación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el reme dio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy, 16 de septiembre de 2022 en Ca rolina, Puerto Rico. LCDA. MA RILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Demandante WEYINMI EFEJUKU ROSE Demandado (a) Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV05799. Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HI
POTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: WEYINMI EFEJUKU ROSE. EL SECRETARIO (A) QUE
SUSCRIBE LE NOTIFICA A
USTED QUE EL 21 DE SEO TIEMBRE DE 2022, ESTE
TRIBUNAL HA DICTADO SENTENCIA, SENTENCIA PARCIAL O RESOLUCIÓN EN ESTE CASO, QUE HA SIDO DEBIDAMENTE REGISTRA DA Y ARCHIVADA EN AUTOS DONDE PODRÁ USTED EN TERARSE DETALLADAMEN TE 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 DIEZ (10) DÍAS SIGUIENTES A SU NO TIFICACIÓN. Y, SIENDO O REPRESENTANDO USTED UNA PARTE EN EL PROCE DIMIENTO SUJETA A LOS TÉRMINOS DE LA SENTEN CIA, SENTENCIA PARCIAL O RESOLUCIÓN, DE LA CUAL PUEDE ESTABLECERSE RE CURSO DE REVISIÓN O APE
LACIÓN DENTRO DEL TÉRMI NO DE 30 DÍAS CONTADOS A PARTIR DE LA PUBLICACIÓN POR EDICTO DE ESTA NOTI FICACIÓN, DIRIJO A USTED ESTA NOTIFICACIÓN QUE SE CONSIDERARÁ HECHA EN
LA FECHA DE LA PUBLICA CIÓN DE ESTE EDICTO. CO PIA DE ESTA NOTIFICACIÓN
HA SIDO ARCHIVADA EN
LOS AUTOS DE ESTE CASO, CON FECHA DE 27 DE SEP TIEMBRE DE 2022. EN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, EL 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ CO
LLADO, SECRETARIA REGIO NAL. MARTHA ALMODOVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AU XILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs SUCESION DE SYLVIA GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; CRIM Demandado (a)
Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV04931.
Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE SYLVIA
EL SECRETARIO (A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de septiembre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 60 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 27 de septiembre de 2022. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 27 de sep tiembre de 2022. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, SE CRETARIA REGIONAL. MAR THA ALMODÓVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
Estado Libre Asociado de Puer to Rico TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Sala Municipal de Caguas. Marcos Joel Cirilo Ayala Peticionario V. Luis D. Delgado
Kiara Marie Ribot Fonseca Peticionada Caso Num. OPM2022-0150. Sobre: Orden de Protección. Ley para la Seguridad, Bien estar y Protección de Meno res (Ley Núm. 246 del 16 de diciembre de 2011). ORDEN DE PROTECCION. EX PAR TE EXTENDIDA. 1) La parte peticionaria solicito orden de protección a favor de: JAYLIAN S. CIRILO RIBOT (7 años de edad) Y JAYDEN J. CIRILO RIBOT (9 años de edad) 2) Es tablecio que es padre del (de la) menor o menores. 3) Solicito orden de protección en contra de: LUIS D. DELGADO Y KIA
RA MARIE RIBOT FONSECA Edad: 30, Sexo: Masculino y Femenino. Dirección Residen cial: Urb. Delgado Calle 1, Casa Núm. A 3, Caguas PR, Celular: (787) 323-8744. 4) La parte peticionada es el (la) padrastro del (de la) menor o menores. 5)
El (la) menor o menores ha(n) sido victima(s) de: existe un riesgo inminente de serlo. Vista Ex parte: Se celebro una vista ex parte y compareció Marcos Joel Cirilo Ayala. Se expide una orden de protección Ex Parte al determinar que: Peticionario solicita la presente Orden en
beneficio de sus 2 hijos de 9 y 7 años ante alegaciones de que la pareja de la madre de los menores los maltrata emo cionalmente al exponerlos a si tuaciones de violencia domesti ca en las que incluso ha llegado a romper pertenencias de los niños en presencia de ellos. A la peticionada le imputa el ser negligente al no ser protectora y evitar el que los menores reci ban el maltrato emocional. Ante tales alegaciones, se expide Orden de Protección Ex Parte y se concede la custodia pro visional de los menores a favor del peticionario. La vista será el 8 de septiembre de 2022, en la Sala Municipal de Caguas, Sala de Investigaciones. Hora: 11:00 a.m. VIGENCIA DE LA OR
DEN DE PROTECCION Este Orden estará vigente desde el 19 de agosto de 2022 hasta el 8 de septiembre de 2022. El in cumplimiento de una orden de protección, constituirá un delito grave de cuarto grado y sera castigado conforme a la Ley.
REGISTRESE Y NOTIFIQUE
SE: Dada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 29 de Julio de 2022 a las 2:08 p.m. EXTENDIDA HOY, 19 DE AGOSTO DE 2022 A LAS 11:35 A.M. EN CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO. Sonya Y. Nie ves Cordero, Jueza.
M&T 42250 SJ2020CV07090
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR GITSIT SOLUTIONS LLC
Demandante V. ADALBERTO RAMÓN HERNÁNDEZ ABREU T/C/C ADALBERTO HERNÁNDEZ ABREU, GLORIA DE LOS SANTOS ALEMAÑY Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2020CV07090. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINA RIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUN CIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Man damiento de Ejecución de Sen tencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, Centro Judicial de San Juan, Sala Superior, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor quién pagará de contado y en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, giro postal o por che que de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera
Instancia
BRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:00 DE
LA MANAÑA en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del Tribunal de Prime ra Instancia, Centro Judicial de San Juan, Sala Superior, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demanda da de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en Urb. San Agustín, 1157 calle López Sicardo, San Juan, PR 00923-3222 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 140 en el plano de inscripción condicio nado de la Urbanización San Agustín, radicado en el Barrio Sabana Llana de sitio denomi nado Río Piedras, del término municipal del Gobierno de la Capital de Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 325.84 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en 25.00 metros, con el solar número 139 del mencionado plano; por el Sur, en 25.13 metros, con el solar número 141 del mencionado plano; por el Este, en 13.00 metros con el solar número 158 del mencionado plano; y por el Oeste, en 13.00 metros con la calle denominada calle López Sicardó del mencionado plano.
Enclava una casa. La propie dad antes relacionada consta inscrita en el folio 229 del tomo 47 de Sabana Llana, finca nú mero 1,995, en el Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Quinta. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del in mueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $151,200.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscri be el día 15 DE NOVIEMBRE
DE 2022 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MANAÑA. En la segunda su basta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $100,800.00. Si tam poco hubiere remate ni adjudi cación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 22 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022
A LAS 10:00 DE LA MANAÑA.
Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $75,600.00. La hipoteca a eje cutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la es critura número 184, otorgada el día 28 de junio de 2010, ante el Notario David Toledo David y consta inscrita en el folio 153 del tomo 996 de Sabana Llana, finca número 1,995, en el Re gistro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Quinta, inscrip ción duodécima. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Deman
dante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obte nido ascendente a la suma de $141,508.21 por concepto de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 5.000% anual des de el día 1 de febrero de 2018.
Dichos intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Se paga rán también los cargos por de mora equivalentes a 5.000% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha venci miento y la suma de $15,120.00 para costas, gastos y honora rios de abogado. Que los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judi cial de San Juan, Sala Superior durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulari dad del inmueble y que las car gas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante conti nuarán subsistentes. Se enten derá que el rematante los acep ta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores ni preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Surge de un estu dio de título que, sobre la finca descrita anteriormente, pesan los gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que se ejecuta me diante este procedimiento que se relacionan más adelante. A los acreedores que tengan ins critos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscrip ción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o de rechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del ac tor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de, o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endo so, o al portador, garantizados hipotecariamente con poste rioridad al crédito del actor por la presente se notifica, que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedan do subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. AVISO
DE DEMANDA: Pleito seguido por MTGLQ Investors LP vs. Adalberto Ramón Hernández Abreu también conocido como Adalberto Hernández Abreu y Gloria De Los Santos Alemañy (así consta apellido), ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, en el caso civil número SJ2020CV07090, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecu ción de hipoteca, en la que se
reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $141,508.21 y otras cantidades, según De manda de fecha 23 de diciem bre de 2020. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Sabana Llana. Ano tación A. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edic to de acuerdo con la ley por es pacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la alcaldía, el Tribu nal y la colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado mediante edic tos dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes pos teriores sujeto a lo dispuesto en los Artículos 113 al 116 de la Ley 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015, según aplique. Expido el presente Edicto de subas ta bajo mi firma en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 3 de OC TUBRE de 2022. PEDRO HIE YE GONZÁLEZ, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMA CAO
Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2022RF0222.
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POR LA PRESENTE se le em plaza, se le notifica que una demanda ha sido presentada en su contra y se le requiere que conteste la misma dentro de treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circu lación diaria general en Puerto Rico, radicando el original de contestación de la misma ante el Sistema Unificado de Ma nejo y Administración de Caso (SUMAC) presentada electró nicamente mediante https://tri bunalelectronico.ramajudicial. pr/sumac2018/ y notificándole con copia fiel a la represen tante legal de la parte Deman dante : Lcda. Mayra León Sán chez, Urb Turabo Gardens, Calle 43 Local M5 Caguas, PR 00727; PO Box 69, Gura
Quarterbacks were put to the test in Week 4 of the NFL season. Some, including rookie Kenny Pickett, were trying to prove themselves for the first time. Others, including newly reestablished starter Geno Smith, showed why they had earned their spots in the first place. And Baker May field found a new low, while Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson just continued doing their thing.
The Steelers picked the right time to play Kenny Pickett.
A quick look at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ schedule made it clear that this week’s game against the New York Jets was going to be make-or-break for the quarterback situation. Pittsburgh’s next four games are against the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles. Either the Steelers’ offense needed to get right versus a Jets pass defense that had allowed the fourth-highest quarterback rating in the NFL or accept that what they had at quarterback wouldn’t be good enough for the upcom ing gantlet. In the second half, coach Mike Tomlin chose the latter, rolling out 2022 firstround pick Kenny Pickett.
Pickett showed the full spectrum of the rookie experience. With 10:59 to go in the third quarter, Pickett’s first pass, a deep shot to Chase Claypool, was intercepted.
Despite the bad omen to start, Pickett settled in shortly afterward. Toward the end of a 12-play touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter, Pickett fired a laser to tight end Pat Freiermuth over the middle to set the Steelers up inside the Jets’ 5-yard line. The resiliency under pressure and willingness to throw a tough ball over the middle felt like breaths of fresh air compared with starter Mitch Trubisky.
Pickett went back to rookie mode on the next drive with 3:43 remaining in the game. On second-and-15 at the Jets’ 36-yard line, Pickett tossed a late throw into the flat to Frei ermuth that was tipped for an interception. Throwing late outside the numbers is bad as is, but Pickett’s high throw also made it tough for Freiermuth’s outstretched fingertips to bring in the ball. That’s not all on Pickett, but the risk was never worth the reward on a throw like that.
The Jets scored the go-ahead touchdown on the drive following the interception. That put them up, 24-20, with just 16 seconds left, setting up a two-play sequence that ended with a Pickett interception on a Hail Mary
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Chiefs 41, Buccaneers 31: The final score was a lot closer than the game ever felt. Patrick Mahomes ascended in the first half, ripping off three consecutive scoring drives to open the game. Mahomes capped off the third drive with a stylish flick from outside the pocket, adding to his ever-growing file of signature touchdowns. Tom Brady fought back valiantly, but with a rushing offense that produced just 3 yards — yes, 3 — on six carries, he did not have enough support to match Kansas City’s firepower.
Cardinals 26, Panthers 16: The midtimeout spat between Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray was the memorable part of this game. The Cardi nals’ offense scraped together a fine perfor mance, but the shortest receiving corps in the league again made things tough. Matt Rhule and Baker Mayfield managed to be much, much worse on the other side. Timing and accuracy issues, as well as poor pass protec tion, plagued Mayfield again.
Raiders 32, Broncos 23: By beating the Broncos, the Raiders saved whatever hope they have left for this season. The Las Vegas rushing offense looked awake for the first time all year as Josh Jacobs tore through a Denver run defense that had been impressive through the first three weeks. Broncos quar terback Russell Wilson found a handful of ex plosive plays, but between a poor rushing at
tack and inconsistent passing underneath, the Denver offense struggled to string together drives and match the Raiders blow for blow.
Packers 27, Patriots 24 (OT): Take a bow, Bailey Zappe. Although the Patriots lost this game, Zappe deserves praise for coming off the bench as the third-string quarterback on the depth chart and leading two touchdown drives to force overtime on the road against Green Bay. Alas, Aaron Rodgers had an even bigger second half. After a slow start, Rodgers ripped off several throws down the seams to find explosive gains, including a touchdown to Robert Tonyan with 9:20 left in the third.
Bills 23, Ravens 20: No two teams ask more of their quarterbacks, and it showed. The Ravens’ defense swarmed on all of the Bills’ underneath passing to start the game but wore down, eventually crumbling to Josh Allen’s superhero ways. Allen was up and down as a passer, but he was a force on the ground, making a number of third- and fourth-down plays to keep drives alive. La mar Jackson, on the other end, looked excel lent in the first half before receiver Rashod Bateman missed the second half.
Giants 20, Bears 12: Justin Fields and the Bears’ offense collapsed again. Fields was sacked five times in the first half and once more in the second, again making it difficult for the Chicago offense to get in a rhythm. The Giants’ passing offense looked just as pitiful, in part because Daniel Jones momen tarily left with an ankle injury. But Saquon
Barkley showed up big for the Giants, carry ing the ball 31 times for 146 yards.
Falcons 23, Browns 20: The Falcons’ of fensive box score looked like that of a tripleoption team. Marcus Mariota went 7-of-19 for 139 yards and a pick, while the rushing of fense fought for 202 yards and two scores on 35 carries. Five different Falcons had a carry.
Eagles 29, Jaguars 21: The wet, rainy conditions in Philadelphia were ideal for the home team. The Eagles had no issue running the ball, ending the day with 50 carries to just 25 passes. Quarterback Jalen Hurts played a major role in the run game as the Eagles called a number of option runs. Jaguars quar terback Trevor Lawrence also helped them out a bit, losing four fumbles and throwing an interception despite otherwise being able to move the ball.
Titans 24, Colts 17: Week by week, the Titans’ offense looks more like what it’s sup posed to look like. Running back Derrick Henry erupted in the first half, allowing the Titans to dip into their play-action and screen game and setting up a number of chunk plays over the middle of the field. Their offense fell flat in the second half, thanks in part to pen alties, but their first half was as promising as any that they have played this season.
Chargers 34, Texans 24: Justin Herbert doesn’t need to be 100% healthy to obliter ate a team such as the Texans. Despite bat tling a rib injury, Herbert was clinical from the pocket and daring outside it, completing several throws to keep the chains moving. Perhaps more important, the Chargers’ rush ing game looked competent for the first time all year, at least in the first half, with Austin Ekeler springing a couple of nice runs.
Seahawks 48, Lions 45: A 22-point Lions fourth quarter made this game look closer than it should have been. The Seahawks’ offense dominated for four quarters: Geno Smith was lethal to every level of the field, and Rashaad Penny rampaged around for 151 yards, his first time over the 100-yard mark this season. Detroit is still a fun, scrap py team, but its youth on defense makes it susceptible to games such as this one.
Cowboys 25, Commanders 10: The Cowboys’ offense goes as CeeDee Lamb goes. When the offense was humming Sun day, it was because Kellen Moore, the of fensive coordinator, found creative ways to get Lamb into favorable positions. Enabling Lamb to be the engine for the offense seems critical for the Cowboys’ hopes of suc cess this season, both now and when Dak Prescott returns.
Kenny Pickett, the Steelers’ 2022 first-round pick, threw three interceptions in his first regular season appearance.Of course it came down to the final game of the regular season be tween the division rivals.
The New York Mets raced out to a big lead in the National League East to start the 2022 season. And as they cooled off, they still won 59% of their games from June 1 through Monday — a rate good enough to win the Central divisions in both leagues.
The problem, of course, is that the Mets play in the NL East, and they sim ply didn’t do enough. Starting in June, the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves woke from their early-season slum ber and won 70% of their games, including all three in the critical final weekend of the regular season.
Atlanta tied the Mets in the division race with a win Friday. It pulled ahead with another win Saturday. And Sunday, Atlanta completed the sweep with a 5-3 win, earn ing the right to control its own destiny and all but assuring that the Mets will play in the wild-card round of the playoffs, very likely against the San Diego Padres.
After Atlanta’s loss to Miami and the Mets’ rainout Monday, Atlanta holds a 1 1/2-game lead over the Mets, and its mag ic number is at one. In other words, the Braves need only one victory or one Mets loss to win their fifth straight division title. Atlanta’s win Sunday guaranteed it the sea son series over the Mets, 10-9, and the ad vantage in the tiebreaker should the teams have the same record Wednesday, the final day of the regular season.
Should Atlanta (100-60) complete its mission, it would cap a stunning turn around and a head-scratching collapse by the Mets (98-61), who led the division by a season-high 10 1/2 games June 1.
“They just flat-out beat us this week end,” Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said. “They played well. Good for them. Tip your hat.”
After the weekend, the Mets returned home to face the Washington Nationals, the worst team in baseball. Their game Monday got rained out, and the teams were to play a doubleheader Tuesday, leaving the Mets to root hard for another division rival, the lowly Miami Marlins, to beat Atlanta so they could remain in con tention.
On Monday, Miami (68-92) obliged: Jesús Luzardo struck out 12, Bryan De La Cruz went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, and Jon Berti stole his 40th base of the season in a 4-0 win.
The Braves were to give it another try against the Marlins on Tuesday, with Jake Odorizzi (5-6, 4.53 ERA) projected to start for Atlanta and Braxton Garrett (3-6, 3.56 ERA) getting the nod for Miami.
The reason the division title mattered so much: The prize is a first-round bye. Atlanta and the Mets had already assured themselves of a spot in the postseason, but the difference is getting five days off and advancing straight to a best-of-five divi sion series versus getting one day off be fore playing in the best-of-three wild-card round. Waiting in the division series for the wild-card route is the Los Angeles Dodg ers, the best team in baseball with 110 wins entering Monday and owners of the other NL first-round bye.
“It’s not like they’re not going to get a chance,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said of his players. “They’ve earned some thing regardless.”
He added later: “I am proud of every thing they have done. This is not condi tional. It’s unconditional, the support. And if I know these guys, they’ll rebound and look to make somebody feel their pain.”
The Mets had reason to be confident entering the series against Atlanta. They had their best three starting pitchers lined up: Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt — with the first two among the very best pitchers in baseball. Instead, each faltered against the third-highest scor
ing offense in baseball. In 14 1/3 combined innings, deGrom, Scherzer and Bassitt coughed up 11 runs and six home runs.
Most of the damage came from Atlan ta’s All-Star shortstop, Dansby Swanson, and its slugging first baseman, Matt Ol son. Swanson homered against each start ing pitcher while Olson homered in each game.
“Everyone understood what was at stake during the series,” Swanson said, “and we definitely rose to the occasion.”
On Sunday, Swanson gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead with a blast off Bassitt in the first inning. The Mets quickly recovered, taking a 3-1 lead in the third on a home run by right fielder Jeff McNeil and a runscoring single by designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach, who had also homered in the previous frame.
But Atlanta’s hitting and pitching were simply too much. In the third inning, Ol son drew a bases-loaded walk against Bassitt, and then catcher Travis d’Arnaud lifted Atlanta to a 4-3 lead with a two-run single. Three innings later, Olson smashed his fifth home run in his last six games and added further misery for Mets fans.
On the mound, Atlanta’s bullpen sur rendered just one run over 13 2/3 innings in the series. Closer Kenley Jansen earned a save in each win.
“When you looked at the schedule in spring training, you had us here against
the Phillies for three and here against the Mets for three,” said d’Arnaud, referring to another NL East rival, the Philadelphia Phillies, who are close to securing the third and final NL wild-card spot. “You knew all three of us were going to be great teams and it would be down to the wire. It’s pretty cool how it ended up be ing how it was these last three days.”
Given the high stakes of the match up, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said he joked with his wife Friday that the playoffs were starting that day rather than Oct. 7.
“This was about as exciting and emo tional a series that I’ve ever been a part of, even all the playoff series and every thing,” he said, adding later: “This has been a very long and stressful series to say the least.”
After he caught McNeil’s fly ball for the final out Sunday, Atlanta right field er Ronald Acuña Jr. pumped his fist and screamed as the crowd roared. It was Atlanta’s 100th win of the season and its first 100-win campaign since 2003. The Mets, who have 98 wins and their first trip to the postseason since 2016 awaiting, nearly pushed Atlanta to the brink.
“They’ve been a great team all year,” Olson said. “We knew there was nothing we could take them lightly on. They’re about to win 100 games as well.”
But as Alonso said: The Mets played well, but the Braves played better.
Chris Bassitt had been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, but he couldn’t make it out of the third inning against Atlanta on Sunday.sition” to coerce at least three players into sexual relationships.
“Paul Riley’s abuse was prolonged and wide-ranging,” the report said. “It spanned multiple leagues, teams and players. It in cluded emotional misconduct, abuse of power and sexual misconduct.”
One player said Riley made sexual ad vances toward her on several occasions. In one instance, the player said, Riley asked her to watch game film in his hotel room. When the player arrived at his room, she said, Riley answered the door wearing only underwear and told her to get on the bed. The player said she left once she realized that there was no game film on the televi sion.
lic about the reason for Riley’s termination. Riley was later hired by another women’s league team.
The report said that several players tried to raise concerns about Dames over the years, including in 2014, 2015 and 2018. A report by the U.S. Women’s Na tional Team Players Association in 2018 prompted Lydia Wahlke, U.S. Soccer’s chief legal officer, to hire outside counsel to investigate Dames. By October 2018, the investigation had found that Dames created “a cycle of emotional abuse and manipula tion” at the Chicago Red Stars. But Wahlke did not share the findings with the Red Stars or the NWSL.
A National Women’s Soccer League game between Gotham F.C. and the Washington Spirit at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa., Oct. 6, 2021. A yearlong investigation found U.S. Soccer executives, NWSL owners and coaches at all levels of American soccer had tur ned a blind eye toward years of reports of abuse from players. (Monique Jaques/The New York Times)
By JESÚS JIMÉNEZAreport published earlier this week detailed “systemic” verbal abuse and sexual misconduct by coaches at the highest levels of women’s soccer in the United States, and found that leaders in the U.S. Soccer Federation, the Nation al Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and throughout U.S. soccer had failed to act over the years on reports from players.
The report was commissioned by U.S. Soccer, which asked Sally Q. Yates, a for mer U.S. deputy attorney general, and law firm King & Spalding to lead an investiga tion after news media reports documented accusations of sexual and verbal abuse against NWSL coaches.
Monday’s report focuses on three coaches — Christy Holly, Paul Riley and Rory Dames — highlighting a history of sexual misconduct allegations against them and executives’ failure to investigate and act on the accusations. It also warned that girls face abuse in youth soccer.
Riley and Dames did not respond to requests for comment Monday, and Holly declined to comment. Holly spoke with in vestigators and denied some, but not all, of the claims made against him. Through his lawyer, Dames declined to speak with in vestigators. Riley agreed to provide written responses but never did.
Here are six takeaways from the report:
Christy Holly
Holly was fired as the coach of Rac ing Louisville FC last year, during the team’s inaugural season, with minimal public ex planation from the team. While accusations against Riley and Dames had been detailed in news media reports, the accusations against Holly were not publicly known.
The report found that Holly’s miscon duct while coaching Louisville included sexual contact, inappropriate text messag es, abuse of power and retaliation. In one instance, Holly invited a player to his home to watch game film but instead mastur bated in front of her and showed her por nography. While watching game film with the player on a separate occasion, Holly groped the player’s breasts and genitals whenever the film showed she had made a mistake.
Holly also sent the player nude pictures of himself and asked her to send sexual pic tures of herself to him, according to the re port. The player said that she felt “guilted” and “forced” to send photos. The player told investigators that “Holly constantly re minded her to ‘loosen up,’ telling her that having ‘fun’ with him would improve her performance on the field.”
Another narrative in the report cen ters on Paul Riley, who was fired from the North Carolina Courage last year. The re port found that Riley had “leveraged his po
“I just didn’t feel safe,” the player said. “I didn’t enjoy playing. It was a bad situa tion.”
The report also details accusations against Rory Dames, who resigned from the Chicago Red Stars last year and was also coach of the Chicago Eclipse Select youth soccer team. It found that he created a “sexualized team environment” at the youth club that “crossed the line to sexu al relationships in multiple cases, though those relationships may have begun after the age of consent.” It also said that he ver bally abused his players and that he joked about the age of consent for sexual activity.
One player who played for Dames on the Eclipse team said that on one occasion, Dames offered her a ride home from prac tice and asked her questions about sex. The player said that Dames “wouldn’t take me home until I answered the questions.”
The report also said that it was not un common for Dames to spend time alone with girls from youth teams without an other adult present, including in their child hood bedrooms.
The report also detailed how allega tions of abuse or misconduct were often not fully investigated. When they were, the accused coaches later had opportunities to coach elsewhere. The report found that sev eral investigations across the league “failed to successfully root out misconduct.”
After the 2015 NWSL season, one player reported Riley’s sexual misconduct to the Portland Thorns, where he was then coaching, and the league. The Thorns con ducted an investigation that lasted one week, and Riley was promptly terminated from the team. But the Thorns did not in form their players, other teams or the pub
One player said she had realized that reporting Dames’ conduct “was a lost cause.”
The investigation did not directly ex amine youth soccer in the United States, but the report found several instances of verbal and sexual abuse of players.
“The culture of tolerating verbal abuse of players goes beyond the NWSL,” the report said. “Players also told us that their experiences of verbal abuse and blurred relationships with coaches in youth soccer impacted their ability to discern what was out of bounds in the NWSL.”
One example cited in the report de tails an anonymous complaint that Riley had created an “unsafe environment” in his FC Fury Development Academy girls’ pro gram and that a coach in the program had “inappropriately touched a minor player.” The person making the complaint said that Riley had not reported the incident and expressed “fear of reprisal from Riley for speaking out,” adding that Riley is “known to be vindictive to anyone who crossed him.”
Among its recommendations, the report said that teams should be required to disclose coaches’ misconduct to their leagues to ensure that the coaches cannot move freely from one team to another and that the NWSL should be required to meaningfully vet its coaches and investigate allegations of misconduct.
The report also recommended that the NWSL conduct an annual training for play ers and coaches on issues of misconduct and harassment, and that teams designate an indi vidual responsible for player safety.
The report also advised U.S. Soccer to examine whether it should institute other measures in youth soccer to protect young players.
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With a sparkling aspect on the go, it’s time to push forward with those actions that can help you get what you want. It might mean liaising with others, pooling resources or reorganising your schedule. Whatever it is, the coming days could see you in full spate, knowing exactly what to say and when to say it. Your way with words may mean you are persuasive and quite irresistible.
Your creative efforts might be better fulfilled by collaborating with another. If you have complementary skills, the coming days could see you making the most of them. Plus, a zesty romance may be on the cards, especially if you both share similar interests and enjoy chatting to each other. Today’s line-up can also find you liaising with someone very special, Archer.
Ready to improve your health? Even if you’re just a little more active or cut back on certain foods, this can have a positive impact. Now is the time to set your goals, by taking stock of your current fitness level. Just tweaking your schedule? It shouldn’t be too much of a problem. If something more is required, then perhaps a coach or trainer could help you out with this.
Brilliant ideas may come all at once. But for now, pick the best and focus on that. Something you’ve been meaning to have a go at could succeed, if you go for it soon. Today’s setup encourages you to get moving by sharing your ideas, motivating friends and getting the word out there. Is a romance heating up, Aquarius? A sparkling conversation might nail it for you.
Need to spend money on your home? Make sure others agree before you head online to make that vital purchase. If it’s going to be expensive, then a quick discussion with your partner can avoid any issues. This may be a good time for a friendly get-together at your place, or a chance to link up with family members you haven’t seen in a while. It looks to be a sparkling occasion.
