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1. In the defense of Puerto Rican identity and supports, postulates and defends the political association of Puerto Rico with the United States based on common citizenship, currency and defense.

2. The protection of the environment and natural resources of Puerto Rico will be a fundamental piece in the decisions of the community and the governmental efforts of its elected ofﬁcials.

charge of amending and tempering the regulations of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), led by Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz, mayor of Villalba and president of the Association of Mayors, delivered yesterday to the president of the PDP José Luis Dalmau Santiago the changes suggested by the committee appointed in February of this year.

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to make history,” said Hernández Ortiz.

5. In the non-privatization of the essential services of the6.country.Inpromoting values and family unity from all perspectives as a creed.

Today’s Committee in charge of amending PDP regulations delivers suggested changes

Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz, mayor of Villalba and president of the Association of Mayors.

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Among the proposals for change are the change in the composition of the Governing Board to make it more inclusive by adding representation of the sectors of faith base, LGBTTQ + and people with disabilities. In addition, the preamble adds the creed and fundamental postulates among which are that the PDP ﬁrmly believes:

The committee, which held weekly meetings with different sectors, is composed of Senate Vice President Marially Gonzalez Huertas, Arecibo District Senator Rubén Soto Rivera, Representatives Lydia Méndez Silva and Debora Soto Arroyo, Carolina Mayor José Carlos Aponte Dalmau, PPD Electoral Commissioner Ramón A. Torres Cruz and attorney José Castro Acevedo.

The sectors or groups within the collectivity that inﬂuenced the suggestions presented were: Popular Lawyers, National Popular Youth, Mayors and Non-Mayors, Municipal Legislators, Public Servants Organizations, Local Electoral Commissioners, PPD Delegation in the House of Representatives and the Senate, Former PPD Presidents, Former Mayors, Former Legislators and the Popular Women’s Organization.

4. In the right to university education accessible to all sectors of the population, the defense of public education (K-12), university autonomy and wage justice for workers and public servants.

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The party seeks to include ideas in institutional decision-making, which would put the party at the height of the new times. It is expected that the amendments will be approved by a rule meeting which will be held

7. In bringing resources closer to the people and for that purpose, municipal autonomy, decentralization of government, promotion of democratic governance and establishment of developed communities are promoted.

“Today we deliver to the president of the PDP some amendments to the regulations of the institution that come from listening to the feelings of our base, various sectors and the people in general. The new social and political reality requires the party to get closer to its people and to seek to defend the real causes that concern the country. I thank with all my heart the entrustment received and the hard work of a group of extraordinary popular leaders who together managed

3. The defense of human rights will be the unavoidable route in the decisions of this party and the governmental efforts of its elected ofﬁcials.

In both cases, the Court of Appeals revoked permits for the construction of telecommunications facilities on the grofiles unds that they had been issued under the Joint Regulations for the Evaluation and Issuance of Permits Related to the Development, Use of Land and Business Operation of 2019 and 2020, which had been declared null and void by the Court.

The Court of Appeals concluded that the nullity of the Joint Regulations of 2019 and 2020 necessarily causes the automatic and retroactive nullity of any permit issued under any of them. Therefore, if this determination is confirmed by the Supreme Court, it could result in the automatic nullity of around 90,000 permits issued under both regulations, including thousands of permits for the construction and use of telecommunications structures and facilities, and in legal actions for the demolition of any structure built under permits issued under both regulations. Even at the time when the Supreme Court issued the appeal in Case No. AC2022-0034, a Court had already ordered the dem olition of a telecommunications facility that was in use.

According to Luis Romero, president of the APT, the member companies of this organization and others in the industry have been during the past 5 years in a process of expansion of their networks, construction of telecom munications infrastructure and fortification of their fixed and wireless telecommunications facilities to ensure that the communications systems on the Island are capable of withstanding future atmospheric phenomena. Most of these projects required building and/or use permits, which were issued by the OGPe under the Joint Regulations of 2019 and 2020. It is even the Joint Regulations of 2020 under which all permits are still issued today.

“If the Supreme Court decides to uphold the nullity of any permit issued under the Joint Regulations 2019 and 2020, all cellular service subscribers could soon be left without service or with severely degraded service. The impact on affected individuals and businesses will be severe. Telecommunications companies would have to spend millions of dollars resubmitting permit applications for re-approval and, in the worst case, uninstalling anten nas and transmission equipment, demolishing telecom munications facilities and towers, and removing all fiber optics installed between the tower and the head office. In addition, it would be sending a paralyzing message to the economic development created by the uncertainty about the legality of the permits, whose certainty is essential for

“In order for telecommunications companies to contin ue to offer better and more advanced telecommunications services, it is vital that any ruling confirming the nullity of any of the Joint Regulations of 2019 and 2020 has no effect on the permits issued under them. The continuity of telecommunication services depends on this,” he said.

has the objective of being able to present to the Supreme Court a global vision of the consequences that its decision may have on our industry, the integrity of its services, consumers and the economy of the Island,” Romero said. He added that “all of us in Puerto Rico would suffer from being a country of law and order where prop erty rights are protected and investment is encouraged. How is it possible that the one who complies with the law is punished in this way? I am confident that it will be decided correctly in this case.”

“At stake is more than $100 million recently authorized by the federal government to expand broadband Internet infrastructure and wireless infrastructure in Puerto Rico, plus the hundreds of millions of additional dollars invested by private telecommunications companies. If this is not resolved soon, especially if the nullity is maintained ret roactively, construction will be paralyzed until this matter is resolved,” he concluded.

Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance files friend of the Court motion before the Supreme Court

he Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance filed with the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico a motion requesting intervention as an amicus curiae (friend of the court) in two cases before its consideration and whose determination could have dire repercussions on the future of telecommunications service in Puerto Rico.

The telecommunications industry produces just over $3.75 billion annually, or about 5.4% of Puerto Rico’s Gross National Product (GNP) at current prices; and generates about 10,000 direct employees. While other sectors have decreased their investment in the economy, the telecommunications industry has invested in Puerto Rico more than $3 billion in capital for physical and technological infrastructure in the past 5 years.

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The amicus curiae appeal filed by the APT is intend ed to foster a broader understanding of the dispute. The APT represents more than twenty telecommunications service providers, construction companies and operators of communications infrastructure networks with special ized knowledge in the management and processing of permits for the use or construction of telecommunications infrastructure.“Ourmotion

Romero called on the government to expedite, as a matter of urgency, and in compliance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Law of the Government of Puerto Rico, the process of approving a new Joint Regulation for the Evaluation and Issuance of Permits Related to the Development, Use of Land and Operation of Businesses, in order to establish clear and precise rules that regulate the construction and issuance of permits in Puerto Rico.

the investment of capital and operation of any business in Puerto Rico. The legality of an act or the issuance of a permit under a regulation in force at the time the act was granted should not be extinguished by the subsequent nullity of said regulation,” Romero said.

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It is important to note that the retroactive nullity of a construction permit for a telecommunication facility would also entail the nullity of the permit to use the tower, and of any permit for the co-location of antennas and transmission equipment, as well as the construction permits of fiber optics, which connects the facility with the telecommunications network.

The cases concerned are Edwin Martínez Fernández; Alberto L. Ortiz Molina v. Office of Permit Management Case No. AC2022-0033 and QMC Telecom, and Rafael Agosto Santiago, Miriam Velázquez Velázquez and Evelyn Rodríguez Santiago v Office of Permit Management and QMC Telecom, case No. AC2022-0034.

“As it stands, the Protective Order prevents the Governor from defending herself against such incorrect and misleading headlines. For example, if the Protective Order is lifted as requested, she could address whether or not she is in any of those recordings and level the playing field in the jury pool. She could also comment on the absurd news reporting that she has in any way endangered national security. The Protective Order does not protect Vazquez Garced’s Sixth Amendment rights as the Court intended. It invertedly serves as a sword and shield for the government,” the document states.

The status report said the evidence to be presented in the case consists primarily of a copy of the FBI’s investigative file, updated to July 28, 2022, and contains approximately 16 gi gabytes of data and 24 audio recordings.

The problem is not only the buildings per se but how they are utilized. According to the study, most have hazardous ma terials piled on top of the other or near flammable content; the exits are blocked, signage is wrong, and, construction-wise, they don’t follow safety procedures: most factories are constructed

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In the status report, the federal government notified the Court that it will be filing an ex parte motion under the Classified In formation Procedures Act (CIPA). “This notice is a representation

50, a dual Venezuelan-Italian citizen re siding in London, owned an international bank operating in San Juan. Díaz, 50, of Puerto Rico was the CEO and President of the international bank owned by Herrera Velutini. The bank, which was not identified in the indictment is Bancrédito International Bank & Trust. Rossini, 60, of Madrid, Spain, provided consult ing services to Herrera Velutini. Blakeman, 53, is a political consultant who worked on Vázquez Garced’s 2020 campaign.

Most telling was the indirect impact of the earthquakes.

Former Governor Vazquez asked the U.S. District Court to exclude her from individuals covered by a gag order

Vazquez said one media outlet reported that the Government “has 24 recordings in its case against former governor Wanda Vazquez.” A picture of the governor always appears just below the headlines. “A commonsense interpretation of this headline leads the uniformed reader to believe that the Governor was present in all, or some, of the 24 recordings and must be guilty as charged.”Another news report suggested that the government’s case against Vazquez includes 24 recordings and information that has been classified for reasons of national security.

“Of those, 88% wouldn’t get an acceptable seismic eval uation rating and needed a detailed analysis to determine its seismic capability,” said structural engineer Carla Maldonado. “And about the ones up to code, around 16%, were at risk of sliding, with significative structural problems or had a structure beside it that could collapse on top of it,” she pointed out.

The study centered on the informality of constructions in the small and medium-sized manufacturing industries, and the findings were telling. Of 221 buildings the investigators evaluated being used as manufacturing facilities, 47% were constructed between building codes (between 1967 and 1987.)

“We did an inventory of initiatives that had been verified in resilience: social, economic, infrastructural, and environ mental. The study consisted of a sample of the municipalities that had been affected. At the time of this study, the pandemic had already begun. Comparing the groups allows us to see the specific impact,” the expert said.

She said defense counsels’ appearances were the result of extensive leaks and media coverage of an investigation against the Governor and reports that her cellphone was seized by the FBI. Governor Vazquez said she will seek leave from the Court to supplement this explanation with a more exhaustive narrative of events that led to defense counsels’ appearances in media outlets prior to the indictment.

Former Governor Wanda Vazquez has asked the U.S. District Court to exclude her from the list of individuals covered by a gag order that restricts her from speaking about the criminal charges against her.

The former governor, through her lawyer, said every media outlet that reported this week extensively on the Joint Status Report detailing evidence that will be presented in the case against her, Venezuelan banker Julio M. Herrera Velutini, and former FBI agent Mark T. Rossini was taken out of context.

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hit the south of Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020, it was felt across the Island and mainly impacted 33 municipalities in the south, west, and center of our archipelago. Many structures suffered damage and collapsed, highlighting the need to keep constructions up to code and retrofit old systems to keep up with current necessities.

In a second study, presented by Dr. Alizabeth Sánchez López, a researcher in entrepreneurship, innovation, and resilience, she determined the impact of earthquakes on the supply chain and its employees in the manufacturing industry. The study is ongoing since the south of the Island is still experiencing tremors.

with mixed materials and skirt the building codes, according to engineers Jenniffer Márques and Víctor Cancel, part of the PRiMEX team.

The governor said the report suggested she put national security at risk.

“Instead of just focusing on the economic impact, we wanted to look at how different components in the supply chain were impacted,” said Dr. Sánchez López. “We also focused on the components of the supply chain that would help us predict what factors would make one company more resilient than another.”

According to the indictment in the case, from December 2019 through June 2020, Vázquez, 62, allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme with Herrera Velutini, Frances Díaz, Rossini, and John Blakeman to finance Vázquez Garced’s 2020 gubernatorial election

to oppose the repeal of the gag order.

made to the Court solely by the Government. The defendants do not join this notice and reserve the right to challenge the applicability of CIPA in this case,” the joint status report said.

With this in mind, Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension, Inc. (PRiMEX) studied how those buildings damaged by the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks stood the test of modern engineering and how they would fare if another event of that magnitude occurred.

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Using models from other countries, such as New Zealand, Chile, and the state of Arizona in the US, they tracked how companies and their employees behaved after an earthquake and how fast they could go about business as usual.

The former governor, through her lawyer, said every media outlet reported this week extensively on the Joint Status Report detailing evidence that will be presented in the case against her.

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As a final matter, she said she wished to address the Court’s comments regarding defense counsels’ appearances in media outlets “months before the indictment was issued.”

The workshop was attended by engineers Félix Rivera and José Izquierdo Encarnación, who have many years of experience in the construction industry. They reacted to the presentations and discussed the need for proactive action to improve resilience in this crucial sector.

CIPA allows a prosecutor to make reasonable precautions against unauthorized disclosure of classified information it intends to use in a case. A judge sees the information privately and makes determinations.

“If I want to work on improving the ability of companies to prepare for an earthquake, I have to focus on people, infrastruc ture, and facilities. This is what the research suggests,” she said, mentioning that facilities have to follow construction codes that account for earthquakes (such as in the case of Chile,) identify potential hazards, facilitate access to alternate power and water sources, as much as locations, and improve the efficiency of public assistance programs to help employees in need.

Most buildings affected by the 2020 earthquakes were out of code and a structural hazard

“During the period, looking at the indirect impact, through the employees, 80% of the companies encountered problems of absenteeism or personnel retention. Between 43% and 51% had to do with absenteeism and retention, and 12% had problems due to the emotional effect of the earthquakes. Let’s remember that some people lost their homes and were even sleeping on the streets for fears of another quake,” Dr. Sánchez López said. “The earthquake did not warn and caused employees emotional problems.”Whatfactors distinguish them from areas not impacted by earthquakes: companies affected by earthquakes differ from others regarding employees, infrastructure, and facilities. “In general terms, what it suggests is that when an earthquake occurs, it is going to be in those three factors: employee retention and mental health; damages to infrastructure, and that people felt that their buildings were not safe,” the expert said.

“Publicity in this case is enormous and lopsided,” she said in a motion this week.

The government, on the other hand, said it was not going

The numbers indicate that 73% of the companies reported having had supply chain disruptions, some over $10,000. Of those, 45% said earthquakes had structurally impacted them, and 52% of companies experienced a shutdown. “In supply chain components, we see that the most affected were those related to suppliers, transportation and logistics methods, and infrastructure.”

Rep. Jose “Conny” Varela insisted Thursday that he will ﬁle his replacement Bills 4 and 114 with amendments despite the fact that the commissioners of the New Progressive Party (NPP), Vanessa Santo Domingo and the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), Ramón Torres Cruz, established that they would not endorse changes. Both commissioners prefer Senate Bill 909 as it stands.“Iam going to submit what I understand is a project of greater consensus, not total consensus,” Varela Fernández said upon leaving the public hearing.

The list includes the nation’s most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of pollution. The document serves as the basis for prioritizing EPA Superfund cleanup funding and enforcement actions. EPA proposes sites to the Superfund National Priorities List based on a scientiﬁc determination of risks to people and the environment.“Today’snews that EPA is adding the Ochoa Fertilizer Co. site to the National Priorities List is another example of EPA’s longstanding commitment to the people of Puerto Rico,” EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia said in a statement. “With the federal tools and resources now at our disposal, EPA is putting words into action in order to protect human health and safeguard the Guánica Bay, one of Puerto Rico’s most precious natural resources.”

lot within 500 feet of the Bay. Former facility operators manufactured ammonia, ammonium sulfate, and sulfuric acid beginning in the 1950s. The company stopped operating on the eastern lot between 1968 and 1970; however, fertilizer manufacturing on the western lot has continued to the present day. Past operations at the site

EPA adds Ochoa Fertilizer to List of Highly Contaminated Sites

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a move that will allow it to protect nearby communities from contamination, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday added the Ochoa Fertilizer Co. site in Guánica to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

legislation on the Electoral Code is in doubt due to the conﬂcts between the versions in the House and Senate.

According to the representative of the NPP, Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló, minority parties such as the Citizen Victory Movement, Dignity Project and the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), intend to make a meeting of candidates for different positions while maintaining their political organization. In this way, according to the representative, it would be three parties against two in the SEC, which would obviously give them the majority in decision-making.

The Ochoa Fertilizer Co. site includes a former fertilizer manufacturing facility near Guánica Bay in Guánica, Puerto Rico. The facility includes two parcels -- a 13-acre western lot along Guánica Bay and a 112-acre eastern

resulted in releases of hazardous substances at and from the eastern lot, contaminating soil and causing environmental degradation to Guánica Bay. As a result, there is a potential risk of exposure to nearby residents from soil contaminated with mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other contaminants.

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a single party, but in the State Elections Commission they will also have a single representative of that party,” he said.

Rep. Jose “Conny” Varela (CENTER) insisted that he will ﬁle his replacement Bills 4 and 114 with amendments.

for the PIP to support his bill to get the 26 votes, even if in the Senate he is defeated because he knows that he is going to be defeated. What he wants is to look good publicly that he was able to approve his measure. If Conny Varela insists on including his project in the measure of consensus, it will damage the consensus and of course there will be a roadblock,” he concluded.

The legislator intends to include,

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Professor of environmental engineering Helena Solo-Gabriele analyzes a Guánica Bay sediment sample for dissolved oxygen.

among other things, that minority parties can have greater participation in the administrative structure of the State Elections Commission. The majority parties, NPP and PDP, do not favor these amendments because, in their opinion, the minority parties seek to achieve an administrative majority in the State Elections Commission (SEC).

“That is political advantage,” Rodríguez Aguiló said. “There is no problem in Citizen Victory and the PIP uniting in

“Conny (Varela) knows that his project does not have the votes even within his party. As he knows that he does not have the votes, he is looking for Citizen Victory to support his bill, for some representatives of the NPP to be able to approve his bill,

In addition, previous studies from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration identified elevated levels of contamination near the site that could threaten corals, fish, and aquatic life. Studies from the University of Miami also show elevated PCB levels in bay sediment and fish samples. The University also evaluated blood samples from Guánica residents for PCBs. The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources supports the inclusion of the site to the SuperfundThousandsNPL.of contaminated sites, from landfills, processing plants, to manufacturing facilities exist nationally due to hazardous waste being dumped, left out in the open, or otherwise improperly managed. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will accelerate EPA’s work to help communities clean up these contaminated sites with a $3.5 billion investment in the Superfund Remedial Program and reinstates the Superfund chemical excise taxes, making it one of the largest investments in American history to address legacy pollution. This historic investment strengthens EPA’s ability to tackle threats to human health and the environment, and EPA has already set action in motion to clear the backlog of the 49 contaminated sites which had been awaiting funding to start remedial action.

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The Greene-Boebert-Gaetz wing has never shown such acumen, Buck said, but it has something that Freedom Caucus leaders in the past and present have never had — a loyal, large following.“Atthispoint, they are way ahead of where the Freedom Caucus was in terms of outside strength,” Buck said. “They have huge profiles. They can get people animated more than the Freedom Caucus ever could.”

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Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) applaud former President Donald Trump during an event in Washington, July 26, 2022. If McCarthy becomes speaker of the House, he will have to manage a Republican caucus that has shifted ever further to the right.

“I will operate in kindness and love, and at the same time take hard stands,” Brecheen said in an interview, vowing, for instance, never to vote to raise the government’s borrowing limit, despite the risk of undermining the world’s faith in federal bond sales. “At some point, we have to draw a line in the sand.”

Other candidates have emerged who could revive a corps of conservatives who bedeviled past Republican speakers as they tried to raise Washington’s statutory borrowing limit, keep the

“Whomever is elected to this seat will be groomed for conformity into moderate positions and debt spending by the Republican establish ment,” he proclaims on his campaign website. “Only a rare few won’t feast at the buffet of compromise.”Brecheen assures voters he won’t be tempted.As the general election season begins in earnest, the House Republican conference ap pears destined for a more conservative, fractious future no matter which party wins a majority, thanks to the candidates chosen by voters in the most solidly GOP districts.

“If Trump endorses McCarthy and stays with him, these folks will stay with him,” said Doug Heye, a Republican leadership aide during the Obama-era GOP majorities. “But,” he added, “all bets are off if Trump pulls away.”

forced the shutdown of much of the federal go vernment several times, and nearly prompted a default on government debt.

“I think it’ll be very difficult,” said Jacob Rubashkin, an analyst with the nonpartisan pu blication Inside Elections, a political forecaster.

But, he added, “Kevin McCarthy is not NancySincePelosi.”Newt Gingrich’s “Republican Revo lution” of 1994, compromise in some corners of the party has been a dirty word, and those corners have grown, first with the Tea Party movement of 2010, then with the “America First” wave of Donald Trump’s era.

government funded and operating, and approve annual military and intelligence policy bills. Such prospects seem so harrowing that one former Republican leadership aide, who insisted on anonymity, said he hoped Democratic leaders would raise the debt ceiling in the lame-duck session of Congress this winter rather than risk the first-ever default on U.S. government debt.

“It’s been remarkable to see Nancy Pelosi handle a narrow majority. So it is possible to pass bills with only a couple of votes to spare.”

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Why a narrow, hard-right GOP House majority could spell chaos

Josh Brecheen, an ardent Republican who is virtually assured of victory in November to represent an overwhelmingly red House seat in eastern Oklahoma, has a message that is geared as much toward GOP leaders in Washington as it is toward his party’s voters: He’s not going to the Capitol to make friends.

Even with leverage, the Trump wing would have to know how to use it. Brendan Buck, who served as a top aide to Ryan when he was speaker, said that the House Freedom Caucus had never been clear on its policy aims, but that its members understood parliamentary procedures — how to threaten the tenure of a speaker — and how to use their unity and membership totals to wreak havoc.

Taylor Greene of Georgia, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Matt Gaetz of Florida and Paul Gosar of Arizona have already formed the core of a House caucus that is loyal to Trump and further to the right than the House Freedom Caucus and its predecessors, groups of conservatives who tormented the two most recent Republican speakers, John Boehner and Paul Ryan. The House Republicans’ right flank

Numerous Republican contenders in batt leground districts have taken fringe positions or espoused conspiracy theories. Democrats have trained their sights on these candidates, hoping to block a wave of extremism. But the number of open seats in solidly Republican districts means that the party is still favored to secure a narrow majority.That could spell trouble for Republican leaders like Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, the man who would be speaker, and their ability to govern.Itcould also mean that the government will struggle to perform such mundane tasks as keeping itself from defaulting on its debt and plunging the global financial system into chaos. At the same time, a Republican-led stream of impeachments — as some lawmakers have promised for the attorney general, the homeland security secretary, the education secretary and the president — could serve as an endless string of distractions for the executive branch.

The former president’s hold on the party has added an element of uncertainty: The selfdescribed America First Caucus, a small group of House members whose loyalty to him appears to eclipse all else, is likely to grow next year. And the group could break with the Republican House leadership at any time if Trump orders it to do so.

When Republicans were predicting a seismic sweep in November, the influence of the far-right caucus was less worrying for leadership. A strong Republican majority would give Mc Carthy room to maneuver — and to lose support from some far-right Republicans on raising the debt ceiling and funding the government. Now, however, as political winds shift toward the De mocrats, prognosticators like David Wasserman, a House analyst at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, see a narrow 10-to-20-seat Republican majority and trouble ahead.

The use of genetic or forensic genealogy, which uses DNA databases to match unidentified remains, such as those of Chahorski, to a large network of people, has grown in re cent years. The method has increasingly been used to solve violent crimes as the technology has been fine-tuned, said David Mittelman, the founder and chief executive of Othram Inc., the private DNA laboratory that built the profiles used to solve Chahorski’s case.

In a 1988 murder, DNA is used to identify both the victim and her killer

Her identity and that of her killer would remain un known for nearly 34 years.

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“She was just a free spirit. She liked to travel,” said Joe Montgomery, a special agent in charge at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, who has been in close contact with Chahorski’s mother, Mary Beth Smith. “She was hitchhiking, even though her mother warned her against doing that. She wanted to see parts of the country.”

Wise worked for Western Carolina Trucking and lived in the Carolinas as well as in Florida, Montgomery said. His trucking route would have taken him through Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama, “which would have put him in the direct route where Stacey was found.”

Othram collaborated with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, which funded the work done to identify Chahorski. But funding for the killer’s identification came from the true-crime media company Audiochuck, which sponsors Othram.

“We make a lot of our living by taking these stories from the true-crime community,” Flowers said, “and it’s really important to us to make sure we’re giving back in a really tangible way and actually helping solve cases.”

know she was making her way back home.

Genetic genealogy has been used to solve high-profile cold cases, including in 2018 to identify Joseph James DeAn gelo as the Golden State Killer, who had been linked to more than 50 rapes and 12 murders in California between 1976 and 1986. Montgomery said the successful conclusion of that case “became the driving force behind where we got to where we are today.”

In genetic genealogy, some of the databases used to come from people who had independently submitted their DNA to websites like Ancestry.com or 23andMe to find rela tives or track their hereditary history. Two databases — Family Tree DNA and GEDmatch — enable law enforcement use, or ask users to consent to having their profiles accessed by the authorities.Thishasraised some questions regarding genetic privacy. Many experts say the advances in science have outpaced the ability to regulate the field. Experts are discussing privacy concerns and the best ways to address them, while still doing this important work, said Mechthild Prinz, director of the forensic science program at the John Jay College of CriminalGeneticJustice.genealogy is “so successful, but it would be good to put some regulations in place,” Prinz said.

Now, with information from forensic genealogy testing, the authorities believe the victim to be Stacey Lyn Chahorski, a 19-year-old who was hitchhiking across the United States, making her way home to Norton Shores, Michigan.

Chahorski’s skeletal remains had degraded over time, he said, a common challenge with cases that are decades old. Sometimes older remains can yield very little DNA to work with. Ultimately, modern techniques were used to help solve Chahorski’s case. Bodily fluid found near where Chahorski’s body was discovered was eventually traced to Wise.

identity was established in March. Her killer’s was determined just days ago and announced Tuesday.

Solving a cold case like the killing of Chahorski twice over is “extremely unique,” said Montgomery, who took over the case in 2005.

The company, which produces the popular “Crime Junkie” and “Anatomy of Murder” podcasts, helps fund Othram’s work with a preference that the money be used to solve cases or homicides with unidentified victims, said Ashley Flowers, the founder and CEO of Audiochuck. But it otherwise does not have a say in how the sponsorship money, which they’ve provided for at least a year and a half, is used.

Special Agent Joe Montgomery of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, left, said the authorities belie ved “all along” that the killer was a truck driver. “We just could not figure out who it was,” he said.

They have also identified the killer, in a rare instance in which investigative genetic genealogy was used to identify both the victim and the killer in the same case. Henry Fredrick Wise, a truck driver who regularly drove the I-59 corridor, was the person who killed Chahorski, the authorities said at a news conference Tuesday.

“It’s incredible,” he said. “As an agent, you live with these cases. It was overwhelming.”

The authorities believed “all along” that the killer was a truck driver, Montgomery said. “We just could not figure out who it was.”

Othram conducts only victim identification work, unlike other genetic genealogy companies that might also work on adoption matching, heritage research or medical testing. The organization works with law enforcement at local, state and federal levels to help get answers, Mittelman said.

After Othram built the DNA profile, the information was turned over to law enforcement in Georgia, who did

Chahorski called Smith in September of 1988 to let her

Montgomery said Wise most likely picked her up at a truck stop. Wise, who was also a stunt driver, died in a mo tor vehicle accident at the Myrtle Beach Speedway in South Carolina in Chahorski’s1999.

the genealogical research. At the news conference Tuesday, Montgomery said the genealogy testing “does not tell you exactly who it is” but develops a profile. “It’s almost like a tree and you’re working your way back toward the trunk,” he said.

December 1988, two Department of Transportation workers in north Georgia found a young woman’s body on Interstate 59 in Dade County, about 5 miles from the Alabama state line. The woman had been strangled and abandoned on a northbound lane.

Wise had a criminal history in multiple states that in cluded charges of theft, assault and obstruction of a police officer. If Wise committed other unsolved crimes, Montgomery said, “they should come to light now.”

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Q: One last question, Ivan. Inquiring minds want to know: What do you drive?

Andrew Alfaro opening a ﬁre hydrant to cool down during the heat wave in Sacramento.

solar supplies decline and we can’t store leftover solar power because we don’t have enough batteries.

Q: I hate to ask, but should I rethink my electric car with all this stress on the grid?

At this point, though, some of us have questions, particularly since Tuesday, when state emergency ofﬁcials sent a blaring alert to tens of millions of cellphones after the grid was brought to the brink of rolling blackouts amid record, Death Valley-style heat.

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Q: Is that why I got what sounded like a vibrating Amber Alert on my cellphone Tuesday?

There also are serious issues about safety that come with a loss of power, in particular for older adults and those with health concerns. The manager of the state grid has ordered rolling blackouts (which are different from the “public safety power shut-offs” used to prevent wildﬁres) just once in the last couple of decades.

The huge heat dome that has engulfed California for more than a week appears to be weakening, although meteorologists say triple-digit temperatures will remain a couple more days. On Wednesday, residents were asked yet again to conserve power between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., when the grid tends to get strained. Don’t be surprised if Thursday brings yet another so-called ﬂex alert.

A: Clean energy technologies like solar and wind power have initially been blamed during extreme events in California and Texas during the last two years, but those resources, along with storage, typically have played signiﬁcant roles in supporting the electric grid. Bernadette Del Chiaro, the executive director of the California Solar and Storage Association, will tell you that the problem isn’t solar. It’s that California uses a lot of electricity in its hot summers, particularly in the evenings. But when the sun starts to set,

taking it seriously and ignore it. Times reporter Jill Cowan caught the governor outside a tech conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, and he bluntly told her, “I’m hoping we don’t have to do that again.”

I spoke with Rob Gramlich, president of Grid Strategies, which aims to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the electric grid through use of clean energy. A former economic adviser at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Gramlich noted that California is playing catch up in improving its electric equipment, and extreme heat waves only make it all the more challenging.

Q: Hence the 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. “ﬂex alerts.” Do they work?

So I turned to my smart New York Times colleague Ivan Penn, who covers energy from our Los Angeles bureau. Here’s our conversation, edited for clarity and space.

A: President Joe Biden refers to the period we are in as the “energy transition.” And like with any transition, this one comes with some uncomfortable challenges.

A: I have an almost four-year-old combustion engine car. But my next one will be electric.

A: Several years ago, during the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage plant leak, a meme circulated on social media asking something like: “Are Californians afraid of the dark?”

But he said that rather than ditch their zero-emission vehicles, if Californians want to keep power rates low and reach their carbon targets, the key is to develop ways to charge electric vehicles when power is cheap. During “ﬂex alerts,” that’s before 4 p.m. or after 9 p.m., but when California isn’t in the middle of a record heat wave, it’s typically in the middle of the day when solar power is plentiful and at its peak.

Q: Is our growing reliance on solar power raising the risk of blackouts?

Everything helps. But under those circumstances, some question whether issuing “ﬂex alerts” days before the situation became truly dire may have allowed complacency to set in.

A: One of the easiest ways for everyone to participate in conservation is to warn consumers that energy supply is potentially tight and couple it with urging them to use less power, like setting thermostats to 78 degrees or delaying electric vehicle charging until off-peak hours during a heat wave. But Elliot Mainzer, the president and chief executive of the California Independent System Operator, which manages the statewide electric grid, described Tuesday’s conditions as an “extraordinarily difﬁcult day for the grid.”

A: That alarm might have been a shock for the tens of millions of Californians who received it, but that was the point. Electricity demand had reached a critical level at which supplies had become perilously low. Electricity use had remained high despite the “ﬂex alerts,” and the sweltering heat wasn’t quitting. But Mainzer and Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear that neither of them plans to make those emergency texts a regular part of the state’s outreach. Overuse of that tool would have diminishing returns — people would stop

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After the 2000-01 energy crisis and the rolling blackouts that left many without power and helped cost Gov. Gray Davis his job, rotating power outages are something the state works hard to avoid.

Q: Why is California going to such lengths to avoid rolling blackouts? Is it really that awful for the lights to temporarily go out?

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When the results came back this summer, they revealed signs of inﬂammation in the dolphin’s brain and the surrounding tissues, Walsh said. Scientists have previously documented brain inﬂammation in fox kits infected with the virus, which can cause neurological symptoms in birds and mammals.

But now that dolphins and porpoises are known to be susceptible, researchers can begin to look for the virus more proactively, including in any tissue samples they previously collected.

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That, in turn, has put mammals that encounter wild birds

dolphin found dead in a Florida canal this past spring tested positive for a highly virulent strain of bird flu, scientists said Wednesday. The announcement came a week after Swedish of ficials reported that they had found the same type of avian influenza in a stranded porpoise.

“Our surveillance activities on a global scale are never sensitive enough to pick up the only two events of this kind,” said Webby, who was not involved in the initial detection of the virus but is now working with the Florida team on follow-up studies.The virus has become so widespread in birds that it would not be surprising to see the pathogen pop up in other unexpected species, he added. “Unfortunately, I think this is maybe just sort of a sign of what’s to come should this virus not disappear,” he added.Experts emphasize that the risk to humans remains low. In the United States, the version of the virus that is circulating has caused just one documented human infection, in a person known to have had contact with poultry, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Now, everybody’s going to be on guard for this,” Walsh said. “And that’ll help tell us how serious this really is for cetaceans on the coastlines.” found in dolphin in Florida and porpoise in Sweden

Abottlenose

This strain of bird ﬂu, known as Eurasian H5N1, has spread rapidly through domestic poultry, affecting tens of millions of farmed birds, according to the Agriculture Department. Compared to previous versions of the virus, this lineage has taken an especially heavy toll on wild bird populations, felling eagles, owls, pelicans and more.

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But the spread of the virus to new species poses potential risks to wildlife and provides the virus with new chances to mutate and adapt to mammalian hosts.

at risk. As the outbreaks expanded this spring, the virus turned up in foxes, bobcats, skunks and other species. The virus has also been blamed for a spike in seal strandings in Maine, where bird ﬂu has been detected in both gray and harbor seals.

The Florida dolphin, a young male, was found in March in a canal in Dixie County, where area residents noticed that the animal had become trapped between the pilings of a pier and a sea wall, said Dr. Michael Walsh, a veterinarian at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine who leads the university’s marine animal rescue program.

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Whether the virus contributed to the dolphin’s death remains unknown, as does precisely how the animal contracted it. But it is not hard to imagine a young dolphin investigating an ailing bird near the shoreline, Walsh said, adding: “These animals are always curious about their environment and checking things out. So if he came upon a sick, either dying or dead, bird, he might be very curious about it. He might mouth it.”

The virus was also responsible for the death of a porpoise found stranded in Sweden in June, the Swedish National Veterinary Institute said last week. The pathogen was found in several of the animal’s organs, including the brain, according to the agency.So

far, there is no evidence that cetaceans are spreading the virus to one another, Webby said. And Webby’s team, which has isolated and sequenced the virus detected in the Florida dolphin, has not found any signs that it has developed mutations associated with adaptation to mammals. “It still very much looks like a virus that you would pick up out of a bird,” he said.

Subsequent laboratory testing turned up Eurasian H5N1 in the dolphin’s brain and lungs. “The brain tissue really showed a high level of virus,” Walsh said.

At the time, the scientists had no reason to suspect that bird ﬂu had made its way into dolphins, and they were not in a particular rush, said Walsh, who collaborated on the investigation with Dr. Robert Ossiboff, a veterinary pathologist, and Andrew Allison, a veterinary virologist, both at the University of

This version of the virus, which has spread widely among North American and European birds, has affected an unusually broad array of species. But these ﬁndings represent the ﬁrst two documented cases in cetaceans, a group of marine mammals that includes dolphins, porpoises and whales.

It is too soon to say how commonly the virus infects cetaceans, but its discovery in two different species on two different continents suggests that there have “almost certainly” been other cases, said Richard Webby, an inﬂuenza virologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

A dolphin swims along a boat in Ten Thousand Islands, off the coast of Everglades City, Fla., Dec. 2019.

By the time rescuers arrived, the dolphin had died, he said. The team, which routinely conducts necropsies, collected a variety of samples from the dolphin and stored them until they could be analyzed in more detail.

Of ficials had not identified the source of the contamination or revealed the results of efforts to flush the city’s water supply as of Wednesday afternoon.

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Fearing E. coli, west Baltimore boils water in latest crisis

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In the same time period, the city’s median household income has only increased by 60%, the report said. Baltimore’s low-income, majority Black neighborhoods have been disproportionately affected by the divestment and failing infrastructure.“It’snot a coincidence that this is happening in predominantly Black cities like Jackson and Baltimore and Flint,” Eckel said.

“Becauseinfrastructure.ofthe neglect of the federal government to reinvest in our water systems and make sure that communities can have safe drinking water, we’re going to continue to see crises like Jackson and Baltimore on varying scales across the country,” Eckel said.

People in the advisory areas were told to boil tap water for more than one minute before using it for activities such as drinking, preparing baby formula and washingBaltimoredishes.

than 1,500 West Baltimore homes and businesses have been under a boil-water advisory since Monday after the detection of E. coli bacteria in water supply samples over the weekend. It is the latest crisis affecting American access to safe water.

In New York, residents of a public housing complex have been advised to avoid drinking tap water since Friday after elevated levels of arsenic were found in a water sample. In Michigan last month, more than 130,000 people were under a boil-water advisory for a little more than a day after a break in a water main.

Over the past four weeks, hundreds of thousands of Americans temporarily lost access to safe drinking water. In Jackson, Mississippi, more than 150,000 residents were without access to safe drinking water for a week until water pressure was restored Monday.

In Baltimore, the Department of Public Works issued a required boil-water advisory after it detected E. coli in water samples taken at three locations in the Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park neighborhoods during routine testing Friday. The department also issued a precautionary boil-water advisory for large parts of Baltimore and Baltimore County.

The city was distributing up to 3 gallons of bottled water per household Wednesday at three locations. Community groups also organized water distribution, including deliveries for people with limited mobility.TylerAlcorn, a community activist who plans to run for mayor in 2024, said he was distributing bottled water to his neighbors in the Franklin Square area, which borders a neighborhood where the E. coli contamination was detected. “I have spoken to several people who said, ‘I didn’t know this is happening,’ ” Alcorn, 26, said.Alcorn said he and his partner were boiling water for themselves and collecting bottled water for their neighbors, many of whom he said were older and unable to go to the distribution sites. He said he was concerned about what would happen if people were sickened by the E. coli contamination, especially because many of the people he spoke with were unaware that a water advisory was in place.

Water bills in Baltimore increased by 500% in the past two decades because of the rising cost of infrastructure maintenance and decreasing federal funding, according to a report released in July by the Maryland advisory committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

E. coli bacteria can be found in the environment, foods and intestines of people and animals. Most people with infections start to feel sick three to four days after eating or drinking something that contains the bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“There has been no mobilization of health care resources or any type of plan in place that will enable people to seek medical attention in a streamlined process,” he Riannasaid.Eckel, an organizer with Food and Water Watch, a consumer advocacy group, and the Baltimore Right to Water Coalition, said the problem stemmed from the lack of investment in the city’s water infrastructure over several decades.

City Public Schools said Tuesday that the district would be using bottled water for drinking and food preparation after dozens of schools were affected by the advisories.

Across the country, water is becoming less affordable because of infrastructure costs, a decrease in funding and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events that put stress on water systems. The infrastructure bill that Presi-

The director of the city’s department of public works, Jason Mitchell, said at a news conference Monday that the city was identifying construction projects that could have affected the water supply, searching for leaks and checking chlorine levels in the water. “We are conﬁdent that these positive test results are not associated with our three wastewater treatment plants,” Mitchell said.

Water bills in Baltimore have increased by 500 percent in the last two decades because of the rising cost of infrastructure maintenance and a decrease in federal funding, according to a July report.

dent Joe Biden signed into law in November directs $55 billion to expand access to clean drinking water over ﬁve years. The Environmental Protection Agency estimated in 2018 that $472.6 billion would be needed in the next 20 years for drinking water

The Apple Watch Ultra is the latest exam ple of how the company can extend its tenta cles. It thrusts Apple into a corner of the smart watch market dominated by Garmin, which does about $2.6 billion in sales to endurancesports competitors, according to IDC. With Apple’s brand recognition and the iPhone’s po pularity, it should be able to cut into that share, Jeronimo said. It already claims nearly 51% of

“Theloyalty.more products you have from Apple, the more impossible it becomes to leave Apple for another player,” said Francisco Jeroni mo, vice president of device research at IDC, a market research firm. “Your entire life becomes

New features for Apple’s wireless ear buds, the AirPods Pro, include the ability to change the volume with the swipe of a finger. While the iPhone still accounts for more than half of Apple’s sales, the smartwatches and AirPods, which require an iPhone to work opti mally, have helped the company build a fortress around its most important device, deepening customer

Garmin said on Wednesday that Apple’s move into adventure smartwatches validated the business it had built. “We will continue to push the limits of GPS-enabled technology and remain committed to creating innovative pro ducts designed for active lifestyle customers around the world,” said Krista Klaus, a com pany spokesperson.

Apple on Wednesday unveiled a fitnessfocused version of its wearable computer, the Apple Watch Ultra. Aimed at triathletes, dis tance runners, scuba divers and backcountry enthusiasts, the rugged $800 model features a larger screen and improved durability. It also has an “action” button to make it easier to use while wearing gloves, bigger speakers for calls in windy conditions and a larger battery with a 36-hour life span on a charge.

part of a single ecosystem.”

From left, a new Apple Watch 8, Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch SE on display at Apple headquarters on Wednesday.

Apple has used the iPhone, which has more than 1 billion users, to enter new markets and conquer unrelated businesses. It has hel ped Apple disrupt the finance industry with its own credit card, the watchmaking profession with its own timepiece and the audio industry with its wireless headphones.

The Apple Watch’s new abilities overs hadowed more modest updates to the iPhone lineup. Apple released introductory and higherpriced versions of the iPhone 14 with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. Both models add the abilities of a satellite phone, allowing users to connect with emergency services in rural and other remote environments so they can get help if they are lost while hiking or find themselves in some other dire situation.

the past decade, September has been the month when Apple revea led its latest iPhone. The company served up swaggering advances in technolo gy, year after year, that propelled its business as Apple became the world’s most valuable company.But

Apple saved its biggest design changes for the iPhone 14 Pro, which costs $999, the same as last year’s flagship phone. The new phone eliminates the notch for its Face ID system in favor of a small cutout that contains the front camera and displays alerts and notifications. The phone also has an “always on” display to illuminate information like a clock without un locking the phone, and a slimmer, black border around the Unlikescreen.thelower-priced iPhone 14, the Pro model features a new processor, the A16, which supports an improved camera with a larger sensor for better photos. It also supports new machine-learning algorithms to enhance the details and sharpness of photographs.

The lower-priced iPhone 14, which costs $800, features last year’s processor but has im proved front and rear cameras with larger sen sors to capture clearer photos in low light.

Apple unveils wew iPhone and Smartwatch with a focus on fitness

as the marquee device has grown older and its improvements have gotten more incremental, the tech giant has shifted its focus to younger products with more runway for in novation: the Apple Watch and AirPods.

the smartwatch market, more than double its closest competitor, Samsung.

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In addition to the fitness-focused watch, Apple released an update for its traditional watch, the Series 8, with a sensor to track body temperature and a feature called “crash detec tion,” which can identify when an Apple Watch wearer is in a car crash and notify family and emergency services.

Apple unveiled the products at the Ste ve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, the first time it had held a product event there since 2019. The venue was packed with journalists and employees, who celebrated the return to normalcy by cheering as CEO Tim Cook took the stage to introduce an infomercial detailing the new products.

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“The Uber legal team had all the information it needed” in order to decide whether the company should report the 2016 security incident to the agency, he said.

Lawyers for Uber’s ex-security chief say company scapegoated him

The government accuses Sullivan of failing to disclose the breach to the FTC while the agency investigated Uber over an earlier incident.

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The two young men responsible for the incident later pleaded guilty to hacking. One of them is expected to testify in the trial.

He said that 30 people at the company had known about the breach and that Khosrowshahi had been aware of it for almost three months before the company had reported it. By putting the blame on Sullivan, he argued, Uber’s new management team was able to wash their hands of the incident.

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Sullivan, he argued, properly disclosed the incident to the legal team and others at the company.

The data breach did not become public until 2017, when Dara Khosrowshahi became Uber’s new CEO and ﬁred Sullivan. Uber declined to comment for this story.

“You won’t hear a single witness take that stand and say that Joe Sullivan told them to lie to the FTC or destroy documents or hide what had happened from Uber’s senior management or the Uber legal team,” said David Angeli, one of Sullivan’s attorneys.

One of Sullivan’s attorneys said the responsibility for reporting the incident had rested with Uber’s legal team.

$100,000 and had them sign nondisclosure agreements, federal prosecutors said. The company did not disclose the incident to the public or inform the Federal Trade Commission of it.

“His mantra was Uber 2.0,” Angeli said of Khosrowshahi. “He wanted to turn the page of what Uber was doing.”Andrew Dawson, an assistant U.S. attorney, said Sullivan had tried to conceal the incident both before and after Khosrowshahi had joined the company. “This is a case about a cover-up, about payoffs and about lies,” he said. “The evidence will show that Mr. Sullivan paid for the hackers’ silence” because Uber was being investigated by the DawsonFTC.said

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The Uber of ﬁces in San Francisco, Feb. 17, 2022. A federal trial began on Wednesday, Sept. 7, for Joe Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor who is accused of not disclosing a data breach while at the company.

prosecutors say Joe Sullivan obstructed justice when in 2016, as the chief of security for Uber, he failed to disclose a breach of driver and customer records to government regulators.

Corporate security of ﬁcials say the trial’s outcome could inform how they handle security incidents, including how they interact with hackers and when they reveal information to consumers and regulators.

Sullivan referred the hackers to Uber’s bug bounty program, a common way of paying “white hat” security researchers to identify and report security vulnerabilities in popular online services, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Through the program, Uber paid the hackers

But Sullivan’s lawyers say that he in no way concealed the incident and that claims that he broke the law stem from Uber’s efforts to recast its image following the turbulent reign of the company’s former CEO Travis Kalanick.Opening

Angeli said that the notion that Sullivan had concealed the breach was a “narrative” created by Uber’s new executive team and that Khosrowshahi had accused Sullivan of failing to disclose the incident because Khosrowshahi had wanted to distance the company from its past.

arguments began Wednesday in a San Francisco federal court in what is expected to be a monthlong trial for Sullivan, who, in addition to obstruction of justice, is accused of concealing a felony. Many security experts believe that Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, is the ﬁrst executive at a company to face potential criminal liability for a data breach.

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In all 50 states, companies are required to disclose security breaches if hackers download personally identiﬁable data and a certain number of users are affected. There is no federal law requiring companies or executives to reveal breaches to regulators.

“There is the threat of jail time. You can’t put a company in jail. You can put an executive in jail. Now, that is on the table,” said Chinmayi Sharma, a scholar-inresidence and lecturer at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.In2016, Sullivan learned that hackers had gained access to the personal data of about 600,000 Uber drivers and additional personal information associated with 57 million riders and drivers, according to the criminal complaint against him.

Sullivan had lied to Khosrowshahi in an email describing the incident to the new Uber CEO, implying that the hackers had not downloaded any data from the Angelicompany.argued that Sullivan had very few communications with the FTC during the agency’s investigation of Uber and that the company’s lawyers had been responsible for its response to the investigation.

“We do not believe the bottom is in for stocks ... while many investors are focused on a retest of the mid-June lows, we believe the market has the potential to fall below that threshold.”Data earlier in the day showed ADP private payrolls increased by 132,000 jobs in August, falling short of econo mists’ forecast of job growth of 288,000, according to a Re uters poll.Itcame ahead of the more comprehensive and closely watched jobs data on Friday which is expected to show non farm payrolls rose by 300,000 last month after recording a 528,000 increase in July.

markets of the US are expecting a monthly decline as worries about interest hike by Federal Bank of US U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Wednesday and were set for sharp monthly declines as investors worried how much the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates to tame inflation, while chipmakers slid after tepid forecasts from Seagate and HP Inc.

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The benchmark S&P 500 is up 9.7% from its mid-June lows but remains in the bear market after plummeting earlier this year.

The three main indexes were on pace for their worst August performance since 2015, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 3.9% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s blunt and hawkish remarks on Friday about keeping monetary policy tight “for some time” quashed hopes of more modest rate hikes.

“At this point, any softening in labor market, housing data is something that the market will embrace because of the implication for the Fed,” said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.

At 12:12 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 20.43 points, or 0.06%, at 31,770.44, the S&P 500 was up 2.26 points, or 0.06%, at 3,988.42, and the Nasdaq Com posite was up 17.32 points, or 0.15%, at 11,900.46..

Meanwhile, mixed economic data signaling an easing of price pressures and a tight labor market also weighed on investors’ minds heading into September, which is typically a weak month for stock market returns

“The conundrum facing markets is that the Federal Re serve either needs to raise interest rates much faster, or in flation must start to decline at a much faster clip,” Michael Landsberg, chief investment officer, Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management said in a note.

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Shares of Seagate dipped 2.9%, while HP Inc dropped 6.1% after it forecast downbeat quarterly and full-year profit on slowing PC sales.

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“Markets are finding a level right now, we will have to wait for the next inflation and nonfarm payroll print to get a better sense.”

Chipmakers slid 1.1% after Seagate Technology Hold ings slashed its first-quarter earnings expectations, citing mac roeconomic concerns that are forcing cloud companies and PC makers to cut inventory levels.

In “The King’s Speech” (2010), the young Princess Elizabeth, played by Freya Wilson, appears briefly in the backdrop of the drama about the efforts of her father, now King George VI, to overcome his stut ter and address the nation with confidence and authority when Britain enters the war, in 1939. (The real-life queen was said to have found the movie “moving and enjo yable.”)“ARoyal Night Out” (2015) takes place amid the euphoria of V-E Day in London in 1945. Sprung from Buckingham Palace to

An inscrutable monarch, endlessly scrutinized onstage and onscreen

In another Lifeti me movie, “William & Catherine: A Ro yal Romance” (2011), Jane Alexander did the honors as the queen, adjusting to

It was the perfect expression of Elizabeth’s rare ability to be everywhere at once without giving herself away, and the tiniest glimpse into her understated sense of humor. As the world watched the ope ning ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olym pics in London, it found, to its delight, that the queen was playing along.

Wouldn’t it be fun to imagine that the behind-closed-doors queen is in fact full of mischief and spontaneity? In “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” (1988), Elizabeth (Jeannette Charles, whose uncanny resemblance to the real monarch kept the roles coming over the years) for some reason attends an Angels-Mariners baseball game at Dodger Stadium. She throws out the first pitch, takes part in The Wave and is saved from an assassination plot when Leslie Nielsen’s character, in a huge break with royal protocol, wrestles her down and shields her with his body.

On “Saturday Night Live” in the 2010s, Fred Armisen imagined the queen as a swa ggering, foul-mouthed East End gangster. Deploying a Cockney accent, his Elizabeth threatens and menaces Kate Middleton, newly engaged to Prince William, the mi nute the prince leaves the room. (Bill Hader played the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, as equally pugilistic.)

The queen makes endless appearances in the countless dramas devoted to the di sastrous marriage between her son Charles and his wife Diana, the Princess of Wales. Usually her job is to express horror at their dysfunction or register disapproval on how their unroyal behavior is affecting their children, their family and the monarchy.

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Her life was remarkable for being long, her reign remarkable for encompassing so much history. But no one was beheaded, no one was plotted against, no one was imprisoned in a tower. Dramas about her predecessors in the job — Elizabeth I, Hen ry V, Henry VIII, Richard II, to name a few — are full of grand plots and high stakes. Dramas about Elizabeth II were more in ward-looking, all trying to address the tan talizing and unanswerable question about her: What sort of person was she?

Actor Maggie Sulli van played the queen for each of those.

A brief film that helped tee off the ce remony opened with James Bond (a blacktie-wearing Daniel Craig) bustling into Buckingham Palace, dodging several royal corgis and entering the office of the mo narch. She was at her desk, resplendent in pink. “Good evening, Mr. Bond,” she said.

As Queen

The Queen as a Literary Character

The younger generation of the royal family has featured in numerous rippedfrom-the-headlines TV melodramas. The romance between Prince Harry and Me ghan Markle, for ins tance, has been the subject of three Life time TV films (so far).

The Queen as Herself

As Royal Grandmother

The two then flew by helicopter across London and parachuted into Olym pic Stadium — Elizabeth, unsurprisingly, had a stunt double for that part — before the film ended. And then the real queen, in the same pink outfit, regally took her seat as the audience in the stadium roared its delighted approval. Perhaps she was touched or thrilled; it was impossible to know.

The actors who have wrestled with that issue are too many to count. “The Crown” alone needed three women to portray Eli zabeth at different eras of her life: Claire Foy in her early life, Olivia Colman in the middle years and Imelda Staunton as the queen in winter.

In an effort to demystify themselves that they later regretted, the Windsors in 1969 were the subjects of a 90-minute flyon-the-wall documentary, “Royal Family.” Watched by 37 million Britons, it included scenes in which Prince Philip attempted to cook sausages on a barbecue, Prince Char les went water-skiing and the queen fed ca rrots to her horses. The queen later ordered that the movie never be broadcast again, deciding that it had shed perhaps too much light on her family.

The Queen in Comedy

Choice examples of this genre inclu de “Princess in Love,” a trashy film about how Diana cheated on Charles with James Hewitt, an army captain, much to the dis may of the queen (Lisa Daniely). There is also “Whatever Love Means,” an equally trashy account of the adulterous roman ce between Prince Charles and his former girlfriend and future wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, in which the queen is played by Stella McCusker. Most recently, “Spencer” (2021), starred Kristin Stewart as a mentally fragile Diana and featured Stella Gonet as Elizabeth, by turns alarmed and uncompre hending as her daughter-in-law unravels before her eyes.

Her face was utterly impassive.

her grandson’s decision to marry a com moner.

The Queen Onstage

Her regal reserve, her impassive ex pressions, her resistance to personal reve lation — all of it made the queen, who died Thursday at 96, an irresistible object of ima ginative speculation. She was an outline of a woman that people could fill in however they fancied. And fill it in they did. Over the years, Elizabeth was a character in an endless stream of feature films, made-forTV movies and television series — biopics, satires, dramas, comedies, you name it — as well as in the occasional documentary, play, musical and novel.

Charles reprised her role as Eliza beth in other movies, including “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” (1985), in which she meets Chevy Chase in a recep tion line in a dream sequence, and spy spoof “Austin Powers in Goldmember” (2002), in which she knights the title cha racter, played by Mike Myers.

he was the most opaque of celebrities, a silent film star somehow thriving in a TikTok world. If no one except her clo sest friends and family knew what Queen Elizabeth II was really like, that’s exactly how she wanted it.

nal pressure and express herself in public.

Later, Mirren would reprise her role onstage in Peter Morgan’s “The Audience” (2013), playing the queen over the course of 60 years as she talks politics and other matters with a succession of prime minis ters at their scheduled weekly meetings.

Prunella Scales made a sudden, witty appearance as the queen in Alan Bennett’s one-act play “A Question of Attribution” (1988), about Anthony Blunt, Elizabeth’s “surveyor of pictures” — essentially the cu rator of her art collection — who was later exposed as a Soviet spy.

mingle, incognito, with the ecstatic crowds, Princess Elizabeth (Sarah Gadon) and her younger sister, Princess Margaret (Bel Powley), indulge in a wild night of drinking, dancing, flirting, wading in a fountain and riding a city bus.

And before “The Crown” there was Stephen Frears’ film “The Queen” (2006) set in the bewildering days when Bri tain erupted in grief and anger following Diana’s shocking death in a car accident, in 1997. The reticent, tradition-bound Eli zabeth, played by Helen Mirren, is shown struggling with her private anguish as she is forced over and over again to bow to natio

Here are some additional highlights of the portrayals of Elizabeth on film and ons tage, and occasionally in fiction, over the years.

“She who had led a life apart now found that she craved it,” Bennett writes. “Here in these pages and between these covers she could go unrecognized.”

One of the huge questions about the queen has been what her imaginative life was like, beyond her well-known interests in things like dogs and horses. In his winso me novella “The Uncommon Reader,” Bri tish writer Alan Bennett conjured an alter native reality in which Elizabeth happens upon a mobile library outside Buckingham Palace, and it changes her forever.

The actress Helen Hirren as Queen Elizabeth in a scene from “The Audience” at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York on Feb. 13, 2015.

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The Diana Years

As Princess Elizabeth’s early years were marked by two cataclysmic events: her uncle King Edward VIII’s abdication, in 1936, from the throne, which automatically catapulted her fragile father into the job of king and put her next in the line of succession; and World War II, which took place when she was still a teenager.

At first, she reads easier books by authors like Ivy Compton-Burnett and Nancy Mitford. Soon she is tackling Proust, discussing Jean Genet with the president of France and delving into biographies of Syl via Plath. She finds that reading gives her a better understanding of other people and, paradoxically, allows her to lose herself into anonymity and solitude.

Capping energy rates, however, should take some of the steam out of the inflation rate, which economists had projected

What is different is that none of the three is white.

In choosing her top team, Truss has created a strikingly diverse Cabinet. The country also has its first female deputy prime“Whatminister.isextraordinary is the pace of change, how this is al ready normal, and this isn’t contentious,” said Sunder Katwala, the director of British Future, a research institute that focuses on immigration, integration, race and identity. “There aren’t people going around saying, ‘Give us our country back.’”

“Look what’s happened to the Conservative Party,” Came ron said in an interview with The New York Times in 2019. “It used to be people like me: white, posh, male, rural southerners. It has now got a gender balance. It’s every people from every Black and minority ethnic group in the country.”

politics.For all that, Truss’ appointments put Britain indisputably ahead of many other European countries in the diversity of its political elite. On Wednesday, Truss used her first appearance in Parliament to point out that she is the third female Conser vative prime minister, while the opposition Labour Party has never elected a woman as leader.

Still, Truss’ inner circle, while progressive in its ethnic makeup, also has a hard ideological edge, which critics say makes it unlikely to pursue policy friendlier to Britain’s minority population or to refugees arriving in the country.

Truss has said that she will go ahead with a campaign pro mise to cut taxes, claiming that it will help lift the economy ove rall. But some critics said that such a move would only worsen the damage to Britain’s public finances and could exacerbate inflation by stoking more demand in the economy. Truss has insisted that the government could recoup some of its lost reve nue through faster economic growth.

The chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, shares Truss’ faith in free markets, desire to cut taxes and approach to deregulation. His parents, an economist and a lawyer, came to Britain from Ghana as students in the 1960s. Cerebral and selfconfident, Kwarteng attended Eton College and then won a pla ce at Cambridge University, where he excelled academically.

U.K.’s new leader lays out sweeping plan to cap energy prices

In fact, the diversity of the Cabinet can be traced to a for mer prime minister, David Cameron, who, after becoming par ty leader in 2005, altered the selection process for potential Conservative lawmakers. That effectively forced local parties to choose parliamentary candidates from lists with a bigger pro portion of female, Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

The new foreign secretary is James Cleverly, whose mother came to Britain from Sierra Leone, and who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel as an army reservist. He is perhaps the least ideological of the three, though like the other two, he was a strong proponent of Brexit.

Indeed, some argue that the diversity among Cabinet mi nisters gives Truss cover to pursue even more radical approa ches, such as a plan to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda — a policy now the responsibility of Suella Braverman, the new home secretary, whose father came to Britain from Kenya in

Prime Minister Liz Truss campaigned on a message of tax cuts and deregulation, which made the price freeze a striking ideological reversal.

The pound has traded this week at its lowest levels aga inst the dollar since 1985, when Margaret Thatcher was pri me minister, reflecting alarm about soaring inflation, a looming recession and how the government will fund so much more spending and tax cuts.

The measure, she said, would save a typical household 1,000 pounds a year, including a 400-pound reduction on bills that the last government announced in May.

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The move is intended to shield people from a jolting in crease in energy costs next month, when the annual price for electricity and natural gas for a typical British household was scheduled to jump to 3,549 pounds, from 1,971 pounds. Un der the plan, average annual costs would be capped at 2,500 pounds. Costs for businesses, charities and schools would also be capped for six months, underscoring the extraordinary reach of theTrussprogram.announced that the government would lift a ban on hydraulic fracturing and grant approvals for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. That is part of a longer-term effort to make Britain less dependent on imported energy. But the new supplies will not flow quickly enough to avert the current crisis — mainly the fallout from Russia’s retaliatory cutbacks in gas supplies to Europe.

In her remarks, Truss did not put a price tag on the poli cy, with officials saying that the cost would depend on several variables, including the market price of gas. But Britain’s plan will necessitate enormous borrowing, which could affect the government’s credit rating and the strength of its currency.

One attended Britain’s most famous private high school, Eton College; another is a top-drawer lawyer; and the third holds a senior rank as an Army reservist. The re sumes of those handed the three top Cabinet posts by Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, are typical of generations of high achievers in her ruling Conservative Party.

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could peak anywhere from 13% to 22% by early next year. Consumer prices rose more than 10% in July from a year ago, the fastest pace in four decades. Truss estimated that the price caps could curb the inflation rate by up to 5 percentage points.

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1968.“There’s a difference that makes no difference and a chan ge that leads to no change,” said Kehinde Andrews, a professor of Black studies at Birmingham City University, citing as one example the Conservatives’ immigration policy and the Rwan da plan.“The fact is that you should judge it on the policy,” he said, “and the government’s track record is horrendous.”

Truss forms a cabinet diverse in background but not in ideology

Critics point out that, unlike the overwhelming majority of Britons, Kwarteng, Braverman and Cleverly were all educa ted at private schools (albeit sometimes with financial aid, as in Kwarteng’s case) — proof that social class, rather than race or gender, is perhaps the more telling dividing line in British

Scrambling

For Truss, who campaigned on a message of tax cuts and deregulation, it was both a striking ideological reversal and a litmus test for her fledgling government. Whether the new plan will settle the nerves of people anxious about being able to heat and light their homes this winter could determine her fate as prime minister.

“This is a moment to be bold,” Truss said to a raucous Hou se of Commons. “We are facing a global energy crisis, and the re are no cost-free options.”

The plan, rolled out by Truss on her third day in office, could represent the largest government intervention in the eco nomy in decades, even bigger than the emergency measures during the coronavirus pandemic, when the state spent 78 bi llion pounds (about $90 billion) to keep people in their jobs.

It could also help determine how successfully the West will weather Russia’s efforts to use energy as a weapon against Eu ropean countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine. Although Britain is far less reliant on Rus sian energy than Germany or Italy, the structure of its energy market makes it extremely sensitive to fluctuations in the price of natural gas.

Braverman’s legal background — she is a barrister — is relevant to her new position because the government is fighting a battle in court with opponents who have stalled the Rwanda flights. She has already established herself as a hard-liner and has called for Britain to limit the influence of the European con vention on human rights, which protects basic human rights and which was written into domestic British law in 1998.

“We’re supporting this country through this winter and the next,” she said.

Cameron rejected the contention that the ethnic and racial diversity masked a lack of class diversity. Among those he na med to his Cabinet, he noted in the interview, was Sajid Javid,

to spare millions of households the pain of skyrocketing energy bills this winter, Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, announced a sweeping plan Thursday to freeze gas and electricity rates for two years, at a cost of tens of billions of pounds to the British Treasury.

sources, such as wind and nuclear, whose operating costs are lower, and use that revenue to help people and com panies struggling with energy costs.

“Cameron’s effective intervention catalyzed and sped up some that was happening in Britain,” said Katwala of British Fu ture. He added, “In Britain, we are a generation ahead of most other western European countries.”

“The challenge once this crisis is over is introducing something better,” Gloystein said.

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Some experts such as Stern worry that once Europe goes far enough down the interventionist road, it will be hard to return. “There is a feeling that all of this is tempo rary, that once we solve the problem with Putin, it will go back to normal, but it won’t,” Stern said.

ethnic minority pupils have outperformed white Britons at school in recent years. In every year from 2007 to 2021, white pupils had the lowest entry rate into higher education.

fter decades of promoting a free-market approach to the electricity and natural gas industries, Euro pean governments are taking back control of these vital functions. Record-high energy prices, partly the re sult of Russia’s throttling of gas supplies, are prompting lawmakers to discard economic orthodoxy and undo years of painstaking deregulation.

Jonathan Stern, the founder of the gas program at the Oxford Institute for Energy Re search, said this crisis is going to “largely dis mantle” the “liberalized or competitive market that took 30 years to create.”

Britain’s first Black Cabinet minister, Paul Boateng, was ap pointed in 2002, but until recently, there was little change at the highest reaches of government. When in 2010 a member of the House of Lords, Sayeeda Warsi, was appointed to the Cabinet, she was the first British politician of South Asian heritage to take up such a position. It was another four years before an elected lawmaker of South Asian heritage, Javid, joined the Cabinet.

and manipulating gas supplies has so distorted existing markets that governments had no choice but to take ac tion.“They actually managed to break the market, that is why this couldn’t go on,” said Henning Gloystein, a direc tor at Eurasia Group, a political risk firm.

Some analysts say Russia’s constraining

In Britain, with energy bills scheduled to jump in October, the government is expected to announce a freeze on gas and electric bills.

In recent years, European regulators have pushed for natural gas prices to be determined by trading on so-called hubs such as the TTF in the Netherlands rather than longer term, less transparent arrangements with suppliers such as Russia’s Gazprom or Norway’s Equi nor.

In part, the gains in government by people of color reflect social change and advances through education. On average,

That shift helped lower costs for consu mers in recent years when gas was often che ap, but in a time of war it is suddenly exposing them to skyrocketing energy prices, raising questions about whether markets can be trus ted to produce the right outcome.

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On the other hand, Gloystein said the package the European Union was proposing looked like an important step to stabilize the situation.

At the same time, the European Union has proposed a cap on Russian gas prices and negotiations with Norway, another large, but friendly, gas supplier. Because natural gas-fired power plants usually set electric power prices, Brussels wants to impose a tax on generators from nongas

The question, though, is whether Europe is heading toward a cumbersome, state-controlled system that might be a turnoff for investors.

Once subsidies for consumers begin, they may be hard to end, risking a strain on public finances, analysts say.

France has placed heavy controls on electricity pri ces for consumers, despite soaring wholesale costs. The German government has extended a line of credit worth 9 billion euros (about $9 billion) to one of the country’s largest suppliers of gas, Uniper, which Berlin apparently deems too important to fail. The German government has also agreed to take a large equity stake in the Düsseldorfbased company, and announced a 65 billion euro aid pac kage to help households keep warm during the approa ching

“We are now confronted with astronomic electricity prices for households and companies, and with an enor mous market volatility,” EU President Ursula von der Le yen said ManyWednesday.othergovernments have intervened in the ener gy sector since Russia, for decades a main supplier of energy to the continent, recently began cutting supplies.

Gaswinter.and electricity delivery were once largely a function of governments across Europe, a role solidified during the rebuilding of economies after World War II, when growing populations called for planning and strict controls over scarce resources. But in time one govern ment after another sought to liberalize these industries, much as they did with telephone services and broadcas ting, theoretically spurring companies to compete to offer the cheapest electricity and gas to customers.

Britain, perhaps the most market-oriented of the large European countries, is on the verge of taking one of the biggest steps in this direction. Prime Minister Liz Truss, two days into office, is widely expected on Thursday to announce a freeze on electricity and natural gas bills for consumers and some businesses.

“The fact that the old fusty Conservative Party is managing to produce people like that says a lot,” he said.

Yet critics note that the greater ethnic and gender diversity has not changed the policies of successive Conservative gover nments, which have grown increasingly hard-line on immigra tion and often embraced tax cuts and other economic policies that tend to favor wealthy people.

David Cameron, the former prime minister of Britain, in his office in central London, Sept. 19, 2019.

The intervention, which could cost the government as much as 150 billion pounds ($172 billion), would prevent household energy bills from rising about 80% next month, potentially slowing the country’s double-digit inflation rate. In recent years, Britain has had a regulated price cap on energy for households, but there is growing political consensus that it is not up to dealing with the extremes of current markets where prices for natural gas and electrici ty have reached several times their norms.

The trauma that Europe has experienced over the last year in energy markets has accelerated discussion about changes that are needed to adequately encourage and re gulate cleaner technologies such as wind and solar and hydrogen. It makes little sense, for instance, for the tariffs paid for wind and solar power to rise and fall in line with the price of natural gas.

The days of energy deregulation are over in Europe

The Truyen, a lawyer in Ha noi who specializes in business law, said that regulatory authorities that conduct fire inspections in Vietnam are not reviewed by any independent organization and that the country needed to “review the effec tiveness and working capacity of the fire prevention force.”

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police said. Many of the singing rooms were locked, making it hard for rescuers to enter and help the roughly 60 employees and customers. Some did not fo llow instructions to escape quic kly because they were drunk, the provincial police chief, Col. Trinh Ngoc Quyen, said.

res. Ho Chi Minh City has stepped up fire inspections at karaoke bars, discos and clubs.An Phu Karaoke, built in 2016, has passed several fire safety inspections, in cluding this year, provincial authorities said.Nguyen

A fatal fire started on the second floor of An Phu Karaoke in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam.

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The fire had been extinguis hed by 3 a.m. Wednesday, but

The blaze in Binh Duong has only heightened concerns in recent years about safety standards at karaoke bars.

It was the latest in a series of fatal bla zes at Vietnamese karaoke bars in recent years. The disaster prompted Prime Minis ter Pham Minh Chinh to order fire inspec tions nationwide at karaoke bars and other establishments considered to be at high risk, including pubs, discos and nightclubs.

An electrical short circuit set off the fire Tuesday night on the second floor of An Phu Karaoke, in Binh Duong provin ce, just north of Ho Chi Minh City, police said. Residents nearby told local news me dia that they had heard loud explosions at the time.Flames spread throughout the second floor and to the third, blocking exits and filling the hallways with smoke. The fla mes grew swiftly in the building, which had few windows, a wooden interior and flammable soundproof foam panels, poli ce said. The bar’s staff tried but failed to extinguish the flames.

Soon, the people inside were trapped,

blaze tore through a three-story ka raoke bar in southern Vietnam this week, killing 33 people, authorities said Thursday, making it the deadliest fire in Vietnam since 2002.

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the search for victims continued until the evening. Among the 33 who died, 17 were men and 16 were women, police said. Only 19 have been identified, Quyen said Thursday, because burns have made doing so difficult.

After several fatal fires at karaoke bars in Hanoi — one in 2014 killed five people, one in 2016 killed 13 and one last month killed three firefighters — officials in the capital said they would close those that did not have adequate fire safety measu

Some guests jumped about 25 feet from the building’s bal cony to safety, though they were injured doing so. Several others were found dead in a restroom.

Perhaps his most forceful comments were calling his po litical rivals “evil” and warning that they would try to break the laws in the constitution. “Wait for the reelection and see if everyone plays by the rules,” he said. At one point, he appea red to reflect on his past comments: “We all change. We all improve. We can all be better in the future.”

Bolsonaro, a right-wing nationalist, has made attacks on Brazil’s Supreme Court and its elections systems central to his political rhetoric for years. He has argued, with little eviden ce, that Brazil’s electronic voting machines are vulnerable to fraud, and he has accused several Supreme Court justices of politicalThosepersecution.judgescleared corruption charges against da Silva, freeing him from prison and allowing him to run in this year’s election. They have forced social networks to take down in flammatory or false posts from Bolsonaro and his supporters (as well as from da Silva). And they are investigating Bolsonaro and his allies in a number of cases, including for accusations of spreading misinformation and leaking classified information.

Political analysts and leaders on the left had worried about the prospects of violence; a group of Bolsonaro’s suppor ters had tried and failed to get past the barricades of the Su preme Court during similar In dependence Day celebrations last year.Yet the festivities were peaceful. There were families

“The Supreme Court is supposed to be the guardian of the constitution, and yet every day they’re finding a new way to rip it up,” said Gabriel Miguel, 32, a real-estate lawyer dra ped in a Brazilian flag and wearing a camouflage hat. He ac cused da Silva’s party of cheating in past elections, and said there would be consequences if they attempted fraud this year. “They wouldn’t dare to do anything against democracy,” he said.Many Brazilians on the left accused Bolsonaro and his supporters of co-opting Brazil’s bicentennial celebrations for a political event. Da Silva told his supporters to instead join him for a rally in Rio on Thursday.

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In his speech there, Bolsonaro continued his strategy of making his masculinity a central part of his campaign. “I’ve been telling single men, singles who are tired of being unha ppy, find a woman,” he said. “A princess. Marry her.” He then kissed his wife.

The election, pitting Bolsonaro against former leftist presi dent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will be one of the most closely watched votes in Latin America in decades. Brazilians will cast their ballots Oct. 2 and, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, again Oct. 30 in a runoff. Da Silva has held a steady and comfortable lead in the polls.

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The shift in tone was in line with advice Bolsonaro has been receiving from some senior advisers, who have warned him that attacking the country’s elections systems and demo cratic institutions is not particularly popular with the moderate voters he needs to win over to prevail in October’s election, according to one senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential meetings.

There have also been recent signs of a truce between election officials and Brazil’s armed forces, which have bac ked Bolsonaro’s claims that Brazil’s elections systems are vul nerable.YetBolsonaro

The crowd began chanting “imbrochável,” a slightly vul gar Portuguese word that translates roughly to “never limp” that Bolsonaro has adopted as part of his political brand.

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Tanks rolled down the streets of São Paulo, the country’s largest city, on Wednesday. Warships paraded off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Jets soared over the nation’s capital, Brasília. And more than 1 million of Bolsonaro’s supporters took to the streets across the vast nation, draped in the green and yellow of Brazil’s flag.

has shifted tones frequently in the past. The morning before the bicentennial celebrations, he was casting doubt on Brazil’s voting machines in an interview with a rightwing news network. And last Independence Day, his speech caused a brief institutional crisis after he said he would not respect the decisions of one Supreme Court justice. Days la ter, he walked those comments back.

Bolsonaro had called his supporters to the streets to celebrate “our sacred liberty.”

Bolsonaro joined the crowd and chanted: “Never limp! Never limp! Never limp!”

President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. In two speeches to supporters, Mr. Bolsonaro moderated his rhetoric and focused on what he cited as his accomplishments.

In the end, the atmosphere was more of a party than an uprising. And Bolsonaro — who for months has made worri some comments about the security of the elections and his willingness to accept the results — took a markedly softer tack in two speeches to his supporters.

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He touted what he said were his accomplishments — cheap fuel, relatively low inflation — and focused on cam paign promises, including keeping abortion and drugs illegal and fighting what he calls “gender ideology,” or the move ment to reexamine the concept of gender.

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In Brasília, he watched the military parade from a stage with his wife, Michelle, and a phalanx of government and mi litary officials. “We are here to fulfill God’s calling,” Michelle Bolsonaro told the crowd. “The enemy shall not win.”

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One judge, Alexandre de Moraes, who is also Brazil’s new elections chief, stoked tensions further last month when he ordered several prominent businessmen’s homes to be searched, their bank accounts to be frozen and some of their social media accounts to be blocked. His evidence supporting the action was a series of leaked text messages that suggested the businessmen would support a military coup if da Silva won the Bolsonaropresidency.has called Moraes’ actions against the bu sinessmen a gross abuse of power. On Wednesday, he said the men’s privacy was violated. Earlier in the day, one of those businessmen, Luciano Hang, the owner of a Brazilian department-store chain, stood between Bolsonaro and the president of Portugal for a pe riod as they watched the mili tary parade in Brasília.

Bolsonaro arrived at his speech in Rio on a motorcycle, leading a parade of motorcycles driven by supporters. Such “motociatas,” or motorcycle rallies, have been a hallmark of his political brand, featured prominently in his campaign vi deos, and his way of visiting areas of Brazil outside major population centers.

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n the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence, President Jair Bolsonaro had roughly half the country celebrating and half the country on edge.

with children, older people in wheelchairs, and vendors se lling beer, snacks, Brazilian flags and shirts with Bolsonaro’s face. Authorities had increased security, including deploying snipers and drones, and there were few signs that supporters were planning to challenge the country’s institutions beyond chants that da Silva belonged in jail and that Moraes should be impeached.DespiteBolsonaro’s toned-down rhetoric, his supporters still wanted to focus on the Supreme Court and the voting machines.

has long been America’s poorest state, with real gross domestic product per person only about 60% of the national average. The United States, however, is a rich country, so Mississippi doesn’t look that bad by international standards. Specifically, it’s roughly on a par with southern European countries: a bit poorer than Spain, a bit richer than Portugal.

Political scientist Brendan Nyhan likes to point to examples of democratic erosion and ask, “What would you say if you saw it in another country?” Well, what would we say about a place that won’t even ensure that its capital has a reliable water supply?

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On the economics: Mississippi has, as I said, long been America’s poorest state. In fact, in the early 20th century, the Deep South was, in effect, a developing nation embedded in the world’s most advanced economy. In the decades after World War II, however, Mississippi and other Southern states achieved rapid income growth, narrowing, although not closing, the gap with the rest of the country.

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The immediate cause of the crisis was torrential rains that overwhelmed the city’s largest water treatment plant. But the weather event, while severe, wasn’t a Katrina-level shock; it was a disaster only because the city’s water system was already failing, the result of years of neglect.

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But never fear: Back in April, Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, announced that he was making “an investment in Mississippians”; by “an investment,” he meant a tax cut rather than spending on, say, education or infrastructure.

state that can’t even provide its capital with running water is just delusional.Whichbrings us to the political trends that lie behind theseSincedelusions.Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has been dominated by anti-government ideology. As anti-tax activist Grover Norquist famously put it, the goal was to shrink government to the point that you could “drown it in the bathtub.” When Donald Trump ran for president, it briefly seemed as if the GOP might make a break with that ideology, accepting the social safety net while focusing on ethnic and racialInstead,hostility.however, Republicans, believing that they can win elections by riling up the base with social issues like attacks on wokeness, have doubled down on right-wing economics. Congressional candidates are once again talking about repealing Obamacare and privatizing Social Security.

It’s also worth noting that because Mississippi is part of the United States, it gets huge de facto aid from richer states. It benefits enormously from federal programs like Medicare and Social Security, while its low income means that it pays relatively little in federal taxes. Estimates from the Rockefeller Institute suggest that in 2019, Mississippi received net federal transfers of almost $24 billion, roughly 20% of the state’s gross domestic product — far more than the aid that, say, Portugal receives from the European Union.

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Yet the citizens of Portugal and Spain have things that not all citizens of Mississippi have, things like universal health care — and running water.

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There are no easy answers to the problem of leftbehind regions. But one thing is for sure: Imagining that tax cuts will bring prosperity to a poorly educated

This neglect, in turn, was essentially a political decision. Mississippi as a whole, despite relatively low income by U.S. standards, surely has the resources to provide safe drinking water to all its residents. However, Jackson — a largely Black inner-city core whose economy has been hollowed out by white flight — does not. And the state refused to help, even as the coming water crisis became ever more predictable.

On Monday, the water supply to Jackson, the state’s capital and largest city, collapsed. Much of the city has no running water at all; nowhere in the city is the water safe to drink. And it’s not clear when service will be restored.

And Republican-run states have gone beyond cutting social programs to eviscerating public services Americans have taken for granted for many generations, services like public education — and drinkable water.

Then the relative progress stalled. In fact, by some measures, Mississippi began to fall behind again; for example, life expectancy in the United States as a whole rose about seven years between 1980 and 2015 but increased only three years in Mississippi.Wehave a pretty good idea of what happened after 1980. The most likely story is that as America increasingly became a knowledge-based economy, high-value economic activities — and skilled workers — gravitated toward metropolitan areas with good amenities and highly educated workforces. Places like Mississippi, which had relatively few college-educated workers in 1980 and fell further behind over time, found themselves on the losing end of this change.

To put all this in perspective, you need to know about two trends — one economic, one political.

Will this bring a political backlash? I have no idea. But I do wonder: Can you drown the government in a bathtub if you can’t even fill the bathtub?

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te manera: expresidente inmediato, CPA Oscar E. Cullen Ramos; presidenta electa, Edmy Rivera Colón; primera vicepresidenta, CPA Cynthia Rijo Sánchez; segundo vice presidente, CPA Giancarlo Esquilín Lebrón; tesorero, CPA Carlos Joel Alejandro Santana; subtesorero, CPA Gerardo C. Torres Roldán; secretario, CPA Javier Hernández Scime ca; subsecretario, CPA David Rodríguez Ortiz; y director ejecutivo, CPA Jaime Sanabria Hernández. Como directo res están la CPA Yvonne L. Huertas Carbonell; CPA Gerar do Rodríguez Negrón; CPA Roberto Antonetti López; CPA

El Comité Ejecutivo quedó conformado de la siguien

Ouslán.Los presidentes de los ocho capítulos son: CPA Jo hnny Montañez Vargas, Área Norte; CPA Karina V. Báez Nieves, Bayamón; CPA Felipe J. Crespo Claudio, Caguas; CPA Alejandro Ponte Bustelo, Estado de la Florida; CPA Yaritza Figueroa Hernández, Mayagüez; CPA Víctor I. To rres Burgos, Ponce; CPA Frances Colón Rodríguez, Río Piedras; y CPA Miguel Fernández Tapia, San Juan.

Por su parte el Dr. Miguel Vélez Rubio, rector de la UPRB manifestó sentirse “muy orgulloso del desempeño

Según la Dra. Verónica Fuentes Ruiz, consejera de la organización, “es un privilegio contar con tan excelentes jóvenes que voluntariamente impulsan esta organización, atienden sus prioridades académicas y se desarrollan pro fesionalmente independientemente de los retos”.

L a CPA Aixa González Reyes, juramentó como la 50ta presidenta del Colegio de Contadores Públicos Autori zados de Puerto Rico (CCPA). La juramentación, llevada a cabo el pasado 3 de septiembre, estuvo a cargo del CPA Anoop Mehta, presidente de la Junta de Directores del Ins tituto Americano de CPA (AICPA, por sus siglas en inglés).

de los estudiantes del capítulo estudiantil del SHRM de la UPR-Bayamón. Admiramos su compromiso para desa rrollar iniciativas que promueven prácticas éticas, inno vadoras y atemperadas a las necesidades de los emplea dos y patronos. El recurso humano es la piedra angular del desarrollo socioeconómico para toda organización. Con el desempeño demostrado por nuestros estudiantes vemos claramente el nivel de la educación de calidad que reciben forjando los líderes del mañana que estarán destacándose gracias a los conocimientos y destrezas ad quiridos”.

La nueva presidenta cuenta con una trayectoria profe sional de más de 25 años en diversos sectores de la con tabilidad, tanto en Puerto Rico como en el extranjero. La CPA González Reyes adoptó como lema para su presiden cia “50 años dejando una huella” en referencia al medio siglo de la firma de la Ley 75 del 31 de mayo de 1973 que creó el CCPA como una entidad jurídica con personalidad propia.“Estoy sumamente honrada de poder comenzar como la quincuagésima presidenta de nuestro Colegio de CPA. Desde que juramenté como CPA en el 2002 comencé a servir al Colegio en los comités, incluso en aquel momen to, unos pocos curiosos formamos el Comité de Jóvenes CPA. Era en aquel presente que muchos jóvenes como yo estuvimos trabajando para lograr los objetivos estratégicos que fueron diseñados en ese momento. Esa fue la clave para la integración y el sentido de pertenencia inmediata que siempre ha sido uno de mis fuertes y por eso agra dezco a los mentores que me dieron la oportunidad sin imponer sus criterios sino aceptando innovación e inte gración”, expresó la CPA González Reyes en su mensaje de aceptación.

Actualmente, SHRM cuenta con más de 300,000 miembros en 165 países, impactando las vidas de más de 115 millones de trabajadores y familias en todo el mundo.

Capítulo estudiantil de UPR Bayamón es distinguido con importante galardón

Carmen Candelaria Nieves; CPA Ricardo Rosado Gonzá lez; CPA Néstor J. Torres Rivera; y CPA Myriam E. Colón

tamento de Administración de Empresas (ADEM) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Bayamón (UPRB) fue dis tinguido con el Superior Merit Award 2021-2022. El ga lardón reconoce la extraordinaria labor y aportación que realiza la organización para el crecimiento y desarrollo académico y profesional de sus miembros.

“Los miembros de nuestros capítulos estudiantiles re presentan a la próxima generación de líderes de recursos humanos, y es fundamental resaltar el papel que desem peñan en el éxito de SHRM. El arduo trabajo del capítulo estudiantil de SHRM-ADEM de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Bayamón demuestra que el futuro de la profesión está en buenas manos. Aplaudo sus logros y su capacidad para fomentar la innovación, el desarrollo y el interés en los recursos humanos a medida que navegamos en lu gares de trabajo cambiantes”, dijo Johnny C. Taylor Jr., presidente y director ejecutivo de SHRM.

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POR CYBERNEWS

l capítulo estudiantil de la Sociedad para la Geren cia de Recursos Humanos (SHRM-UPRB) del Depar

E l alcalde de Cayey, Rolando Ortiz Velázquez, anunció la inauguración de la remodelada plaza pública en honor al pintor, arquitecto, fotógrafo y agrimensor Ramón Frade León, quien junto a Francisco Oller y José Campeche, transmitieron el ser boricua por medio de la pintura. “Este fin de semana los cayeyanos disfrutaremos junto a los visitantes de y fuera de Puerto Rico, de una serie de eventos para honrar a Frade y celebrar nuestra puertorriqueñi dad”.El sábado, 10 de septiembre se celebra el 5K Coquí Dorado, con inscripciones desde las 5:00 de la mañana en la plaza, para iniciar el recorrido a las 7:00 de la mañana. A las 8:00 de la mañana habrá una carrera infantil y juvenil, así como clases de aeróbicos. “Desde las 7:00 de la mañana recibiremos a todos los interesados en participar de una Clínica de Salud auspiciada por el Hospital Menonita. De 11:00 de la mañana a 1:00 de la tarde, nuestros estu diantes de la Escuela de Bellas Artes harán sus presentaciones al público”, detalló el Alcalde.

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“Tenemos una zona en homenaje a nuestros antepasados, y al otro extremo una escultura de Frade realizando su labor pictórica, pero además tenemos kioskos con variedad de ofre cimientos, un carrusel diseñado especialmente para Cayey, que será un centro de diversión familiar y turística. Todos quedan invitados a celebrar este fin de semana con nosotros. El alcalde terminó diciendo “por fin abrimos la plaza”.

Cayey inaugura su remodelada plaza pública Ramón Frade León este sábado y domingo con eventos artísticos y deportivos

Desde la 1:00 de la tarde se presentarán los grupos musicales Trío Carimar, Grupo Bom ba Brava y Alambre Dulce. A las 5:00 de la tarde se llevará a cabo una Santa Misa en la Parro quia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción en la plaza pública, con una caravana de los Campeones y Acto Ecuménico a las 6:00 de la tarde.

A las 7:00 de la noche de este sábado 9, arranca la música con Son de la Casa y Ple néalo, cortesía de la Cooperativa San José. El domingo, 10 Cayey recibe a la producción del programa Puerto Rico Gana a la 1:00 de la tarde en la Plaza Pública, a las 2:30 de la tarde se realizarán unos reconocimientos especiales y desde las 3:00 de la tarde, toma acción el Conjunto Dos Manos, la Tuna Cayeyana del Recuerdo, el grupo O-K-Mi-C, y a las 8:00 de la noche es el gran cierre con la música de Combo Casino.

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El Alcalde añadió que la remodelación de la Plaza de Recreo Frade León, que se ha estado trabajado desde el 2016, generó noticias a nivel internacional por el hallazgo de un yacimiento arqueológico con restos de más de 500 personas de diversas razas y edades. En tre ellas algunas provenientes de África Occidental, que se entiende llegaron a la Isla como esclavos.Indicó que a tales fines se trabajó un diseño especial para crear una zona en la que visi tantes podrán examinar detalladas reproducciones de hallazgos y donde se ofrece una expli cación de las labores arqueológicas. Explicó que allí también se descubrieron los cimientos de la Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Indicó que en el lugar reposan los cuerpos de fundadores de la ciudad.

Los que lleguen a los eventos encontrarán una plaza muy moderna, donde se destaca la concha acústica que fue encomendada al artista plástico David Zayas, donde dicha estructura “se transforma en un gran salón de clases donde los estudiantes y turistas vivan la experien cia de conocer a Ramón Frade, tal como lo conceptualizó Ortiz Velázquez. Zayas reconoce emocionado que este proyecto marcó su vida artística.

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By NICOLE SPERLING

he indie film veteran Eugene Hernandez will be come the new director of the Sundance Film Festi val, replacing Tabitha Jackson, who left the organiza tion after just two years in the job.

Hernandez, who in 1996 co-founded IndieWire, the online entertainment publication initially dedicated to in

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Soon after Hernandez’s visit to Sundance, he cofounded IndieWire. Hernandez left that organization for Film at Lincoln Center in 2010, initially running the group’s digital strategy. He was promoted to executive di rector of the New York Film Festival in February 2020, just before the start of the pandemic.

president of Film at Lincoln Center, the executive director of the New York Film Festival and the publisher of Film Comment, will join the Sundance Institute’s leadership team in November, upon conclusion of the New York festi val, which runs from Sept. 30 through Oct. 16.

“I’m both energized and humbled to accept this op portunity to join Sundance,” Hernandez said in a state ment. “Sundance’s decades of leadership, championing artistic discovery and independent expression, was a land mark catalyst in my life. Nearly 30 years ago, looking for direction and curious, I went to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time. I immediately connected with its mission, and it changed my life.”

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will be led by Vi cente, who will work closely with Kim Yutani, the festival’s director of programming. The 2024 edition, the event’s 40th anniversary, will be held with Hernandez in the lead spot.

“It’s a full-circle moment as Eugene has been inextri cably connected to Sundance for more than 25 years, ever since he came to the festival in the mid-1990s to build IndieWire,” Vicente said in a statement. “He’s been at the forefront of supporting independent artists and deeply invested in the careers of storytellers and the field as a whole.”In

Hernandez, who currently serves as the senior vice

Eugene Hernandez last year at the New York Film Festival, for which he served as executive director.

addition to serving as the Sundance festival direc tor — only the fourth person to hold the job — Hernandez will also become the head of public programming. That encompasses year-round events like Sundance Film Festi val: London, which has taken place in the summer, and Sundance Film Festival: Asia, which was held in Jakarta last month. The organization is hopeful Hernandez will expand its purview with even more year-round programming out side of Park City, Utah, where the main festival is held.

Sundance Film Festival names Eugene Hernández its next director

dependent film, and remained its top editor until 2010, will report to the Sundance Institute’s CEO, Joana Vicente.

The documentary, which was inspired by an exhi bition on the same topic at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, also softens somewhat the unfavorable portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt drawn by many historians for having done little to rescue Jews and stop the slaughter.

The film also foregrounds parallels between America’s past and present hostilities toward immigrants and refugees.

As recounted in “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” Ken Burns’ latest deep dive into America’s past, Otto Frank tried desperately to seek sanctuary in the U.S. for his family “only to find,” the narration says, “like countless others fleeing Nazism, that Americans did not want to let them in.” Seeing no other recourse, he arranged for the construction of the Franks’ ill-fated hideout in Amsterdam.

So why would a six-hour film that offers fresh illumi nations about America’s response to the Holocaust begin with such well-worn images? The answer is likely to sur prise even those who know all about the arrest and eventual deaths of Anne, her sister and their mother. Their deaths, the documentary argues, were also a stain on the United States and the foundational myth of its benevolent open door for “huddled masses” of immigrants and refugees.

Making the film left its creators with feelings of both anger and sadness. Burns reflected on “all the symphonies that weren’t written, all the great literature that wasn’t writ ten, all the children that weren’t raised right with love.”

Botstein is the daughter of Leon Botstein, the orches tral conductor and president of Bard College, whose parents lost most of their relatives in the war. She was surprised by “how little I knew or understood of the family history until I made this film.”

The film includes a radio dispatch by Edward R. Mur row, from December 1942, that described the campaign in plain language. “What is happening is this,” he said. “Mil lions of human beings, most of them Jews, are being gath ered up with ruthless efficiency and murdered.”

The filmmakers sought to emphasize the story’s am biguities and complications, Burns said. For one thing, the U.S. let in more Jewish refugees than any other country — roughly 200,000 between 1933 and 1945 — the result part ly of efforts by rule-benders like journalist Varian Fry and Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, whose clandestine dealings were financed by the War Refugee Board, under the direction of John W. Pehle.

The stories by survivors who were children in the 1930s are particularly poignant, told with an air of linger ing disbelief that such horrors could happen in the 20th century.Guy

In an undated image provided by National Archives and Records Administration, via PBS, the writer Elie Wiesel, in the second row, seventh from left, with other prisoners of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

new documentary about the Holocaust opens with photos of perhaps the most familiar faces from that dark chapter of history: those of Anne Frank and her family, whose story has been read or seen by millions around the world.

It highlights the racism and antisemitism that was laced through the nation’s purportedly democratic institu tions and led to their inaction in response to Germany’s persecution of Jews. Modern footage points up how these failings stubbornly endure. This includes clips from the 2017 white-supremacist rallies at Charlottesville, Virginia, where marchers chanted “Jews will not replace us,” and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, where rioters sported pro-Nazi emblems like a much-discussed Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt.“It’sbeen very eerie to see the past echoing louder and louder throughout the time that we made the film,” said Lynn Novick, who co-directed and produced the film with Burns and Sarah Botstein.

“We remind people that it’s important that these im pulses are not relegated to a past historical event,” Burns said in a telephone interview. “It’s important to understand the fragility of our institutions and the fragility of our civi lized impulses.”True,asthe documentary chronicles, for a good por tion of its history the U.S. took in millions of Irish fleeing famine, Jews fleeing pogroms and Italians fleeing poverty. But a fierce backlash against unrestricted immigration arose in the late 19th century abetted by a specious eugenics movement that downgraded entire nationalities and racial groups as potential pollutants of the American gene pool. The story is enhanced by many trademarks of the Ken Burns aesthetic: haunting and substantiating film clips and

Focusing on two of the better known critiques, it sug gests Roosevelt was restrained from admitting the more than 900 Jewish refugees on the passenger ship the MS St.

Louis because of the quotas legislated by an immigrationresistant Congress. And drawing up plans to bomb the rail lines to Auschwitz would have been wasteful, one featured historian contends, because bombing was highly inaccu rate and the Germans were able to replace damaged tracks overnight.Despite pleas from his wife, Eleanor, and from Jewish leaders, Roosevelt chose to devote his attention to defeating the Axis.“The U.S. and the Holocaust” undermines the fre quently heard rationale that Americans in the 1930s did not know how ugly the persecution of Jews had become. It offers newsreels and newspaper headlines that trace how Americans saw or read about random attacks by Nazi thugs and punitive laws that targeted Jewish-owned business and denied Jewish citizens access to parks and theaters. It notes that the restrictions emulated Jim Crow race laws in the American South.

Stern, a 100-year-old scholar of German litera ture, recounts how, as a teenager, he was sent by his desper ate German-Jewish parents to St. Louis, where he lived with an aunt and uncle while he searched for someone willing to sponsor the family’s entry into the country, a requirement of immigration laws at the time. The one person who agreed to put up the necessary $5,000 was a gambler, so immigration authorities rejected him as financially unstable. At the war’s end, Stern learned that his parents, brother and sister were deported to the Warsaw Ghetto and died there.

But the majority of Americans, encouraged by anti semitic voices like those of radio preacher Father Charles Coughlin, automobile magnate Henry Ford and the lion ized aviator Charles Lindbergh, scarcely altered their views, even after Kristallnacht — the brutal “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938 — during which 1,400 synagogues were torched, hundreds of Jewish businesses ransacked and at least 91 were Americanskilled.continued to oppose loosening immigra tion even as Hitler overran Europe and herded Jews into ghettos, then turned to systematic murder with so-called Einsatzgruppen — mobile killing squads — and human slaughterhouses like Treblinka.

Ken Burns explores America’s inaction during the Holocaust

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But such revelations failed to sway most Americans or their government. Two of every three of Europe’s estimated 9 million Jews would perish.

Even after the war ended and newsreels showcased American liberators stunned at encountering walking skel etons and piles of corpses, antisemites in the State Depart ment and Congress continued to resist. As a result, tens of thousands of Jewish survivors idled in spartan displaced persons camps into the 1950s even as Nazi collaborators in Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia were admitted be cause they were considered dependably anti-communist.

Premiering Sept. 18 and airing over three nights on PBS, “The U.S. and the Holocaust” aims to upend other longstanding historical assumptions as well, and also draw a the matic line connecting past tragedies and current struggles.

photographs, plaintive music, lucid reflections from schol ars, testimonies from engaging witnesses, personal letters read by actors like Meryl Streep. The erudite script was writ ten by Geoffrey C. Ward.

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The wineries are working to trade mark the Negev as a wine-producing re gion, with the help of the David & Laura Merage Foundation, a philanthropic orga nization that focuses on desert technology, agriculture and tourism.

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Still, even Ben-Gurion probably could not have imagined the unexpected scene at the cafe, whose shelves were stacked with bottles of locally produced malbec, merlot and petit verdot syrah. He might have also blanched at the prices. The boutique win ery produces a selection of 5,000 bottles in a good year, and they go for a pricey — by local standards — $27 to $45 a bottle.

ay “wine tasting,” and the words im mediately conjure images of verdant hills in Napa Valley or Tuscany. What they don’t bring to mind: the desert.

Desert vineyards also come with some natural advantages.

At night the temperatures drop steeply, even in midsummer, benefiting the vines. With low humidity, the Negev vines are exposed to few pests and fungi and require little pesticide spraying, mak ing much of the wine production close to organic.Modern Israeli vintners are mostly producing fruitier New World wine from imported grape varieties rather than Old World wines from varieties that originated in the region, said Shahar Shilo, a research er who specializes in Negev Highlands tourism. The area’s orange wines, essen tially whites macerated with grape skins, have strong fruity flavors, including notes of apricot and lychee.

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Taking a corkscrew to a 2021 rosé on a vivid green patch of lawn by his vine yard on the edge of Yeruham, a small desert town, Pinto said a new chardonnay from his winery would be out in January and a sparkling white, the Negev’s first, would be ready in two years.

“Water is very expensive here,” said Zvi Remak, the local winemaker.

The cafe and winery are part of the Sde Boker communal farm, founded in 1952 and once better known for its less bourgeois products, peaches and sheep. But in the 1990s, Remak, a commune mem ber and an agronomist, planted a vineyard and, after a period of study back in his na tive California, turned to winemaking.

While these Negev vineyards are new, making wine here is not. The area was famed for its locally produced wines in ancient times.

Desert winemaking ‘sounds absurd,’ but Israeli vineyards in Negev show the way

“It was a bit complicated,” Remak recalled. He needed permission from the community, whose orientation had started out “almost Soviet” in its utilitarianism and whose decision-makers needed some time to adjust to the idea of handcrafted reds aged in oak barrels.

Desert viniculture, and the tourists beginning to explore this relatively new wine route, have become important to the development and rebranding of the arid expanses that make up half the territory of Israel.Some stops on the Negev wine route are still a bit rough around the edges, in the spirit of desert survival.

But his vines have risen to the chal lenge of the poor desert earth, which only makes them hardier, he said, as opposed to those that have it easy like “a spoiled child.”

“To succeed in the Negev, you have to be bold and experiment,” said David Pinto, a vintner who planted his family plot with vines about three years ago.

But he convinced them, and then others followed in his footsteps. Today, about 40 boutique wineries are scattered throughout the Negev, their emerald-green vineyards dotting the stark beige land scape.

And the work is being done in the Negev, home to hundreds of technology startups and a futuristic solar tower — and long a laboratory for experimentation in Israel.“It is in the Negev that the creativ ity and pioneering vigor of Israel shall be tested,” read an inscription on the cafe’s wall — an iconic quote from David BenGurion, Israel’s founding prime minister, who lived out his last years about 50 yards away, in an austere wooden cabin.

As growers in more established wineproducing areas of Europe and elsewhere in the world battle unpredictable, extreme weather, including scorching heat waves, Israelis have found themselves at the van guard of dry-weather wine production, testing approaches that might soon find more global application.

With some 325 days of sunshine and little annual rainfall, the desert vines de pend on drip irrigation, an innovation de veloped by another Negev collective in the 1960s that allows the farmer to tightly con trol the amount of water.

But at a small cafe on a communal farm in the Negev Desert in southern Is rael, a local winemaker was pouring a va riety of deep crimson nectars last month, inviting some guests to swirl their glasses to release the fruity flavors and aromas.

But the climate then was probably more forgiving than it is now, and the ar ea’s wineries are developing farming tech niques that might soon need to be repli cated around the globe, as the effects of climate change worsen.

That, said Nicole Hod Stroh, the ex ecutive director of the foundation, means identifying any specific characteristics shared by the wines, ensuring that a ma jority of the grapes are grown in the area and showing that “there is a history, a tra dition.”That last part should not be a prob lem.

The Tzel HaMidbar winery and ranch, on the edge of the stunning Ramon Crater, offers accommodations in spartan mud houses, outfitted with little more than a bed and air-conditioner. Some of its vines grow in a valley below a prison and are ir rigated with recycled wastewater from the lockup.“Wine and the desert sounds absurd, like a kind of oxymoron,” Ziv Spector, a co-founder of Tzel HaMidbar, said as he poured a local red petit verdot.

The ancients of the area grew vines on terraced hillsides and may have pro duced up to 1 million liters of wine per year, according to Lior Schwimer, an Israeli archaeologist. The remnants of the distinc tive jars used to store the wine have been found as far afield as France and Britain.

Among the ruins of Avdat, a city in the Negev Highlands that existed from the Nabatean period in the fourth century B.C. until its demise after the Muslim conquest in the seventh century A.D., archaeologists have unearthed wine presses and cisterns from up to 1,600 years ago — evidence of a thriving Byzantine-era wine industry.

Israeli researchers have identified at least two varieties of ancient seeds and are now trying to recreate the Byzantine white and red.“There are not many places in the world,” Shilo said, “that can boast 1,500 years of winemaking tradition.”

A worker of the Yeruham Vineyard, in the Negev desert, harvests grenache grapes at sunrise, in Yeruham, Israel, on Aug. 17, 2022.

Nonetheless, being the inquisitive sort, he went back to the wine a few nights later. He served it a notch less cool than he had

Every wine lover would benefit from a reminder to be open-minded. I try to re member this all the time, though I don’t al ways succeed. One reader, Kristine of Los Angeles, believed not only that she didn’t like riesling but that she didn’t like white wine, period. “I previously found them very acidic and flavorless,” she said.

I think he nailed it. Not that people should be compelled to like any particular type of wine, but we all tend to generalize

I was so excited to learn how lively and refreshing a wine could be, fragile, tense and pulsing with energy. It seemed, as with red Burgundy, another wine I was dis covering at the time, to embody the ideal of intensity without weight. Why doesn’t every body have this same experience?

One of the reasons I have been curi ous is that for as long as I’ve loved wine, I’ve loved rieslings. Among the early epiphanies I had with wine in the 1980s was a bottle of lightly sweet riesling, a delicate, shimmering kabinett from Joh. Jos. Prüm’s Gracher Him melreich vineyard.

A silly question, I know. Perception and taste are subjective, and wine experi ences are subject to an enormous number of variables.Wines like that Prüm kabinett are not so easy to find anymore. Climate change has made it easier to ripen grapes in Germany’s top areas for riesling, but it has made it im possible most years to make the sort of feath ery kabinetts that I used to prize (though cool, rainy 2021 may be a throwback vintage).

The Breuer was a 2020, a warmer, dri er year more typical, so far, of the climate change era. It seemed broader, richer and fruitier, with a peachy flavor. It was lively,

Good wine is like that. It will vary de pending on the context, maybe not showing itself to full advantage under certain condi tions but always ready to redeem itself. That’s why I believe it’s important to withhold judg ment about categories of wines based on just a few tries, even if you are convinced that you don’t like a particular bottle.

It’s the fallacy of leaping to a conclu sion based on insufficient evidence. If your friend is a poor cook and prepares for you an overcooked piece of fish, do you conclude that you don’t like fish? Or that your friend needs cooking lessons?

WS of Cologne, Germany, suggested the ’21s needed a few more years of aging to tame their vibrant acidity.

the first time and with salmon salad rather than branzino. He had a diametrically differ ent experience. “It was gutsy and wonderful, I take back everything I said,” he wrote.

Dan Barron of New York drank the Dreissigacker but found it “completely un enjoyable.”“I’vetried hard to like bone-dry ries ling,” he said. “Fundamentally, I don’t.”

I found Kristine’s story inspiring. I hope all wine drinkers will be as receptive to new ideas and new approaches as she was.

By ERIC

Are wine lovers generalizing from bad wines, or is riesling’s appeal profound but too narrow?

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from bad experiences. We might have had a disappointing bottle — it could be riesling or chardonnay, merlot or zinfandel, natural or orange — and, not unreasonably, con clude that we dislike that style.

Aside from vintage, the wines came from different places. The Brand, from the northern Pfalz, and the Dreissigacker, from Rheinhessen, both came from loess, loam and limestone soils. The Breuer, from the Rheingau, was from slate soils. I found a lot of beauty in those subtle differences.

Readers had their own theories about why people say they don’t like rieslings, dry or sweet. Science Teacher of Illinois suggest ed that some people might misinterpret the term “dry” as a synonym for a lack of char acter and flavor.

And Eric of Los Angeles, a former bar tender, recalled changing minds by pouring exquisitely balanced sweet rieslings to pa trons who told him they did not like sweet wines: “I think ‘sweetness’ is something peo ple are told not to like, but what they really don’t like is bad wine.”

What’s the deal with Riesling?

But, unlike in the 1980s, Germany now makes some of the greatest dry rieslings in the world. The three wines I had suggested, Brand Pfalz Riesling Trocken 2021, Dreis sigacker Rheinhessen Riesling Trocken 2021 and Georg Breuer Rheingau Estate Lorch 2020, were all good introductory bottles.

the subject of dry German rieslings last month, I wondered why so many people say they do not like the wines, whether dry or sweet. After spending the last month drinking them and reading through com ments, I confess, not surprisingly, that I’ve come no closer to finding an answer.

without the nervous energy of the other two.

Predictably, as with the subject of ries lings in general, these wines were polarizing, judging from the responses. People seemed to like them or dislike them. Sometimes they even changed their minds depending on the day.

“I am sure I had my white wines too cold before,” she concluded, saying she was looking forward to trying riesling again.

“Obviously not true,” Science Teacher said, “but maybe more than a few drinkers have had the bad experience of dry rieslings they simply considered boring.”

The Dreissigacker, also a ’21, was like wise energetic. It had earthy flavors of citrus, flowers and herbs that persisted long after I had swallowed. It was a quieter wine than the Brand but no less insistent.

The Brand, from that cooler ’21 vin tage, was vivacious — stony, earthy and tex tured with bright, spicy flavors of citrus and ginger. It almost pulsed with energy.

The Breuer also had an extra year of aging, and seemed a bit more settled. The other two wines may need a little more time to smooth their jagged edges.

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But, participating in Wine School for the first time with her son and his girlfriend, she drank a 2020 dry riesling from the Rhe ingau, not as cold as she might have ordinar ily served it, and found she enjoyed it. Later, another glass served much colder was closer to the experience she remembered.

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But sitting on a contaminated toilet seat and picking up a bit of virus or bacteria on the skin of your backside won’t necessarily make you sick; most of these pathogens aren’t “butt-borne diseases,” as Dr. Gerba put it.

But, “in general,” she added, “the risk is low.” And MRSA has been found on many other public surfaces, including on A.T.M. keypads, elevator buttons, locker handles and beach sand, as well as in buses and hotel rooms, so this risk isn’t

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He also agreed with Dr. Ina Park, an associate professor of family community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, who said that the risk of MRSA may be “a reason to use a toilet seat cover if it’s available, especially if you have any broken skin that might come into contact with the toilet seat.”

unique to Toilettoilets.seat covers also don’t offer foolproof protection; they can be contaminated from previous toilet plumes or stall occupants, Dr. Donner said, and sometimes they’re not available. In this case, is it better to hover over the toilet seat to avoid direct contact? “If you have strong muscles, by all means hover, but only if you have good aim,” she said. “You may accidentally create a mess and increase the risk to Moreothers.”important than whether you use a cover, or sit or hover, is how well you clean your hands after using the bathroom, Dr. Donner said. Thanks to the toilet plume effect and the use of hand air dryers, which she said can spread germs from wet hands or nearby open trash cans as far as 10 feet, any surface in a public restroom — ﬂush handles, stall latches, sink taps and exit doors, for example — can be contaminated. And the most common route of infection is “the charmingly termed ‘fecal-oral route,’” which occurs when pathogens from an infected person’s feces get into your mouth after “touching contaminated surfaces and then touching your face,” Dr. Donner said.

How bad are the germs in public restrooms, really?

An exception may be skin infections, particularly those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a type of bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics and hence is tricky to treat. MRSA has been detected on public toilets and “can be transmitted from the skin to a surface to another person’s skin,” Dr. Gerba said. It’s not well documented how often this happens, but cleaning a public toilet seat with a disinfecting wipe before using it would minimize your risk, he said. (Just make sure to dispose of the wipe into the trash, not into the toilet bowl.)

For hand washing to be effective, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wetting your hands with clean water, scrubbing with soap for at least 20 seconds, rinsing and then

drying them. But most people don’t wash their hands for long enough, and public restrooms are often out of soap and paper towels. It’s sometimes also difﬁcult to wash well, like in airplane lavatories with their tiny sinks and trickles of water, and hard to avoid touching a surface afterward, Dr. Gerba said. After all public restroom visits, “the best option is to wash your hands, and then use a hand sanitizer on the way out,” he said.

One thing you don’t need to worry about is contracting a sexually transmitted infection in a restroom, Dr. Park said. “I’m not going to say it’s absolutely impossible, but it’s so unlikely,” she said. Pathogens like gonorrhea and chlamydia don’t survive for long on surfaces, and they need to get into the penis or vagina to cause infection, she said. “Where we’re sitting on the toilet seat, it’s just not in the right vicinity.”

Other tips to keep in mind: If you bring a bag or purse into a public restroom, avoid putting it on the floor, which is one of the dirtiest surfaces in a bathroom, Dr. Gerba said. Keep your phone stowed away to avoid contaminating it, and try to avoid touching surfaces as much as you can, Dr. Donner recommended. Also consider closing the toilet lid before you flush as a public health measure and a kindness to others; this step reduces the toilet plume significantly.

If you spend enough time outside of your home, human physiology dictates that you’ll eventually need to use a public restroom. And as with any shared space, chances are that it will be ﬁlled with germs. But what risks, if any, do communal lavatories pose to public health?“There are some health risks associated with public bathrooms,” said Erica Donner, a professor of environmental science at the University of South Australia. The size of the risk depends on many things, including how often the restroom is cleaned and how well ventilated it is, she said. But you can also take simple steps to protect yourself, said Dr. Donner, a co-author of a recent review of studies on infectious disease transmission in public restrooms.Health ofﬁcials have traced the spread of certain disease-causing viruses and bacteria back to public restrooms, including norovirus in workplace, airplane and cruise ship bathrooms; salmonella in dorm toilets; and hepatitis A in elementary school restrooms. Plenty of research has also documented the presence of pathogenic microbes on toilets and other surfaces in public restrooms, as Dr. Donner’s recent article summarized.

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Communal bathrooms can harbor plenty of pathogens, but simple precautions will help keep them at bay.

Most of these pathogens find their way onto bathroom surfaces via the toilet bowl, because feces and even urine can contain many bacteria and viruses, said Charles Gerba, a professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona. Flushing the toilet then disperses the tiny microbes in an aerosolized plume, which can reach five feet into the air and remain suspended for an hour or more before settling on surrounding surfaces, studies show. “All public toilets really get contaminated to some degree just because of the flushing action of the toilet,” Dr. Gerba said.

By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS

Nyiragongo’s stealthy capabilities are not unique. Other volcanoes can let their lava loose from rifting landscapes relatively quietly, while others unleash unexpected blasts of steam. The hope is that by studying these eccentric eruptions, one day — aided by improved technological wizardry — some lifesaving precursors will be spotted.But it’s possible that we will never become perfect prophets of our volcanic futures. “There may be things we will never be able to forecast,” Montgomery-Brown said.

its soundtrack is as interminable as it is loud. Trying to pick out unusual changes from the cacophony is akin to identifying a new voice in a gigantic crowd of people talking — not impossible, but extremely dif ﬁ cult.

To be sure nothing had slipped below their radar, local and international scientists scrutinized the scienti fi c data they gathered at the time, and their concerns were con fi rmed: Nyiragongo had exhibited no peculiar seismic activity. Its lava lake had not acted up. Its belching had been par for the course, and it had not signi fi cantly changedEvenshape.the most state-of-the-art observatory would not have seen this con fl agration coming.

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Most suf ﬁ ciently monitored volcanoes offer warning signals before erupting. Magma forcing its way through rock generates distinctive types of earthquakes, deforms the land as it ascends and unleashes noxious gases. Some volcanoes are so active that they are always creating noticeable chaos, but a distinct change in their usual, or “background,” behavior betrays their eruptive ambitions.

Although the Goma Volcano Observatory has been beset with myriad political, technical and ﬁ nancial troubles in recent years, its staff and its global partners managed to monitor the volcano around the time of the eruption. And as far as they could tell, no precursory signals were detected before the 2021 outburst.

ast year, one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Africa erupted without warning.

This sort of unannounced eruption offers scientists a harsh lesson: For every paradigm-shifting secret they extract from their mountainous subjects, “there are always things that we don’t understand,” said Emily Montgomery-Brown, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory who was not involved in the study. “It’s a good reminder not to get cocky.”

ﬂ ank — weakened over time by earthquakes, and jostled and seared by incursions of magma — yielded. For six hours, the volcano wept from its freshly opened wounds.

“This is a strange volcano,” said Benoît Smets, a geohazards expert at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, and a co-author of the study. Using traditional monitoring methods on Nyiragongo means that “you will not be able to detect such kinds of eruptions.” And that makes this volcano even more dangerous than previously thought.

A volcano erupted without warning. Now, scientists know why.

With its unusually ﬂ uid, fast-moving lava and its ability to suffuse suffocating carbon dioxide gas into its surroundings, Nyiragongo is an extraordinarily perilous volcano that frequently endangers Goma, in Congo, and Gisenyi, a contiguous Rwandan city.

Her team suspects that, before the paroxysm, magma intruded below Nyiragongo’s ﬂ ank. But then, it waited. Not only does immobile magma stay silent, but the molten mass was already so close to the surface that should the ﬂ ank have broken apart, it would have immediately erupted without the usual precursory clamor. And it was only a matter of time. On May 22, the

Now, in a new study published in Nature, Delphine Smittarello, a geophysicist at the European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology in Walferdange, Luxembourg, and her colleagues articulated how the eruption managed to ambush everyone.

“We were not able to detect any dramatic change that could tell us that an eruption will occur,” said Smittarello, the lead author of the new study.

Not so for Nyiragongo in 2021. To any expert’s eyes, it was business as usual.

Nyiragongo’s ﬂ ank eruptions in 1977 and 2002 killed hundreds, but both were preceded by signs that magma was about to invade the surface: large earthquakes, strange lava lake convulsions and the eruption of the nearby Nyamulagira volcano, the subterranean magmatic pathways of which are partly entwined with Nyiragongo’s.Since2015, a new seismic array has been established in the region to listen to Nyiragongo’s magmatic music. Partly thanks to its endlessly bubbling lava lake,

In a way, Nyiragongo, a vertiginous volcano in Congo, is always erupting: The mountain is crowned by a rare, persistent lava lake constantly fed by churning magma below. But on May 22, 2021, its molten innards found another route to the surface. They oozed from fractures on the volcano’s ﬂ anks toward the metropolis of Goma, leading to the deaths of at least 31 people, injuring 750 others, displacing thousands more and leaving behind a trail of destruction.

Caguas, a la demandada y al público en general, les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Man damiento que se ha librado en el presente caso, por el Secre tario del Tribunal, con fecha 18 de julio de 2022 y para satisfa cer la Sentencia por la cantidad de $118,382.08 de principal; dictada en el caso de epígrafe el 24 de mayo de 2013, notifi cada y archivada en autos el 29 de mayo de 2013; procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor en pago de con tado y en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, todo derecho, título e interés que haya tenido, tenga o pueda tener la deudora de mandada en cuanto a la propie dad localizada en el: Municipio de Caguas, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: E-10 Terrazas de Borinquen, Caguas, PR 00725.

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Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: FBCI201700800. Sala: 403. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNI DOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRE SIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que sus cribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumpli miento de la Sentencia en Re beldía dictada el 21 de agosto 2018, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 5 de julio de 2022 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 22 de julio de 2022 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el DÍA 12 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, locali zada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Sala Superior, en la Avenida 65 Infantería, Carrete ra Número Tres (3), Kilómetro 11.7 (Entrada de la Urbaniza ción Mansiones de Carolina) Carolina, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Al guacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número 852 en el plano de parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Campo Rico del Barrio Hato Puerco del

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TUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la prime ra subasta, o sea, $48,658.66. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebra rá una TERCERA SUBASTA, el DÍA 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:45 DE LA MA ÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mi tad del precio pactado, o sea, $36,494.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $67,689.25 de princi pal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 5% anual desde el 1 de octubre de 2014 hasta su com pleto pago, más $70.56 de re cargos adeudados desde el día 1 de noviembre de 2014 hasta su total pago, más la cantidad estipulada de $7,298.80 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el con trato del préstamo. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesa el si guiente gravamen posterior a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: Aviso de De manda: Pleito seguido por Ban co Popular de Puerto Rico Vs. Sucesión de Manuela Torres

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den a $118,382.08 de principal, 5.50% de intereses, los cuales continúan acumulándose has ta el saldo total de la deuda; $123.24 de gastos por mora, los cuales continúan acumulán dose hasta el pago total de la deuda; $14.80 de otros gastos, más costas, gastos y honora rios de abogados razonables y acostumbrados en 10% del principal del Pagaré. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma de tasación pactada, la cual es $135,654.00 para la propiedad descrita. Si no pro dujere remate o adjudicación la primera subasta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servi rá de tipo mínimo la cantidad de $90,436.00. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en esta segunda subasta, se procederá a una tercera subasta, en ésta el tipo mínimo será la cantidad de $67,827.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta se dará por terminado el procedi miento, pudiendo adjudicarse a opción del demandante. Para el lote descrito, la PRIMERA SU BASTA se llevará a cabo el día 22 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor al guno se llevará a efecto una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 29 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una TERCE RA SUBASTA el día 6 DE OC TUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Su perior de Caguas. De Estudio de Título realizado, no surgen gravámenes preferentes, surge el siguiente gravamen poste rior: Sentencia dictada el 15 de marzo de 2013, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, en el Caso Civil Núm. EACI-2013-00219, seguido por Asociación de Residentes de Terrazas de Borinquen versus Edwin Rodríguez Ríos, por $2,194.71, anotada al Folio 92 del Libro #3 de Sentencias, el 26 de septiembre de 2013. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Nortea mérica, giro postal o cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal y para conocimien to de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está eje cutando, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ES TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Al guacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Cen tro Judicial de Carolina, Caro lina, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PU BLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamien to de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 22 de julio de 2022, por la Secretaria del Tri bunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continua ción: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Torrecillas del Mu nicipio de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, marcado en el plano de inscripción con el número dos (2) del bloque “C” de la urba nización Brisas de Canóvanas, con una cabida de trescientos metros cuadrados (300.00 m.c), en lindes por el NORTE, con lote tres (3) con distancia de veinticuatro (24.00 m) me tros; por el SUR, con el lote uno (1) con distancia de veinti cuatro (24.00 m); por el ESTE, con el lote B-diecisiete (B-17) con distancia de doce punto ciento setenta y tres (12.163 m) metros; y por el OESTE, con la calle “G” con distancia de doce punto ciento sesenta y tres (12.163 m) metros. Servi dumbre de un ancho de 5 pies a lo largo de su colindancia Oeste a favor del Puerto Rico Telephone Company. Inscrito al folio 141 del tomo 321 de Ca nóvanas, finca número #13,977 Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Carolina. La propiedad se gún pagaré ubica en: C-2 Re inita St. Brisas de Canóvanas, Canóvanas, PR. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor, el día 8 de marzo de 2017, notificada el 12 de abril de 2022, y publica da en periódico de circulación general, The San Juan Daily Star, el 19 de abril de 2022, en el presente caso civil, a saber

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CA GUAS SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

Demandante V. ÁNGEL CARRASQUILLOMARÍAFERNÁNDEZ,FERNÁNDEZSOCORROMONGE,MARÍADELOSÁNGELESRIVERACARRASQUILLO

LEGAL NOTICE

Sala: 403. Sobre: IN REMEJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA.

URBANA: Solar marcado con el número diez del Bloque E (E10) de la Urbanización Terrazas de Borinquén, localizada en el Barrio Borinquén, del término municipal de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de trescientos cuatro punto veinti cinco (304.25) metros cuadra dos. Colinda por el Norte, con carretera municipal, en una distancia de doce punto diecio cho (12.18) metros lineales; por el Sur, con la Calle Palmita de San Juan, en una distancia de doce (12.00) metros lineales; por el Este, con el lote núme ro Once del Bloque E (E-11), en una distancia de veinticua tro punto setenta y un (24.71) metros lineales; y por el Oeste, con el lote número Nueve del Bloque E (E-9), en una distan cia de veintiséis punto sesenta y dos (26.62) metros lineales. Contiene una casa de concreto diseñada para una sola familia. A lo largo de la colindancia Sur del solar y dentro del mismo, existe un conducto soterrado para alambrado telefónico que discurre por una faja de terreno de uno punto cinco dos (1.52) metros de ancho, sobre la cual está prohibido todo tipo de construcción o limitación a su acceso y a la cual todo propie tario u ocupante del presente inmueble está comprometido y obligado a dar acceso para obras de mantenimiento y/o reparación de dicho conducto para alambrado telefónico. Fin ca #62845 de Caguas, inscrita al Tomo Karibe, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sec ción I. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las can tidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ca guas, cuyas cantidades ascien

102, inciso 6. Una vez confir mada la venta judicial por el Ho norable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en pose sión física del inmueble de con formidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está eje cutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecuti vas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documen tos correspondientes al proce dimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas la borables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anterio res y los preferentes, si los hu biere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDIC TO, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 19 de agosto de 2022. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍ GUEZ, ALGUACIL, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

Que de ser necesaria la cele bración de una SEGUNDA SU BASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 24 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $81,335.33, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 31 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El pre cio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $61,001.50, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la tota lidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la men cionada finca según el Artículo

término municipal de Canóva nas, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de 390.41 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE con la parcela núme ro 853 de la comunidad; por el SUR con la parcela número 851 de la comunidad; por el ESTE con la Calle Número 7 de la co munidad; y por el OESTE con la parcela número 673 de la comunidad. Inscrita al folio 280 del tomo 288 de Canóvanas, finca número 12904, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La hipoteca consta inscrita como asiento abreviado al folio 1 del tomo 341 de Ca nóvanas, finca número 12904, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. Inscrip ción sexta. Dirección Física: Alturas de Campo Rico, 852 Calle 7, Canóvanas, PR 00729. Número de Catastro: 80-146017-520-35-000. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $72,988.00. De no haber adju dicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el DÍA 19 DE OC

la suma de $109,528.89 por concepto de principal; $811.69 por concepto de intereses acu mulados; $771.31 por concep to de cargos por demora; los cuales al igual que los intere ses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deu da reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $12,200.30 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipo tecariamente. La venta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca, excepto el gravamen preferen tes aquí antes mencionado. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del algua cil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 17 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Caroli na, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $122,003.00.

Demandado Civil Núm.: ECD2012-0632. (401). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA OR DINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXI LIAR, Alguacil de la División de Subastas del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs. BRIGETTE FLORENCE TERRY CES T/C/C BRIGITTE F. TERRY CES T/C/C BRIGITTE TERRY CES; CAROL GABRIELLE TERRY CES; OLIVIA MARIE HELENE TERRY CES

PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁLEZ, ALGUACIL.

A: CHRISTIAN CAQUIAS MARTINEZ, SU ESPOSA EILEEN JANICE MARTINEZ ARROYO Y

El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $220,000.00.

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV01803. (604). Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO; EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA.

haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca, más intereses se gún provisto por la Regla 44.3 de las de Procedimiento Civil.

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU

LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES

SANTIAGO SU ESPOSA MARITZA ISABELA,COMPUESTA.BIENESSOCIEDADBARRETOBERMUDEZYLALEGALDEGANANCIALESPORELLOS1610AVE.MABODAMACA,SANANTONIODELATUNA,PUERTORICO00662

POSIBLESFULANAMADERAELIZABETHCOMPUESTAMADERAPORMADERALLORENS,JOANNIEVILLANUEVAYFULANODETALYDETALCOMOHEREDEROSDESCONOCIDOSCONINTÉRES

Que los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETA

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2022CV00380.

RIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRI MERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bas tante la titularidad del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecu tante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de tí tulo efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de car gos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipo teca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmi sibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamen te con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus inte reses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado ase gurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Y para conocimien to 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 subasta bajo mi firma, en Caguas, Puer to Rico, hoy día 29 de AGOSTO de 2022. ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓ MEZ, ALGUACIL #593.

A: LAS DOMINIOQUIENESDESCONOCIDASIGNORADASPERSONASVAPUDIERAPERJUDICARLAINSCRIPCIÓNDELAFAVORDE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A EXPEDIENTE.ESTE

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de terreno radicado en el Barrio Coto de Isabela, con una cabi da superficial de 548.6164 mc. En lindes: al NORTE, en 14.49 mts, en 5.55 mts y en 8.14 mts con la Avenida Mabodamaca; al SUR; en 27.03 mts con ca mino vecinal que lo separa de Inocencia Rosario Ramos; al ESTE, en 19.82 mts con Fer mín Figueroa Avilés; y, al OES TE, en 19.80 mts, con camino vecinal que lo separa de Juan Soto Piñeiro. Enclava casa resi dencial construida en cemento y bloques de hormigón con tor ta de hormigón terrera. Se le in forma, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 27 de enero de 2023 a las 3:30 de la tarde, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual us ted puede comparecer asistido por abogado presentar oposi ción a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del térmi no de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de per sona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a los dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes cita das, o en su defecto los orga nismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá con ceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 25 de agosto de 2022. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I. ***

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUA DILLA SALA SUPERIOR EDWIN REYES

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS MMG I PR CDGY LLC Demandante Vs. CHRISTIAN CAQUIAS MARTINEZ, SU ESPOSA EILEEN JANICE MARTINEZ ARROYO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENESCOMPUESTAGANANCIALESPORAMBOS

OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El pre cio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $75,000.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la tota lidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la men cionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confir mada la venta judicial por el Ho norable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en pose sión física del inmueble de con formidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está eje cutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecuti vas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documen tos correspondientes al proce dimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas la borables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anterio res y los preferentes, si los hu biere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su ex tinción el precio del remate. EX PIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 25 de agosto de 2022. EDGAR DO ALDEBOL MIRANDA, AL GUACIL AUXILIAR, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE*CAGUAS.

En lindes por el Norte, con el solar número 9, en una longi tud de 27.65 metros; por el Sur, con solar 7, en una longitud de 27.65 metros; por el Este, con la Calle ‘C’, en una longitud de 14.50 metros; y por el Oeste, con el solar 19, en una longitud de 14.50 metros. Enclava una casa de concreto y bloques para vivienda. La propiedad an tes relacionada consta inscrita en el Folio 60 del Tomo 1276 de Caguas, finca número 45,008, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección Primera.

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Si no hubiere remate ni adju dicación en la primera subas ta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 12 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. En la se gunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $146,666.67.

Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TER CERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 19 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $110,000.00. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epí grafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 63, otorga da el día 20 de marzo de 2013, ante el Notario Fernando Rabell Echegaray y consta inscrita en el Folio 110 del Tomo 1768 de Caguas, finca número 45,008, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección Primera, inscripción cuarta. Dicha su basta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcial mente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma de $183,524.17 por concepto de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 3.500% anual desde el día 1 de diciembre de 2020. Dichos intereses conti núan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Se pagarán también los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.000% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha vencimiento, la suma de $22,000.00 para costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogado, la suma de $22,000.00para cubrir los intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y la suma de $22,000.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se

de AGOSTO de 2022. FDO.

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

EX PETICIONARPARTE

LEGAL NOTICE

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CA GUAS SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. JOSÉ ÁNGEL ARZUAGA MADERA T/C/C JOSÉ A. ARZUAGA MADERA T/C/C JOSÉ ARZUAGA MADERA (TITULAR REGISTRAL)

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del bloque “K”; POR EL SUR, con el solar número veintinue ve (29) y del bloque “K”; por el ESTE; con la calle número trece (13) de la misma Urba nización; y por el OESTE, con los solares número cuarenta y uno (41) y cuarenta y dos (42) ambos del bloque “k. Enclava una casa modelo “ST Mortiz” diseñada para fines residen ciales. Consta inscrita al folio 53 del tomo 506 de Cidra finca número 18,816, Registro de la Propiedad Sección Segunda de Caguas. El producto de la su basta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dicta da a su favor, el día 10 de junio de 2022 en el presente caso civil, a saber, tiene la suma de $116,732.49 de principal, más los intereses acumulados al 31 de marzo de 2022 ascendentes a $18,867.54, los cuales conti núan acumulándose hasta el to tal pago y solvente del principal a razón de $17.83 diarios ( “ per diem”); $1,223.28 por concepto de cargos por mora, en adición a cualquier otro adelante reali zado conforme a la hipoteca y la suma de $15,000.00 pactado por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Los intereses se continúan acumu lando, hasta el saldo total de la deuda, para cubrir el principal adeudadio, disponiéndose que si quedare algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas antes mencionadas del mis mo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaria del Tribunal para ser entregado a los demanda dos previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. La venta de la referi da propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del algua cil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 26 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑA NA, en la oficina del referido Al guacil, localizada en el Centro Judicial de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mí nimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $150,000.00. Que de ser necesaria la ce lebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 3 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $100,000.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 11 DE

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Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE CA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. 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 PRIMERA INSTANCIA CEN TRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a ven der 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 cheque de ge rente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia el día 4 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en E-8 Bairoa Golden, Caguas, PR 00727 t/c/c E-8 Calle C Urb. Bairoa Golden Gates, Caguas, PR 00727-1137 y que se des cribe a continuación: Urbana: Solar marcado con el número 8 del Bloque E de la Urbani zación Bairoa Golden Gate, localizado en el Barrio Bairoa del término municipal de Ca

guas, con un área superficial de 400.925 metros cuadrados.

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Demandado(s) Caso Núm.: CG2022CV00763.

El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico, hago saber a la parte demandada, y al PUBLICO EN GENERAL: y a todos los acree dores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o de rechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecu tada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipo tecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación re gistral, para que puedan concu rrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, que dando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante a saber. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamien to de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de agosto de 2022 - {250 Fecha manda miento}, por la Secretaria del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a con tinuación: Dirección de la Pro piedad: Estancias del Bosque 818 calle Robles Cidra, Puerto Rico 00739: RUSTICA: Solar marcado con el numero 30 del bloque “K” de la Urbanización Estancias del Bosque, Sección Robles localizada en el Barrio Bayamón de Cidra, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 253.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número treinta y uno (31)

AHORA LA SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ ÁNGEL ARZUAGA MADERA T/C/C JOSÉ A. ARZUAGA MADERA T/C/C

Civil Núm.: AG2022CV01160. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DO MINIO CATASTRO #008-000009-41-998. EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E. E. U. U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS.

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POR LA PRESENTE: se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convengan en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casas (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudical.pr, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si us ted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. URBANA: Predio

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

AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLI CA SUBASTA.

AMBOS;COMPUESTAGANANCIALESPORYALPUBLICOENGENERAL:

de Gaspar Bultron Rivera. Se le apercibe que de no expresar su intención de aceptar o repu diar la herencia dentro del tér mino que se le fijó, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. 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, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. La parte demandante ha radicado una acción de co bro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca por deuda vencida y la misma está garantizada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar radiado en la Urbanización Villas de Loíza, situada en el Barrio Canóvanas del Municipio de Loíza, Puerto Rico que se describe en el pla no de inscripción de la Urbani zación con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación que contiene una casa de concreto reforza do, diseñada para una sola fa milia: Solar número 24 del blo que CC. Área del solar: 230.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 23.00 me tros con solar 25; por el ESTE, en 23.00 metros con solar 23; por el ESTE, en 10.00 metros con calle 45A; y por el OESTE, en 10.00 metros con solar 13. Afecto a una Servidumbre de 1.5 metros por su colindancia Norte para mantenimiento. Consta inscrita al folio cuarenta y tres (43) de tomo doscientos diecisiete (217) de Canóvanas, finca número diez mil ciento cuarenta y siete (10147), ins cripción primera, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Tercera de Carolina. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: García-Chamorro Law Group, P.S.C., 1225 Ave. Ponce de León, Suite 706, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907, Tel. (787) 977-1932, Fax (787) 722-1932. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 02 de septiembre de 2022. LCDA. MARILYN APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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TERRY CES T/C/C BRIGITTE F. TERRY CES T/C/C BRIGITTE TERRY CES; CAROL GABRIELLE TERRY CES; OLIVIA MARIE HELENE TERRY CES

Si no hubiere remate ni adju dicación en la primera subas ta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 31 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA. En la se gunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $159,389.03.

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RITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. CARLOS JAVIER NARVÁEZ ORTEGA, SHIRLEY CAMILLE COLÓN SOSA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENESCOMPUESTAGANANCIALESPORAMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CCD2016-0288. (402). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA OR DINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, LUENGY VIERA RAMOS, Al guacil Supervisor de la Divi sión de Subastas del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Arecibo, a los demandados y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Man damiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secre tario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 1 de agosto de 2017 y para satisfacer la cantidad adeudada de $114,427.62 de principal para el présta mo número 0705604940 y $14,444.68 de principal para el préstamo número 0705612778, mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos el 24 de abril de 2017, notificada y archivada en autos el 25 de mayo de 2017 y publicada mediante edicto, a través del periódico “The San Juan Daily Star”, el 2 de mayo de 2017, procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2022CV00757. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE CA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Al guacil que suscribe por la pre sente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cum plimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil

SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bas tante la titularidad del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecu tante continuarán subsistentes.

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que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDI CIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SU PERIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor quién pagará de contado y en mo neda de curso legal de los Es tados Unidos de América, giro postal o por cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribu nal de Primera Instancia el día 24 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA en la oficina de Alguaciles de Subas ta sita en el 4to piso del TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYA MON SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en AE-15 Calle Aguas Buenas, Las Cas cadas Dev., Toa Alta, PR 00953 y que se describe a continua ción: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Las Cas cadas localizada en el Barrio Mucarabones del término muni cipal de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción con el número, área y colindancias que se re lacionan a continuación: Solar número 15 del Bloque AE. Área de 392.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en una distancia de 28.00 metros linea les, con el solar número 16 del mismo bloque; por el Sur, en una distancia de 28.00 metros lineales, con el solar número 14 del mismo bloque; por el Este, en una distancia de 14.00 metros lineales, con el solar número 12 del mismo bloque; y por el Oeste, en una distan cia de 14.00 metros lineales, con la Calle número 204 de la urbanización. Sobre dicho solar enclava una casa de concreto para fines residenciales. Ser vidumbre Telefónica: Franja de terreno de 5’ de ancho que discurre a lo largo de su colin dancia Este. La propiedad an tes relacionada consta inscrita en el Folio 39 del Tomo 493 de Toa Alta, finca número 24,928, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera.

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cumentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETA RIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRI MERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA

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Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TER CERA SUBASTA en las oficinas

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsi va a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamien to, excluyéndose el día del dili genciamiento, notificando copia de la misma al (a la) abogado (a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representa ción legal. 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. Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al caso de Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exporta ción, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), le ordena que en el término de treinta (30) días, haga declara ción aceptando o repudiando las herencias de la Sucesión

A: DAMARIS GINES GARCIA T/C/C DAMARIS DELOACH - 1013 GROVE MANOR DR, SANDFORD FL 32771-4518; F2301 BALCONES DE CAROLINA, CAROLINA PR 00987.

del Alguacil que suscribe el día 7 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $119,541.78. La hipoteca a eje cutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la es critura número 34, otorgada el día 5 de abril de 2007, ante el Notario Edna Chandrisssa Bon net Vázquez y consta inscrita en el Folio 39 del Tomo 493 de Toa Alta, finca número 24,928, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera, inscripción cuarta. La escritura y el pagaré antes mencionados fueron modificados mediante la escritura de modificación de pa garé e hipoteca y cancelación parcial número 219 otorgada el 18 de abril de 2012 ante el Notario Ricardo Rangel Rive ra. Se modificó la hipoteca en cuanto a su principal que ahora será por $223,042.41, sus inte reses serán al 4.625% anual y su fecha de vencimiento será el 1 de abril de 2052. La escritura de modificación consta inscrita al folio 39 del tomo 493 de Toa Alta, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera, finca número 24,928, inscrip ción quinta. Nuevamente, la escritura y el pagaré fueron modificados mediante la escri tura modificación de hipoteca número 707 otorgada el 3 de di ciembre de 2014 ante el Notario Antonio R. Pavía Vidal. Se mo dificó la hipoteca en cuanto a su principal que ahora será por $239,083.55, sus intereses se rán al 4.625%, su fecha de ven cimiento será el 1 de octubre de 2054 y el tipo mínimo será por $239,083.55. La escritura de modificación consta inscrita al folio 55 del tomo 554 de Toa Alta, finca 24928, inscripción sexta. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma de $226,358.04 por concepto de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 4.625% anual desde el día 1 de julio de 2020. Dichos intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Se pagarán también los car gos por demora equivalentes a 5.000% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha vencimiento, la suma de $22,800.00 para costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogado, la suma de $22,800.00para cubrir los intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y la suma de $22,800.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca, más intereses se gún provisto por la Regla 44.3 de las de Procedimiento Civil. Que los autos y todos los do

La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de tí tulo efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de car gos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipo teca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmi sibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamen te con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus inte reses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado ase gurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Y para conocimien to 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 subasta bajo mi firma, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de sep tiembre de 2022. (FDO.) ED GARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SAN TANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193.

El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $239,083.55.

Demandante V. NANCY CRUZ ANDINO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA MARIERIVERADEUSUFRUCTUARIAVIUDALLASUCESIÓNDEGASPARBULTRONCOMPUESTACONJONATHANHOMARBULTRONFIGUEROA,NAYDABULTRONCRUZ

Demandado(a) Civil: VB2022CV00427. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTEN CIA POR EDICTO. A: JOHNINVESTMENTHOUSINGCORP.;DOEYRICHARDROE.

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

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 6 de septiembre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en est e 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 6 de septiembre de 2022. En Vega Baja, Puer to Rico, el 6 de septiembre de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MA

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EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 2 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 6 de septiembre de 2022. En CAROLINA, Puer to Rico, el 6 de septiembre de 2022. LCDA. MARILYN APON TE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETA

RIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALI CEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

Demandante V. FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHOS DE SANTANDER POSIBLESHOUSINGCOAPORATION;MORTGAGEINVESTMENTCORP;JOHNDOEYRICHARDROECOMOTENEDORESCONINTERÉS

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LA SECRETARIA que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Senten cia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o repre sentando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los tér minos de la Sentencia, Senten cia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recur so de revisión o apelación den tro del término de 30 días con tados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notifica ción ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 1 de septiembre de 2022. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 1 de septiembre de 2022. GRISEL DA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. F/ ELSA MAGALY CANDELARIO CABRERA, SECRETARIA AU XILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

EDICTO.

Demandados Civil Núm.: CN2022CV00245. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. EUGENE PAPSCOE HAZIN Y ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate.

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

Demandante V. DAMARIS GINES GARCIA T/C/C DELOACHDAMARIS

Demandado(a) Civil: CA2022CV01653. Sala: 402. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA “IN REM”. NOTIFI CACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR

BUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titula ción del inmueble y que las car gas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante con tinuarán subsistentes enten diéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad

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Demandante Vs. JOSÉ MIGUEL VALENTÍN NIEVES T/C/C JOSÉ VALENTIN NIEVES, ENRIQUE MORALES MEDINA LAANICETOHIPOTECARIOS);(DEUDORESRODRIGUEZ,SOTERAFELICIANOYSOCIEDADLEGALDEBIENESGANANCIALESCOMPUESTAPORAMBOS(TITULARESREGISTRALES)

TOS CATORCE PUNTO DOS MIL SEISCIENTOS TREINTA Y SIETE METROS CUADRA DOS (4,414.2637 m.c.), equi valentes a UNO PUNTO MIL DOSCIENTOS TREINTA Y UNO CUERDA (1.1231 CDA.).

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tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribu nal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de septiembre de 2022. JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ HERNÁNDEZ, ALGUACIL RE GIONAL INTERINO. WILNE LIA RIVERA, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS #249, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HU MACAO, SALA SUPERIOR.

Asunto: COBRO DE DINERO (REGLA 60). EMPLAZAMIEN TO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASO

no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes se gún surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores desconocidos, no inscritos o presentados que sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de car gos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipo teca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmi sibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamen te con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus inte reses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado ase gurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anterior mente se adquirirá libre de car gas y gravámenes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Or den de Confirmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en ge neral se publicará este Edicto 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 dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 8 de septiembre de 2022. ALG. IVELISSE FI GUEROA VARGAS, ALGUA CIL PLACA #924, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYA GÜEZ, SALA SUPERIOR.

EL ESTADO LIBRE SS.

MARIA SOLEDAD RIVERA RAMOS T/C/C, MARIA SOLEDAD RIVERA T/C/C, MARIA RIVERA T/C/C, MARIA RIVERA RAMOS PETICIONARIA EX PARTE Caso Núm.: QU2022CV00081. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DO MINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTA DOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUESTO RICO.

Demandante V. ZOILO MÉNDEZ MÉNDEZ

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EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Al guacil que suscribe por la pre sente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cum plimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Embargo que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA

(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 19 de agosto 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 19 de agosto de 2022. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 19 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. DE RILIZ GONZÁLEZ AQUINO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

HUMATAS WARD DEV., AÑAS CO, PUERTO RICO 00610, y que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar “B” en el plano de segregación, localizado en

Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba mencionado, con el fin de justificar e inscribir a favor de la Prornovente, el dominio que tiene sobre la siguiente finca: “RUSTICA”: Predio de terreno radicado en el barrio Los Llanos del término municipal de Coa mo, Puerto Rico, compuesto de CUATRO MIL CUATROCIEN

Demandado(a) Civil: BY2022RF00834. Sala: 4001. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUP TURA IRREPARABLE). NO TIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

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el barrio Humacao de Añasco, con una cabida superficial de 1787.7818 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.4549 cuer das. En lindes por el NORTE, con solar “A” segregado en el caso 2011-API-00525; por el SUR, con remanente (con el solar C Según Escritura de Hi poteca); por el ESTE, con uso público y por el OESTE, con Luis Monagas Ortiz. Presen tada al Asiento 716 del diario 757 y será segregación de la finca 1,444 la cual consta ins crita al Folio 136 vto del Tomo 40 de Añasco, Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez. El embargo a ejecutarse es por la suma de $151,926.12 y consta presentado al Asiento 2022013730-MY01 del Sistema Karibe de Mayagüez Sección Primera, en la finca presentada al Asiento 716 del Diario 757 y será segregación de la finca número 1,444 la cual consta inscrita al Folio 136 vto. del Tomo 40 de Añasco, Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez. La hipoteca objeto del embar go a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida me diante la escritura número 115 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 12 de julio de 2013, ante el Notario Jaime E. Dávila Santini y consta presentada al asiento 1195-754-MY01, Finca número 1,444 , Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez. Di cha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcial mente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma principal de $114,705.12 por concepto de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 4.50% anual desde el 1ro de abril de 2017. Además, la parte co-demandada José Miguel Va lentín Nieves t/c/c José Valentín Nieves y Enrique Morales Me dina (Deudores Hipotecarios) adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equiva lentes a 5.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento y las costas, gastos y honora rios de abogado equivalentes a $12,240.00. Que los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRI

A: SYLVIA LÓPEZ DÍAZ, T/C/C SILVIA LÓPEZ DÍAZ.

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suman setenta y cuatro punto nueve mil novecientos treinta y cuatro metros (74.9934 m.), con terrenos propiedad de Fer nando Lugo; y por el OESTE, en dos distancias que suman doce punto cero, setecientos treinta y seis metros (12.0736 m.), hoy, con terrenos propie dad de Jorge Rodríguez Santia go, antes Wilson Soto. Alega la parte Peticionaria que adquirió la finca descrita mediante es critura número 6, otorgada en Coamo, Puerto Rico, el día 19 de enero de 1981, ante el No tario José A. Valero Zayas. Es abogado de la peticionaria, el LIC. JORGE M. DIAZ RODRI GUEZ, PO Box 852, Naranjito, P.R. 00719-0852, teléfono y “fax” número 1Secgional.beth29Aibonito,Porpublicaciónveinteefectuarloyse,todosladasdescrito,derechoparadedetressecom.jorgemdiazrodriguez@gmail.787-869-4042,EsteTribunalordenóquepubliquelapretensiónporvecesduranteeltérminoveintedíasenunperiódicocirculacióngeneraldiaria,quelosquetenganalgúnrealsobreelinmueblelaspersonasignoraaquienespuedaperjudicarinscripción,yengeneral,alosquedesearenoponerentreellosloscolindantesdueñosanteriores,puedandentrodeltérminodedíasapartirdelaúltimadelpresenteedicto.tanto,librolapresenteenPuertoRico,hoydíadeagostode2022.ElizaGonzalezRivera,SecReJackelineVegaColon,Aux.

PETICIONARIAEX-PARTE

CIVIL DEAMERICATO.PEDIENTESALÓN:NUM.:AI2019CV00168.002-A.SOBRE:EXDOMINIO.EDICESTADOSUNIDOSDEELPRESIDENTELOSESTADOSUNIDOS

Demandante V. SYLVIA LÓPEZ DÍAZ, T/C/C SILVIA LÓPEZ DÍAZ

CUALQUIER PERSONA CON INTERÉS, DUEÑOS O ORGANISMOSSUSDESCONOCIDOSANTERIORESPOSEEDORESOHEREDEROSY/UPÚBLICOSAFECTADOS.De:MARÍASOLEDADRIVERARAMOST/C/C,MARÍASOLEDADT/C/C,MARÍARIVERA,T/C/CMARÍARIVERARAMOSP/CDELALCDA.MARGGIERODRÍGUEZPÉREZ,RAMÓNEMETERIOBETANCES#182SUR,MAYAGÜEZ,PR00680.

En lindes por el NORTE, en nueve distancias que suman ciento cuarenta y uno punto cuatro mil trescientos setenta y ocho metros (141.4378 m), con Quebrada; por el SUR, en cin co distancias que suman ciento setenta y uno punto cinco mil setecientos treinta y tres metros (171.5733 m.), con la carretera estatal número catorce; por el ESTE, en nueve distancias que

GLENDA LIZ CANALES GUERRIDO Demandante V.

Por medio del presente Edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una Demanda de Cobro de Dinero, cuyos autos y do cumentos correspondientes están de manifiesto en la Se cretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el caso de epígrafe, y también en la página de Internet del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (“SUMAC”). Mediante el presente Edicto se le emplaza y se le requiere para que presente el original de la contestación a la deman da ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Guaynabo y que notifique con copia de su contestación a la demanda en este caso al abogado de los demandantes: Lcdo. Ja vier A. Sevillano Vicéns, P.O. Box 192278, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Teléfono (787) 983-4146, correo electrónico solutions@ sevillanolegal.org, dentro de los TREINTA (30) días siguientes a contar de la publicación de este edicto excluyendo dicho último día. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: TRIBUNAL.SECRETARIASANDRASECRETARIALAURA15enmaoírle.procedente,susilacederentribunaldentrosentarpropio.queramajudicial.pe/sumac,https://unired.salvosepresenteporderechoSiusteddejadepresualegaciónresponsivadelreferidotérmino,elpodrádictarsentenciarebeldíaensucontrayconelremediosolicitadoendemanda,ocualquierotro,eltribunal,enelejerciciodesanadiscreción,loentiendesinmáscitarleuEXPEDIDObajomifiryconelsellodelTribunalSanJuan,PuertoRico,hoydeagostode2022.LCDA.I.SANTASÁNCHEZ,REGIONAL.BÁEZHERNÁNDEZ,AUXILIARDEL

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SUPERIOR, todo derecho, títu lo e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en 4403 PR INT., KM 2.1

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Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2018CV00357. Sala: 206. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA).

INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDI CIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ, SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epí grafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal en moneda le gal de los Estados Unidos de América a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, el día 5 DE OCTU

Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2022CV00769.

Pérez. Libre de cargas y/o gra vámenes. Catastro #049-011487-84-000. Se les concede un plazo improrrogable de 20 días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación a fin de que compa rezcan si quieren alegar lo que en derecho proceda mediante alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Ma nejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acce der utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presen tar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. El Honorable Tribunal releva a la parte peticionaria de presentar prueba de diligenciamiento. Se les apercibe que, de no contes tar en el término provisto, este Tribunal, luego de evaluar la prueba podrá declarar, sin más trámite, justificado el dominio de la propiedad a favor de la peticionaria y ordenar su inma triculación, así como cualquier remedio que en derecho pro ceda. Extendido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico, hoy 31 de agosto del 2022. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JACQUELYNE GONZÁLEZ QUINTANA, SE

BRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edi ficio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIME RA INSTANCIA CENTRO JU DICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ, SALA

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POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado una Petición de Ex pediente de Dominio donde la peticionaria solicita se declare a su favor justificado el dominio de la propiedad que se describe a continuación y se ordene la inmatriculación de la propiedad en el Registro de la Propiedad: Rústica: solar radicado en el barrio San Antonio, sector Mon tadero del término municipal de Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, identificado como predio-a en el plano de mensura compues to de dos mil cuatrocientos cua renta punto mil ochenta y cinco metros cuadrados (2,440.1085 mc) y en lindes al norte: con camino vecinal y calle munici pal; al sur: con Noel del pilar; al este: Noel del pilar y Teresa Flores y al oeste: con José m.

Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2022CV00768. Asunto: COBRO DE DINERO (REGLA 60). EMPLAZAMIEN TO POR EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

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(Nombre de las partes a las que se

WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of Plaintiff was entered for the principal sum of $663,971.78 of principal balance, plus in

Civil Núm.: GB2022CV00180.

Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en esta segunda subasta, se procederá a una tercera subasta, en la cual re girá como tipo mínimo ésta la 1/2 del precio mínimo antes mencionado; $18,024.99. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el 28 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efec to una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el 5 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:05 DE LA MAÑA NA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una TERCERA SUBASTA el 13 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La su basta o subastas antes indica das se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Manatí. Del Estu dio de Título realizado no sur gen gravámenes preferentes ni posteriores que deban ser cancelados. Se advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Uni dos de Norteamérica y para co nocimiento de la parte deman dada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para co nocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo me

dra, Barrio Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with holders thereof. It is un derstood that potential bidders acquire the property subject to any and all senior liens that encumber the property. It is un derstood that potential bidders acquire the property subject to any and all senior liens that encumber the property. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax liens (ex press, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the suc cessful bidder accepts then and is subrogated in the responsibi lity for the same and the bid pri ce shall not be applied toward the cancellation of the senior lien. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on OCTOBER 12TH, 2022, AT 3:15 PM. The minimum bid that will be accepted in the first public sale is the sum of $689,000.00. In the event that said first public sale does not produce a bidder and the pro perty is not adjudicated, a SE COND PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the OCTOBER 19TH, 2022 AT 3:15 PM and the mini mum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $459,333.33. If said second public sale does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the OCTOBER 26TH 2022 AT 3:15 PM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $344,500.00. Upon confirma tion of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens that are attached to the property referred to above. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of the Clerk of the United Sta tes District Court. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 6th of July of 2022. BEATRIZ VAZQUEZ SO LÍS, SPECIAL MASTER.

ZUTANA DE TAL, A, B Y C, COMO ASOCIADOAMBASDESCONOCIDOSHEREDEROSDESUCESIONES;HONORABLESECRETARIODEHACIENDADELESTADOLIBREDEPUERTORICO;HONORABLESECRETARIODEJUSTICIADELESTADOLIBREASOCIADODEPUERTORICO

IN THE UNITED STATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS TRICT OF PUERTO RICO LIME HOMES, LTD.

To: AMERICO MARTINEZ ROMERO, MARIA INES RODRIGUEZ JIMENEZ, AND THE TWO,COMPOSEDPARTNERSHIPCONJUGALBYTHEANDALLPARTIESTHATMAYHAVEANINTERESTINTHEPROPERTY.

de Barceloneta, Finca número 10,336, Registro de la Propie dad de Manatí. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de sa tisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, se gún la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Manati, cuyas cantidades son las siguientes: $19,437.48 de principal; intereses desde el 4 de septiembre de 2017 al 8.00400 %, los cuales conti núan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; un ba lance diferido de $4,186.07 que no acumula intereses; recargos a razón del 5% de cada pago vencido no recibido dentro de los quince (15) días después de la fecha de vencimiento; más el 20%, equivalente a $7,209.99, del principal del pagaré para cubrir costas, gastos y hono rarios de abogados pactado. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma de tasación pac tada, la cual es $36,049.99 según la escritura de hipoteca para la propiedad descrita. De declararse la subasta desierta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servirá de tipo míni mo de 2/3 del precio mínimo antes mencionado; $24,033.33.

A La Parte Demandada: MARÍA SOTO ROMÁN T/C/C MARÍA SOTO A SUS ÚLTIMAS 19.6,CONOCIDAS:DIRECCIONESSR129KM(SR454KM6.2INT.)CALLEJONES,LARESPR00669;2700NOAKPARKAVE.,CHICAGO,IL60707-1752;2704NOAKPARKAVE,CHICAGOIL

ISLAND FAIRWAYCOMOSERVICES,PORTFOLIOLLCAGENTEDEACQUISITIONSFUND,LLC

TRIBUNAL.SECRETARIAELIBETHSECRETARIALAURA15enmaoírle.procedente,susilacederentribunaldentrosentarpropio.queramajudicial.pe/sumac,http://unired.salvosepresenteporderechoSiusteddejadepresualegaciónresponsivadelreferidotérmino,elpodrádictarsentenciarebeldíaensucontrayconelremediosolicitadoendemanda,ocualquierotro,eltribunal,enelejerciciodesanadiscreción,loentiendesinmáscitarleuEXPEDIDObajomifiryconelsellodelTribunalSanJuan,PuertoRico,hoydeagostode2022.LCDA.I.SANTASÁNCHEZ,REGIONAL.TORRESALICEA,AUXILIARDEL

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A: JESSICA DIAZ OLMO.

A: ARROYOLUCILADAVILA.

le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

A: MÉNDEZZOILOMÉNDEZ.

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

Demandante Vs. VIEQUES MARKET, INC T/C/C SUPERMERCADO MI GENTE VIEQUES, INC.; JESSICA DIAZ OLMO; FELIX ESTRADAMELÉNDEZ

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FA JARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE VIEQUES TRAFON GROUP, INC.

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la cantidad de $15,426.41 y al pago de las costas, gastos y un 25% por concepto de honora rios de abogado y por sentencia declaratoria sobre nulidad de venta de negocio en fraude de acreedores. Usted deberá pre sentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación respon siva en la secretaría del tribunal del centro judicial de Fajardo, Sala Superior de Vieques caso Civil Núm. VQ2022CV00066 con copia a la parte demandan te. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en re beldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la de manda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discre ción, lo entiende procedente. Representa a la parte deman dante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y telé fono se consigna de inmediato: JUAN R. RIVERA FONT, LLC Lcdo. Juan R. Rivera Font Edificio Tres Ríos, 27 Calle González Giusti, Oficina 602, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968-3040 Tel. (787) 250-8040

Plaintiff V. AMERICO MARTINEZ ROMERO, MARIA INES RODRIGUEZ JIMENEZ AND THE COMPOSEDPARTNERSHIPCONYUGALBYAMERICOMARTINEZANDMARIAINESRODRIGUEZJIMENEZ

terest at a rate of 6.25% per annum since December 1st, 2008. Interest will continue to accrue until the debt is paid in full. In addition, the defendant owes Plaintiff late charges in the amounting to 5.000% of any and any payments or ins tallments in arrears over fifteen (15) days since the installment is due. The defendant owes Plaintiff all of the advances made by Plaintiff pursuant to the provision or dispositions of the mortgage note and mortga ge deed. The defendant also owes the Plaintiff an amount equivalent to 10% ($68,900.00) of the original principal balance as liquidated amount to cover the costs, expenses and attor ney fees. The record of the case and of the proceedings may be examined by the interested par ties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, Chardon Ave. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, or by accessing the electronic court records. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementio ned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the undersig ned SPECIAL MASTER, was ordered to sell at public auction for US currency in cash or cer tified check, without appraisal or right to redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the United States district Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Federal Building Office 150, 1st, Floor, 150 Car los Chardon Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 the following property belonging, describe in Spanish as follows: URBANA: Solar Marcado con el número cuarenta y cuatro (44) de la Urbanización Campos de Mon tehiedra, localizada en el Barrio Caimito de Rio Piedras, termino municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superfi cial de setecientos veintisiete puntos nueve mil quinientos cuarenta y cuatro (727.9544) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, con la calle Jun cal, en una distancia de vein titrés punto doscientos treinta y nueve (23.239) metros; por el Sur, con terreno de Acisclo González, en una distancia de veintitrés punto novecientos dos (23.902) metros; por Este, con el lote número cuarenta y tres (43), en una distancia de treinta y uno punto cero trein ticuatro (31.034) metros; por el Oeste, con los lotes cuarenta y cinco (45) y cuarenta y seis (46) en una distancia de trein ta y uno punto ochocientos veintinueve (31.829) metros. Enclava en este solar una es tructura de concreto reforzado y bloques de hormigón, para fines residenciales. number 21335, recorded at page 53 of volume 756 of Rio Piedra Sur, Registry of the Property of San Juan, Section IV. Phy sical Address: 744 Juncal St. Los Campos I, De Montehie

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MA NATÍ MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE ALBERTO PEREZ MENDEZ Y LA SUCESION DE JUANA MENDEZ VALDES T/C/C JUANITA MENDEZ COMPUESTASAMBASPOR SU HIJA: MILDRED PEREZ MENDEZ; FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL, ZUTANO DE TAL,

Demandados Civil Núm.: MT2020CV00070. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE CA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLI CA SUBASTA. Yo, WILFRE DO RODRÍGUEZ CARRIÓN, Alguacil de la División de Su bastas del Centro Judicial de Manati, a los demandados y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Man damiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secre tario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 26 de mayo de 2022 y para satisfacer la Sentencia por la cantidad de $19,437.48 de principal, dictada el 8 de marzo de 2022 y notificada por edicto en el caso de autos el 10 de marzo de 2022. El edicto de sentencia fue publicada el 17 de marzo de 2022 en el perió dico The San Juan Daily Star y notificada por correo certificado a la parte demandada en ese mismo día, procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, mediante efectivo, giro o che que certificado a nombre del Alguacil de este Tribunal todo derecho, título e interés que hayan tenido tengan o puedan tener los deudores demanda dos en cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el Municipio de Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble se describe a continuación: Carr. 682 5455 Garróchales, Barceloneta, PR 00617. RUSTICA: Parcela marcada con el numero dos cientos noventa y dos (292) en el Plano de Parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Agostura del Barrio Florida Afuera del térmi no municipal de Barceloneta, con una cabida superficial de Quinientos Dieciocho Punto Setenta y Cinco (518.75) me tros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, con parcelas núme ro doscientos ochenta y ocho (288) y doscientos ochenta y nueve (289) de la comunidad; por el Sur, con parcela núme ro Quinientos Sesenta y Siete (567) de la comunidad, por el Este con parcela número Qui nientos sesenta y ocho (568) de la comunidad y por el Oes te con acceso a área monte.

POR LA PRESENTE se le em plaza para que presente al tri bunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días a partir de la publicación de este edicto con relación a Demanda pre sentada en su contra sobre co bro de dinero (via ordinaria) por ser garantizadora personal de Vieques Market, Inc., t/c/c/ Su permercados Mi Gente Vieques por la cantidad de $61,705.66, de principal más intereses a la tasa legal desde que se originó la deuda, al pago de la pena lidad de 25% de la deuda por

Demandante V. LUCILA ARROYO DÁVILA

nos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de cele brarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colec turía y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, previa orden judicial dirigida al Regis trador de la Propiedad de la sección correspondiente para la cancelación de aquellos pos teriores. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en la Secre taría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anterio res y los preferentes, si los hu biere, al crédito del ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes; en tendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de los de mandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos corres pondientes. Librado en Manatí, Puerto Rico, a 16 de agosto de 2022. WILFREDO RODRÍ

Demandados Caso Núm.: VQ2022CV00066. Sala: 001. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA), SENTENCIA DECLARATO RIA - VENTA EN FRAUDE DE ACREEDORES. EMPLAZA MIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASO CIADO DE P.R., SS.

Consta inscrita al folio del tomo The San Juan Daily Star 39Friday, September 9, 2022

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE LARES BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs. MARÍA SOTO ROMÁN t/c/c MARÍA SOTO

Salón: 703. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: LR2022CV00178. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

Defendants Civil No.: 15-2723. JAG. Re: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE. NOTICE OF SALE.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 1 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 1 de septiembre de 2022. En BAYAMÓN, Puer to Rico, el 1 de septiembre de 2022. LAURA I. SANTA SÁN CHEZ, SECRETARIA. LURE IMY ALICEA GONZÁLEZ, SE CRETARIA AUXILIAR.

Demandado(a)

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GUEZ CARRIÓN, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #135.

Mediante el presente Edicto se le emplaza y se le requiere para que presente el original de la contestación a la deman da ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Guaynabo y que notifique con copia de su contestación a la demanda en este caso al abogado de los demandantes: Lcdo. Ja vier A. Sevillano Vicéns, P.O. Box 192278, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Teléfono (787) 983-4146, correo electrónico solutions@ sevillanolegal.org, dentro de los TREINTA (30) días siguientes a contar de la publicación de este edicto excluyendo dicho último día. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica:

E-Mail: juan@riverafont.com En Vieques, Puerto Rico a 31 de agosto de 2022. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. MIRIAM L. PENZORT MERCA DO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de eje cución de hipoteca In Remen su contra. Se les notifica para que comparezcan ante el Tribu nal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publica ción de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se les apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra, radicando el origi nal de la misma y enviando co pia de su contestación a la par te demandante, Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero, Abogados de la Parte Demandante, 1515 South Federal Highway, Suite 100, Boca Raton, FL 33432, Tel. 877-338-4101, Fax: 561-3384077, fecha(30)troviudaBRULLDOE;teherederosnilacontra,tralelatérminoasaez@tmppllc.com,prservice@tmppllc.com,dentrodeldetreinta(30)díasdepublicacióndeesteedicto,seanotarálarebeldíaensuconysedictarásentenciaensuconformesesolicitaenDemanda,sinmáscitárseles,oírseles.SeORDENAalosdelreferidocausanasaber:JOHNDOEyJANEBLANCAMARGARITAJOYporsíysucuotausufructuaria,aquedendelmismotérminodetreintadíascontadosapartirdeladelanotificación,ACEP

STEPANI,MARANELOACEVEDOFRANCISCORODRÍGUEZT/C/CJOSÉACEVEDORODRÍGUEZ.#214MAYAGÜEZ,PR00680,YURB.HOSTOS1CALLELUISMAYAGÜEZ,PR00682.

Queden emplazados y notifi cados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria en la que se alega que usted le adeuda a la parte deman dante lo siguiente: La suma de $74,441.51 por concepto de principal; generando intere ses a razón de 6.25% desde el 1ro de enero de 2019; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $8,950.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios ga rantizados hipotecariamente. La propiedad hipotecada cuya ejecución se solicita tiene la siguiente descripción y localiza ción: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento residencial 214 que ubica en la segunda planta de Mara nelo Boutique Condominium (West Wing), localizado en el Barrio Algarrobo del municipio de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYA GÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYA GÜEZ BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs. JESÚS CLAUDIO SEDA, TERESA PÉREZ PÉREZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE COMPUESTAGANANCIALESPORAMBOS

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: laprocedente.susilacederenTribunaldentrotificarustedsentepr/sumac/,https://unired.ramajudicial.salvoqueserepreporderechopropio.Sidejadepresentarynosualegaciónresponsivadelreferidotérmino,elpodrádictarsentenciarebeldíaensucontrayconelremediosolicitadoenDemanda,ocualquierotro,elTribunal,enelejerciciodesanadiscreción,loentiendeLosabogadosdepartedemandanteson:

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: MZ2022CV00737. (207). Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINA RIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN TE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ES TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV03616. Sala: 604. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZA MIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIA DO DE P.R., SS.

(“CRIM”)

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The San Juan Daily StarFriday, September 9, 202240

Esta unidad está construida en hormigón armado y bloques de cemento. Consta de una planta y tiene su entrada y salida por su lindero Norte, el cual sale al pasillo común de entrada. En lindes por el NORTE, en doce pies cinco pulgadas (12’ 5”), con pasillo común de entra da; por el SUR, en doce pies cinco pulgadas (12’ 5”) con elementos comunes patio late ral; por el ESTE, en dieciocho pies dos pulgadas (18’ 2”) con apartamento doscientos dieci séis (216); y por el OESTE, en dieciocho pies dos pulgadas (18’ 2”) con el apartamento dos cientos doce (212). Esta unidad tiene un área superficial total de doscientos veinticinco punto cincuenta y cinco pies cuadra dos (225.55 p.c), equivalentes a veinte punto noventa y seis metros cuadrados, (20.96 mc) y consta de un (1) dormitorio con su respectivo closet, un (1) baño, sala-comedor y cocina. A esta unidad se le ha asignado un espacio de estacionamiento marcado con el número 214 en el Plano del condominio.

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MORTGAGE TRUST AB1

A: JESÚS CLAUDIO

SEDA, TERESA PÉREZ PÉREZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BORINQUEN,direccionesAMBOSCOMPUESTAGANANCIALESPORasusúltimasconocidaseinformadas:URB.E42CALLEMARIANABRACETTI,CABOROJO,PR00623-3348,2490ECONCIRAPT116,ORLANDO,FL32817-2682,POBOX1212,CABOROJO,PR00623-1212.

gistro de la Propiedad de Puer to Rico, Sección II de Bayamón. Dirección: 835 Francia ST., Toa Baja, Puerto Rico 00949. En re lación a la finca a subastarse se establece como tipo mínimo de licitación en la Primera Subasta la suma de $20,000.00 según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la Escritura de Primera Hipoteca #9 otorga da en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 24 de mayo de 2005, ante el notario Marta I Ojeda Rodri guez, e inscrita al folio 91 del tomo 614 de Toa Baja, finca nú mero 17,884 inscripción 4ta. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 13 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mis oficinas si tas en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA. En relación a la propiedad a subastarse, la can tidad mínima de licitación en la Primera Subasta será la suma de $20,000.00. Si la primera subasta del inmueble no pro dujere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 20 DE OCTU BRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo sitio y servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes del precio pac tada para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $13,333.33.

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CASCADE FUNDING

Civil Núm.: BY2019CV02942. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA Y COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN TE DE LOS ESTADOS UNI DOS DE AMÉRICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, SS.

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El Alguacil que suscribe, anun cia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de Mandamien to de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, SALA DE TOA ALTA, procederé o vender en pública subasta y al mejor pos tor, de contado y por moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América. Todo pago recibido por el (la) Alguacil por concepto de subastas será en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del (de la) Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Todo derecho, título, participación e interés que le corresponda a la parte deman dada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe o continuación: RÚSTICA: Par cela marcado con el número ochocientos treinta y cinco (835) en el plano de parcela ción de la comunidad rural Sa bana Seco del Barrio Sabana Seca del término municipal de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico con una cabida superficial de cero cuer dos con setecientos veinte y tres diezmilésimas de otro equi valentes a doscientos ochenta y cuatro punto cero cinco me tros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con lo calle sesenta y cinco de la comunidad; por el SUR, con la parcela ochocien tos doce de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela ocho cientos treinta y cuatro de la comunidad; por el OESTE, con la parcela ochocientos treinta y seis de la comunidad. Número “17,884”, inscrita al folio “127” del tomo “300” de Toa Baja. Re

con la calle número 2; y por el OESTE: en 13.10 metros con el solar número 39 del bloque E. Sobre dicha finca enclava una casa de concreto dedicado a vi vienda. Inscrita al folio 177 del tomo 234 de Cabo Rojo, Finca 7001. Registro de la Propiedad de San Germán. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Cabo Rojo, Finca 7001. Registro de la Propiedad de San Germán. Inscripción 4.1. La demandante es la tene dora por endoso, por valor reci bido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. 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:

Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ HUMBERTO GRAU ORTIZ COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE; BLANCA MARGARITA BRULL JOY POR SÍ Y SU CUOTA INGRESOSRECAUDACIÓNUSUFRUCTUARIA;VIUDACENTRODEDEMUNICIPALES(CRIM);DEPARTAMENTODEHACIENDAYESTADOSUNIDOSDEAMÉRICA

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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: $96,304.89 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 5% anual desde el 1 de di ciembre de 2019 hasta su completo pago, más $938.88 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $11,782.60 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 número 42 del bloque E de la Urbanización Borinquen, loca lizado en el Barrio Miradero y Bajura de la municipalidad de Cabo Rojo, con un área super ficial de 327.50 metros cuadra dos. En lindes por el NORTE: en 25.00 metros con el solar número 41 del bloque E; por el SUR: en 25.00 metros con el solar número 43 del bloque E; por el ESTE: en 13.10 metros

Si la segunda subasta no pro dujere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 27 DE OCTU BRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar y regirá como tipo de la terce ra subasta la mitad del precio pactado para la primera, o sea, la suma de $10,000.00. Dicha Subasta se llevará a cabo, para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: Dicha venta se llevará a efecto, para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandan te el importe de su Sentencia, a saber: la suma principal de SEIS MIL CIENTO OCHENTA Y DOS DÓLARES CON NO VENTA Y SIETE CENTAVOS ($6,182.97), más intereses convenidos al 10.63% anual, pactando el pago de una suma igual al 10% de la obligación principal para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado des de el 1 de noviembre de 2017, hasta el presente y los que se continúen acumulando hasta su total y completo pago y aque llas otras sumas que surjan de la faz de la anterior obligación y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, más una suma estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados de DOS MIL DÓLA RES ($2,000.00) más la canti dad de SEISCIENTOS SESEN TA Y OCHO DÓLARES CON SIETE CENTAVOS ($668.07) de “Piggy back”, suma la cual no acumula intereses conde nándola además, a cualquier otra suma que resulte por cua lesquiera otros adelantos que

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En lindes por el NORTE, con Manuel Cardona y Edgar Co lon; por el SUR, con calle públi ca existente; por el ESTE, con el remanente de la finca princi pal de la cual se segrega; y por el OESTE, con camino dedica do a uso público. La cabida de la finca equivale a 0.9095 en cuerdas. Inscrita al folio 215 del tomo 324 de Lares, Finca 16837. Registro de la Propie dad de Utuado. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 216 del tomo 324 de Lares, Fin ca 16837. Registro de la Pro piedad de Utuado. Inscripción séptima. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso en blanco, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. La parte de mandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Admi nistración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acce der 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. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tri bunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la Parte Demandante, Lcda. Bel ma Alonso García, cuya direc ción es: PO Box 3922, Guayna bo, PR 00970-3922, Tel. (787) 789-1826, (787) 708-0566, co rreo electrónico: deyoírle.diocontra,ycación,excluyéndoselatérminoalonso@gmail.com,oficinabelmadentrodeldetreinta(30)díasdepublicacióndeesteedicto,eldíadelapubliseleanotarálarebeldíaseledictaráSentenciaensuconcediendoelremesolicitadosinmáscitarleniEXPEDIDObajomifirmaelsellodelTribunal,hoy,23agostode2022,enLares,

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Demandante Vs ENRIQUE GARCÍA VÉLEZ Y LA SUCESIÓN DE LIDUVINA VÉLEZ AYALA COMPUESTA POR: ÁNGEL ROSARIO VÉLEZ, GERARDO ROSARIO VÉLEZ Y REBECCA GARCÍA VÉLEZ, JOHN DOE, MARY DOE (POSIBLE INGRESOSDEHACIENDADEPARTAMENTODESCONOCIDOS),HEREDEROSDEYCENTRORECAUDACIÓNDEMUNICIPALES

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A: BLANCA MARGARITA BRULL JOY POR SÍ Y SU CUOTA USUFRUCTUARIA.VIUDA

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TEN o REPUDIEN la participa ción que les corresponda en la herencia del causante, JOSÉ HUMBERTO GRAU ORTIZ. Se les apercibe a los herede ros antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repu diación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 24 de agosto de 2022. GRISEL DA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUZ ENID FER NÁNDEZ DEL VALLE, SECRE TARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

AYALA COMPUESTA POR: ÁNGEL ROSARIO VÉLEZ, (“CRIM”);INGRESOSDEHACIENDAMARYVÉLEZ,REBECCAROSARIOGERARDOVÉLEZYGARCÍAJOHNDOE,DOE(POSIBLEHEREDEROSDESCONOCIDOS),DEPARTAMENTODEYCENTRORECAUDACIONDEMUNICIPALESALPUBLICOENGENERALHAGOSABERYALACREEDORDELSIGUIENTEGRAVAMENPOSTERIOR:

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Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre ejecución de hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que se adeu da las siguientes cantidades: $60,062.96 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.5% anual desde el 3 de junio de 2020 hasta su com pleto pago, más $1,226.56 de recargos acumulados, los cua les continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $10,400.00 para costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: RÚS

Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ, LLP

TICA: Comunidad localizada en el Barrio Callejones del Munici pio de Lares, situada en calle pública. Tiene una cabida de 3,534.7420 metros cuadrados.

Expido este edicto bajo mi fir ma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 31 de agosto de 2022.

Puerto Rico. DIANE ÁLVAREZ VILLANUEVA, SECRETARIA. GLORIA I. RIVERA FONSECA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

A: ENRIQUE GARCÍA VÉLEZ Y LA SUCESIÓN DE LIDUVINA VÉLEZ

Le ha sido asignado además, una participación en los gas tos e ingresos del condominio y en la titularidad de sus ele mentos comunes equivalentes a cero punto sesenta y nueve por ciento (0.69%). Inscrita al folio 17 del tomo 1,522, finca #44,238 de Mayagüez. Regis tro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Mayagüez.

JOSÉ ACEVEDOFRANCISCORODRÍGUEZT/C/CJOSÉACEVEDORODRÍGUEZ

60707-1752.

se hayan hecho la demandan te, en virtud de las disposicio nes de la Escritura de Hipoteca y del Pagaré Hipotecario. Para más información, o los perso nas interesados se les notifico que los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en lo Secretaría del Tribunal, durante las horas laborables. Este EDICTO DE SUBASTA, se publicará en los lugares públicos correspon dientes y en un periódico de circulación general en lo juris dicción de Puerto Rico. Se en tenderá que todo licitador acep ta como bastante la titularidad y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecu tante continuaran subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse o su ex tinción el precio del remate. Se procederá a otorgar lo corres pondiente Escritura de Venta Judicial y el Alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo due ño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días, de conformidad con los dispo siciones de Ley. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el Tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedi miento, que se lleve o efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Se informa que la propiedad objeto de ejecución se adquiere libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Ex pedido en TOA ALTA, Puerto Rico, a 23 de agosto de 2022.

Civil: PO2021CV02313. 406.

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Parte Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA CORREA SIERRA Y LA SUCESION DE LUIS FELIPE VELEZ USERA AMBAS COMPUESTAS POR MAILEEN MARIE VELEZ CORREA, JANAIRA MARIE VELEZ CORREA Y LUIS DANIEL VELEZ CORREA

Demandado(a) Civil: GB2022CV00160. Sala: 201. Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA OR DINARIA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: SUCESIÓN DE ISAAC RIVERA YDESCONOCIDO;POSIBLEMENGANOLUISCOMPUESTAGONZÁLEZPORRIVERAT/C/CLUISITORIVERAYDETAL,HEREDEROPORSÍENLACUOTAVIUDALUSUFRUCTUARIA.

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doscientos sesenta y dos (262) de Toa Alta, finca número doce mil setecientos once (13711), Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón III. SE LES APER CIBE que de no hacer sus ale gaciones responsivas a la de manda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio soli citado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A 31 día de agosto de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ELIBETH TORRES ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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(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 30 de agosto 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

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Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2022CV00995. 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.

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Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTEN CIA POR EDICTO.

Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2022CV01328. 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.

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most popular high school sport by far, but as the number of players shrinks and more of the country’s best athletes choose to play other sports, the quality of the NFL will eventually suffer

The league is also increasingly market ing itself directly to women, trying to per suade those who might be casual fans — the league says almost half of Super Bowl viewers are women — to engage with the sport more fully. The sport is a harder sell if fans don’t believe the NFL is concerned about domestic violence or mistreatment of women by its players, coaches and owners.

still the

“It is a freight train going down the tracks, and it is just gaining speed and gaining momentum each year,” Sean Mc Manus, the chairman of CBS Sports, said

— The Buffalo Bills released rookie punter Matt Araiza after he was accused of rape in a lawsuit, but only after they had already handed him the starting job despite some knowledge of the accusa tions.—

How the NFL stays so popular, despite its many scandals

Television viewership for the NFL last season was its strongest in six years, even as most television programming around it craters in popularity. Last year televi sion networks committed about $110 bil lion for the rights to show the NFL for the next decade, ensuring its financial success no matter what happens with viewership around the edges. The league is on track to meet Commissioner Roger Goodell’s goal of earning $25 billion in revenue an nually in 2027.

Henry Ruggs, a former Las Vegas Raiders first-round pick, has been charged with four felonies, including DUI resulting in death, after prosecutors said he killed Tina Tintor, 23, when he drove his car 156 mph and rear-ended her.

Three Black coaches accused the league of racial bias in an ongoing law suit.—

— New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will go to trial this month on charges that he punched a man eight times at a nightclub the night before the Pro Bowl in February.

Perhaps NFL fans will someday turn away from the NFL because of the bad headlines it sometimes generates. But even now, the league is competing to hold its audience because it is challenged by more and more entertainment options. The league’s own marketing efforts signal that it believes it needs to expand beyond the traditional demographic of American men drinking beer on the couch on Sundays. NFL viewers are getting older on average, and for the next decade most NFL games will continue to be on traditional television despite the median viewer being almost 60.

As the NFL season kicks off this week, however, it is a good bet that these scan dals — and many others from a troubling offseason — will receive little or no atten tion at games or on television. It is likely that the business of the NFL will remain as strong as ever.

By KEVIN DRAPER

Considering the NFL’s enduring popu larity despite these crises, it is temping to view the league as an unstoppable jug gernaut.But if you peer a bit into the future, the NFL’s continued dominance does not look nearly as certain. Not because fan or advertiser boycotts will lead to radical change, but because of health concerns, demographics and market ing challenges.Theplayer pipeline to the NFL is drying up, with fewer kids playing tackle football. In 2018, there were more than 100,000 fewer kids playing in high school than in 2008, a drop of almost 10%. The decrease in the number of younger children play ing tackle football is even greater. After more than a decade of stories about the risk of concussions and head trauma from football, more and more parents say the sport is not appropriate for youngFootballpeople.is

Among the incidents the league con tended with this offseason:

“The NFL in particular can accommo date contradiction and scandal and seems to maybe not be impervious, but certainly is very good at deflecting it and recover ing,” said Travis Vogan, a professor at the University of Iowa who researches sports and American culture. He said the NFL’s public relations strategy was to “individu alize” scandals, but “the fact that it hap pens as often suggests that there is a sys temic element to it.”

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Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns signed autographs before a preseason game in late August.

The NFL has long looked abroad, scheduling games in Mexico and England to attract fans there. This year the NFL will play a regular-season game in Germany for the first time, and Goodell has broached the idea of games in South America.

— The NFL fined and suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross af ter an investigation found he tampered, though it absolved him of accusations that he deliberately tried to lose games, saying he didn’t mean it when he suggested the idea to his coach.

s it so often has, the NFL league office spent the offseason dealing with crises caused by its players, coaches and team owners.

Deshaun Watson, a star quarterback, was suspended and fined after two dozen women accused him of coercing them or behaving lewdly during massages. Britt Reid, a former position coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, is scheduled to plead guilty to driving while intoxicated in an incident that severely injured a child after Reid left the team’s practice facil ity. Dan Snyder, the owner of the Wash ington Commanders, spent much of the summer on a yacht, seemingly dodging a subpoena to testify before a congressio nal committee that is still investigating his franchise for a toxic workplace.

at a media event last week.

Expanded44 postseason can’t dull stretch run

BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN

National League East

American League East Remember the New York Yankees’ insurmountable division lead? On July 8, a win over Boston pushed New York’s lead in the AL East to a seasonhigh 15.5 games. It was 10 games as recently as Aug. 17. But with Tampa Bay beating the Red Sox on Tuesday, the Yankees’ lead was down to 4.5

Ryan Weathers, center, being relieved after his first major league outing, in Game 1 of a National League division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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ontrary to what you might hear from alarmists, baseball’s stretch run has retained some of its magic even with an expanded field of postseason teams.

Be it issues of pride, home-field advantage, a first-round bye in the playoffs or the threat of not making the postseason at all, the final month of the regular season has multiple no table division races.

The NL East champion will most likely be their league’s No. 2 seed in the playoffs, which would result in a first-round bye and advancement di rectly into a division series. The sec ond-place team will almost certainly be the No. 4 seed — the spot given to the league’s top wild-card team — and have to face the No. 5 seed (cur rently Philadelphia) in a three-game wild-card series. The good news for the No. 4 seed, be it the Mets or the Braves, is that they would host all three games of that wild-card series.

Through Tuesday’s action, Fan Graphs was giving Cleveland a 52.6% chance of winning the division, while Minnesota had a 30.9% chance and Chicago was at 18.9%. But it is divi sion or bust, as all three teams trail the AL’s wild-card leaders by quite a bit, resulting in each being given less than a 1% chance of earning one of those three spots.

The Chicago White Sox won this division easily last season, and the Minnesota Twins made several nota ble upgrades over the offseason, while the Cleveland Guardians were written off by many, with speculation that they might trade away star third baseman José Ramírez. Instead, they extended Ramírez for seven years at $141 mil lion, had Andrés Giménez develop into a star at second base, and have pitched well. With less than a month to play, they are clinging to baseball’s most surprising division lead.

the second (Mets) and third (Atlanta) best odds of winning the World Series.

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For months, Atlanta was threaten ing to overtake the New York Mets in the National League East. A gap of 10.5 games on June 1 was reduced to half a game on July 23, but each time it got close, the Mets built it back up. On Tuesday, with the Mets losing to Pittsburgh and Atlanta beating hapless Oakland, the teams finally pulled into a tie, both for the division lead and for the second-best record in the NL be hind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“It’s where you want to be, you’d rather be here than somewhere else,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker told reporters after Tuesday’s win at Oak land. “You want to be in the thick of the thing.”

the 15-day injured list Wednesday, this does not really qualify as a collapse. Since Aug. 12, they are a respectable but frustrating 14-12, having won a se ries against the mighty Dodgers, while mixing in some losses against lesser teams. But that has coincided with a stretch in which Atlanta has gone 205.

But there is still quite a bit on the line.

American League Central

The Yankees’ struggles with in juries and inconsistency since their white-hot start to the season have been well documented — first baseman An thony Rizzo joined that fray when he was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday — and their efforts to pull out of the spin have largely sputtered. Doing well in their series against Min nesota was vital, as the Yankees’ final regular season series against Tampa Bay looms over the weekend.

Similar to the NL East, the “loser” in this division race will quite likely earn a wild card, with FanGraphs hav ing given the Yankees a 100% chance of making the playoffs and the Rays a 96.7% chance through Tuesday. But for the Yankees, going from talk of the team ranking among the best in fran chise history to worrying about the randomness of a three-game wild-card series would be quite a fall.

The good news for both teams is that they are going to the postseason. While ESPN rated both teams’ chanc es of qualifying for a spot at a rela tively conservative >99.9% through Tuesday, FanGraphs did not hesitate at all, giving both a 100% chance. Fan Graphs also listed the teams as having

games.The Yankees’ lead was back to five games Wednesday after a doublehead er sweep of Minnesota at Yankee Stadi um and Tampa Bay’s win over Boston. The first game, an extra-innings victo ry, included Aaron Judge’s 55th home run of the season, the first three hits of Oswald Peraza’s career, and a walk-off single by Oswaldo Cabrera.

Both teams won afternoon games Wednesday, keeping the division tied, but the Mets got back on top by half a game, at least for one night, with a 10-0 win over the Pirates in the sec ond game of a doubleheader in Pitts burgh.

For the Mets, who got some ad ditional bad news when the starting pitcher Max Scherzer was placed on

The stakes of holding onto that lead could not be higher. The team that wins this division will earn the AL’s No. 3 seed in the playoffs, while the other two will almost certainly watch the postseason from home.

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Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

You could feel upset with someone if they aren’t supporting you regarding an important plan. It might change your opinion of them, and encourage tensions to surface. Don’t take it too personally Leo, as they may be having an off day. Besides, what does it matter what others think. If you feel deep down that you’re on the right path, then trust this. You really do know best.

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

With a powerful focus on talk and thought, new ideas may show up constantly. You could feel a strong pull to one or two of them, that seem quite brilliant. And you might be ready to heavily invest time and energy in one that seems to have something special about it. The only thing that can stop you, is thoughts of the past when something went wrong. Don’t entertain them, Pisces!

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Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

You may notice this, as the Moon/Saturn merger conﬂicts with Uranus. Progress might seem slow and unpredictable, and you’ll feel that something drastic needs to be done. Even so, if you’re willing to think out of the box, you could have more options than you realize, Virgo.

Does it seem that no matter how much you try to change a situation, something is holding you back?

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

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Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Mired in delays or unexpected snafus? All possible scenarios associated with this could start to run through your mind. What you really need is a fresh start, and the chance of this happening may be sooner than you think. If you run with the old way of doing things, you might not see much hope. Look to sizzling options and fresh ideas, and answers and solutions will show up.

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)

Wondering what to do with all the ideas you have? Getting your priorities in order may be a good start, as with Mercury rewinding very soon, you’ll be better off keeping things simple. With a tendency for delays and for things not going as planned, paring back your schedule and focusing on what you can do, could help you to navigate through the coming weeks with ease.

Are you stopping yourself from doing something that you really want to do? Is it fear that’s holding you back? Today’s line-up highlights all the reasons you can think of why you don’t want to move forward. You’ll see them very vividly, and this might change your perspective. If you don’t move out of your comfort zone Gemini, you won’t know what you’re truly capable of.

Feel like you’re going nowhere? If so, it may not be as bad as you think. You might be seeing a small and frustrating part of a process that is gradually taking you into a better place. The Moon’s merger with Saturn and later Uranus, highlights the idea that you’re only as stuck as you feel. By tomorrow or even sooner, you realize you have more options than you can possibly use.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

A bold decision can give you an instant boost, especially if it concerns a dream or goal that’s very important to you. Once you’ve chosen your course of action, you’ll know you’ve done the right thing. This is your chance to forge your own path, rather than take the well-travelled road. If this idea is unique and involves your creative abilities and imagination, then you’ll go far.

Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

A conversation can throw up many brilliant ideas that you hadn’t thought about before. If you have an entrepreneurial streak, you’ll be keen to leap into action on one plan that seems to promise a good return. Before you make a start, look at your routines and daily schedule in more depth. Take on too much, and you could come unstuck. Balance is the key to success, Archer.

In two minds about what to do next? The idea of taking a small risk by spending money on something you want, could leave you happier. Yet you may feel that any small luxuries, even certain leisure activities, should be cut back so you can build up ﬁnancial security. Being too hard on yourself won’t work, Capricorn. You need some leeway to keep your spirits up.

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

Making a move on a plan could be transformative and life-changing, but it might also ﬁll you with fear, if it means taking a leap into the unknown. All change involves a risk, and means treading new ground. So, if you want things to be different, this is something you’ll have to overcome. The Full Moon in a couple of days can make you aware of why you should go ahead.

In a bind and unsure what to do? Stubborn energies suggest you’ll feel like you’ve hit a brick wall or reached a stalemate. As the Moon highlights the edgy Saturn/Uranus angle, it’s time to change your mindset. It’s not so much what’s happening outside in the world that’s the problem, but more the way you’re thinking about it, that’s the real issue, Aries. Progress is then possible!

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