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Governor: 82% of power customers have electricity, 92% have water service

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

at the Peerless dock in Peñuelas,” he said. “With this, we understand that the fuel supply issue will be taken care of, although we remain vigilant.”

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a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia gave an update on the recovery efforts after the passage of Hur ricane Fiona over Puerto Rico 10 days ago. He said his primary concern is that everybody has electrical and water service.

“Today, 82% of subscribers have electricity, and 92% have water service. Credit will be given for ser vices not rendered. However, I want to make it clear that 82% is not satisfactory. We want 100%, and I am obsessively following up with the LUMA team and PREPA to have electricity as soon as possible,” Pierluisi said. “Not having electricity is a problem for anyone, and on many occasions, it causes a lack of drinking water service. We also want 100% potable water service.”

“We are in the midst of the recovery process, with commercial activity returning to normal,” governor added. “I continue to visit and assist municipalities affected by Hurricane Fiona. We are responding to the needs of the people in coordination with the mayors. Earlier today, at our request, the [Financial Oversight and Management] Board approved a 15-day extension for the use of state emergency funds.”

The governor provided statistics on the restora tion efforts, such as the arrival of a diesel barge due to a temporary waiver of the Jones Act.

“The barge will dock at the Corco dock and then

As of Thursday afternoon, 87 people were still in six shelters, and the Housing Department was look ing for substitute homes. Also, 28,000 hot meals have been distributed since the beginning of the emergency.

As for the hospitals, all have electrical service except the Psychiatric Hospital in Cabo Rojo, which uses a generator lent by the government. Sixteen of the island’s 149 diagnostic and treatment centers are running on generators.

Pierluisi noted that there had been 24 hurricanerelated deaths, with 11 confirmed cases and 13 under investigation (see related story on page 6).

“That is why the work of our Health secretary and the team is so important that we do not continue to lose lives due to this hurricane,” he said.

The governor added that the Health Department “has already delivered 50 solar generators for homes, … has an additional 150 and is awaiting 200 more.”

He also noted that “ASSMCA [the Spanish initials of the Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration] is fully activated, offering crisis in tervention services around the island” (see related story on page 5).

“It has provided direct services that have impacted 11,173 citizens since the beginning of the emergency, including in 422 shelters,” Pierluisi said.

There are 613 public schools open with water and electricity services, he said.

“Damage was identified in 86 schools, three of which are in critical situations in Toa Baja, Yauco, and Aguadilla,” the governor said.

Other agencies have been working on the recov ery efforts. Some 28,000 families have received boxes with food and supplemental federal nutrition aid.

Meanwhile, 150 New York and New Jersey police officers have arrived on the island and are assisting local policemen in recovery efforts.

Pierluisi also said the Highways and Transpor tation Authority continues its damage assessment in more than 700 locations, and that the Federal Emer gency Management Agency is operating with local interagency teams to continue to assist with damage assessments and public assistance claims.

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absence at hearing angers House panel chair

where, when and what each brigade was doing,” he added. “If LUMA can’t do it, it’s because it’s useless.”

Visibly

angered, Rep. Luis Raúl Torres Cruz lamented the fact that neither the executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), Josué Colón Ortiz, or the CEO of LUMA Energy, Wayne Stensby, appeared at Thursday’s public hearing before the Committee on Economic Development, Planning, Telecommunications, Public-Private Partnerships, and Energy, which Torres Cruz chairs.

“We summoned them so that both officials could appear before legislators and the people of Puerto Rico to answer how the electric power system is doing and answer the many questions of the committee members and district representa tives,” Torres Cruz said during the hearing.

“Through resolutions RCC 446 and RCC 243, we sum moned engineer Josué Colón, from PREPA, and engineer Wayne Stensby, from LUMA Energy, so that both officials could appear before legislators and the people of Puerto Rico. … After I left the Capitol [on Wednesday], both PREPA and LUMA sent letters saying they wouldn’t appear because they were embroiled in restoring the power system 24/7,” the committee chairman said.

“However, the excuses given by these officials are an affront, an irresponsibility, and a lack of respect for the people of Puerto Rico, because these officials appear daily in press conferences controlled by them in which they do not answer the questions asked by journalists, and even cry at press conferences, but they do not have time to appear to account to the people of Puerto Rico with specific questions and direct situations about what the different municipalities are experiencing and what the mayors are claiming,” he said.

“People write to me every day to say that there is no light in the streets, and when they call LUMA, they are told that

the area is already energized,” Torres Cruz said, noting that schools, buildings and houses around the island are still without energy or water service.

The independent lawmaker said both PREPA and LUMA sent letters excusing their leadership from appearing at the public hearing. LUMA added that they’ve already sent more than 300,000 pages of information.

“They are so deceitful because they have submitted thousands of pages, but they do not respond to our request,” Torres Cruz said. “They are just filler pages that they send to our committee to audit what they are doing.”

“They are running away from the committee like the devil from the cross because they know they cannot lie here,” he said. “They are playing ping-pong; Josué Colón says the problem lies with LUMA, and when LUMA goes alone to the media, they say the problem lies in the generation area. But when they are together, they hold hands and say they are working as a team.”

“When Hurricane Maria happened, PREPA could say

In response to the officials’ absence, Torres Cruz said the committee sent a letter, both in English and Spanish (such as LUMA did), where they informed both agencies that they had until Monday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m., to appear before the commit tee, “or we will go to the San Juan Superior Court to compel them to appear under penalty of contempt.”

“There is no reason why they are not present,” Torres Cruz continued. “Josué Ortiz does not turn a screw in the boilers; he is the highest ranking administrative officer. Nor does Stensby move a wire, lift a pole, or cut down vegetation. He is there as an administrative officer. The letter was clear: they could send an official if he could not show up.”

“It is an excuse that makes no sense, and what it shows is that these people from LUMA do not respect or have the slightest consideration for our country,” he said. “They believe that we are Indians in a loincloth. They are insensitive.”

As for Colón Ortiz, Torres Cruz said “it makes me sad that he has colluded with LUMA and has put himself at the level of LUMA Energy in turning his back on the transparent information that should be given to the people of Puerto Rico.”

“They are putting the lives of the citizens at risk,” he said.

Finally, the lawmaker called on Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia to make both executives appear before his committee.

“Mr. Governor, you have said that your government is one of transparency,” he said. “Exercise your functions as governor; they are making a mockery of you and the people of Puerto Rico. This is an attack on our country, and they are insensitive to the needs of their fellow man.”

Reps. Mariana Nogales Molinelli of the Citizen Victory Movement, Denis Márquez Lebrón of the Puerto Rican Inde pendence Party, Lisy Burgos Muñiz of the Dignity Project and other legislators were present during the hearing, each with a set of questions that they assured they will be asking on Monday.

By THE STAR STAFF

JusticeSecretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández on Thursday recommended to the Office of the Special Independent Pros ecutor Panel (OPFEI by its Spanish initials) the appointment of a special independent prosecutor to investigate the former executive director of the Puerto Rico Land Authority (ATPR), Dorally Rivera Martínez, and other former officials of that public corporation, which is attached to the island Department of Agriculture, for alleged embezzlement of funds allocated by the Legislative Assembly.

At the conclusion of the preliminary investigation, the De partment of Justice’s Division of Public Integrity and Office of Comptroller Affairs (DIPAC by its Spanish acronym) determined sufficient cause to believe that Rivera Martínez, former former ATPR Finance Director Astrid Rivera Febres, and the director of the Rural Infrastructure and Permanent Improvements Program, Miguel Santiago Irizarry, committed the crime of embezzle

ment of public funds, as provided in Article 264 of the island criminal code.

In addition, during the investigation, information was ob tained that the former executive director authorized the use of an official ATPR vehicle for Santiago Irizarry’s private use. In evaluating the information, the DIPAC concluded that sufficient cause exists to believe that both also violated Article 4.2(b) of Law 1-2012, known as the Puerto Rico Government Ethics Act.

Rep. Luis Raúl Torres Cruz

Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández

ASSMCA: Fiona reopened the scar left by Maria

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

WhenHurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017 as a Category 5 hurricane, the people weren’t ready for the devastation it caused in economic, mortal and emotional terms. Now, Tropical Storm Fiona, which became a Category 1 hurricane just as it was leaving the island, nearly five years to the day after Maria, has become catastrophic for those still struggling to heal from the 2017 calamity.

In an exclusive interview with the STAR, Dr. Carlos Rodríguez Mateo, who heads the Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (ASSMCA by its Spanish initials) recognized that “we are in a period where we can say that a scar that had been sealed is coming back and opening up.”

It’s not just the hurricane. Since 2017, Puerto Rico has had to endure earthquakes in the southwestern part of the island and the pandemic caused by COVID-19.

“Before the arrival of Maria, there were warnings about the need to attend to the mental health of Puerto Ricans,” Rodríguez Mateo said. “We saw during Irma and Maria how anxiety, depression, phobia, and suicidal ideation increased. Then came new social stressors, and we have seen in these more than two and a half years of the pandemic how Puerto Ricans’ minds continue to deteriorate.”

Mental health hospitals, both public (there are three) and private, are full, the ASSCMA administrator said. Fortunately, the situation has been contained thanks to the ASSMCA’s PAS Line, where trained clinical psychologists, social workers and others treat people (over the phone or by chat) before it’s too late.

Before the pandemic started in 2020, the PAS Line received on average 170,000 calls annually. In 2021, those calls increased to 920,000, highlighting the critical need for people to receive mental health attention.

“This is an indicator that this pandemic has penetrated the psyche of Puerto Ricans, and we saw an increase in intra-family violence, in the use and abuse of alcohol and substances; we also saw in adolescents the use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, and no sooner had we recovered from the pandemic than this storm comes and turns into a hurricane,” Rodríguez Mateo recalled. “This generation has had to live through events that they had not lived through before. This generation had not experienced a public health emergency like this.”

With Fiona, the number of calls to the PAS Line doubled,

he said.

“Normally, we receive between 250 and 300 calls daily; on the first days of preparation for the pandemic, on Saturday and Sunday before the storm, that Saturday, we received 600 calls, and 461 of them were related to Fiona,” Rodríguez Mateo said. “On Sunday, the same thing happened, with 334 related to the hurricane.”

ASSMCA conducted public campaigns to prepare people for the storm.

“When the shelters opened, our personnel arrived, and there are still personnel at the open ones,” Rodríguez Mateo said. “But once the shelters began to close, we visited house to house with our entire team.”

ASSMCA is armed with 450 mental health facilitators, identifying risk behaviors, doing early interventions, and making referrals to mental health programs. They’re also strongly advocating for the use of the PAS Line.

“It is much more convenient for people because an emergency does not choose a schedule, and we are there 24 hours a day,” the ASSMCA chief said.

People can access PAS Line services by calling 1-800-9810023 or 1-888-672-7622 for the deaf, calling 9-8-8, or visiting https://lineapas.assmca.pr.gov/. There is also an app available on Google Play and the App Store.

“Puerto Ricans find it difficult to talk about mental health. We don’t dare, or it’s hard for us, to talk about depression or anxiety,” Rodríguez Mateo said. “Much less do we accept that someone in our family may suffer from it, and we want to break that stigma through the PAS Line.”

‘ASSMCA Visits Your Community’

ASSMCA’s services aren’t restricted to phone numbers or chat lines. Weekly, teams go to different communities and offer workshops to everyone, from preschoolers to senior citizens, on managing emotions and dealing with substance abuse. Then, they go house to house to make assessments. On this matter, the STAR asked if people were wary of their presence, and Rodríguez Mateo was quick to say that, on the contrary, people wanted to talk.

“My vision as ASSMCA’s administrator is that as a country, we must bring services closer to the citizens who need them,” he said. “If people do not know about them, it is the same as if we did not exist.”

“Five months ago, we started ‘Assmca Visits Your Community.’ Twice a week, we visit a different municipality; we arrive at 8 a.m. and present all the programs we have, recognizing that the municipal entity is the closest to the citizen,” Rodríguez Mateo said. “We start with the mayors, give the presentation, and then

Health secretary reports worrisome jump in leptospirosis cases

By THE STAR STAFF

Health

Secretary Carlos Mellado López raised a warning flag earlier this week over 72 suspected cases of leptospirosis after the passage of Hurricane Fiona.

“We have gone through a natural disaster and seek the public’s help to take the appropriate protective measures for recovery efforts,” Mellado López said in a written statement Wednesday

night. “We make an urgent call to wear gloves, safety goggles and closed shoes, and to consume bottled water.”

“If you have a cut, use a waterproof band-aid or bandage and do not walk, swim, bathe, submerge your head or swallow flood water or any body of water that may be contaminated,” he added. “Finally, keep food, water, and garbage in closed containers to avoid contact with rodents.”

The Health chief urged the public not to have contact

On the day before Hurricane Fiona struck the island, the number of calls to the Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration’s PAS Line doubled. On the day of the storm, “the same thing happened,” the head of the agency said.

we have different activities in the municipality.”

“What we want is to bring the services closer to the people, to make them aware of them and not to be waiting for people to arrive,” Rodríguez Mateo reiterated, while asking people not to be afraid to reach out to the agency’s trained personnel through the PAS Line.

Workshops for municipal employees

Starting next week, a team of human behavior professionals attached to the agency will provide services to municipal employees, corporations, and government agencies to prevent work burnout syndrome.

Rodríguez Mateo noted that the initiative has been designed under ASSMCA’s Brigades of Hope educational program and is focused on providing tools through an experiential workshop to public servants in coordination with the Employee Assistance Programs (PAEs by the Spanish acronym). The primary purpose of the effort is to promote behavioral health, which includes preventing mental and emotional health problems by maximizing the strengths of each public servant for high productivity, a healthy work environment and positive interpersonal relationships.

In the recovery process of the 78 municipalities, public servants may experience conditions that require them to work long hours, excessive stress, an increased number of tasks, and physical and mental exhaustion, which, according to studies and evidence-based practice, could trigger burnout. This can lead to an immediate drop in employee production, demotivation at work, and even a marked pattern of absences due to chronic burnout and other associated illnesses.

Municipalities, corporations and public agencies interested in coordinating the resources of ASSMCA’s Brigades of Hope program for their employees can contact (787) 763-3133 for coordination.

with water, soil, or food that could have been contaminated by coming into contact with urine (or other secretions) from infected animals.

Mellado López noted that a person with fever, headache, muscle aches, red eyes, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellowish skin and eyes), rash and cough, and who has been walking barefoot through flood water or has been picking up debris without proper protection, can become infected.

“You need to seek immediate medical assistance and tell your doctor what symptoms you are experiencing and if you have been in contact with water or materials that could be infected for proper evaluation and timely treatment,” he said.

Another death puts estimated Fiona toll at 24, with 11 confirmed

By THE STAR STAFF

According to the Health Department’s Hurricane Fiona surveillance portal, an additional death as sociated with the passage of Hurricane Fiona has been detected.

As reported on the portal, the death of a 65-year-old man brought the death toll to 24.

So far, 15 men and nine women have lost their lives in circumstances thought to be connected with the storm, 13 of which are under investigation and 11 of which have been confirmed. One of those confirmed deaths was classified

as direct, and the other 10 indirect.

Of the 24 deaths, 17 correspond to ages 65 years and older, four are between 55 and 64 years, and three are from 45 to 54 years.

According to the Department of Health and the guide lines of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a direct death is a death directly attributable to the forces of the disaster or by the direct consequences of those forces, such as structural collapse, flying debris or exposure to radiation or chemicals.

An indirect death, meanwhile, corresponds to the unsafe or unsanitary conditions that are present during any phase of a disaster.

Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López

Insurer may face House probe over nonpayment of Hurricane Maria claims

By THE STAR STAFF

Rep. Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez announced on Wednesday a proposed investigation against MAPFRE for refusing to pay insurance for cer tain claims for damages caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Lebrón said she would introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives to investigate why MAPFRE refuses to pay insurance claims that the Department of Housing, the Public Housing Administration and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation submitted to the firm.

The three agencies sued the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico (OCS by its Spanish initials). Still, Lebrón said, the House must also in vestigate MAPFRE’S actions.

The legislator said she wants to know the causes of the delay “since it has been five years since the event, and that is too long.”

“It is unlikely for an insurance company to refuse to comply with the policy for which it was contracted,” she said. “We want to see the reasons in black and white. Five years have passed.”

“This investigation has to take place because if this is happening to three government agencies, then it must be happening to MAPFRE’s private clients,” the Bayamón lawmaker said.

Lebrón and former Rep. Maricarmen Mas Rodrí guez uncovered a scandal in which several public adjuster firms overestimated damages to private property after Hurricane Maria.

Rep. Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez

On Sept. 8, the departments of Housing and Correc tion and Rehabilitation, as well as the Public Housing Administration, filed lawsuits against MAPFRE before the OCS for not disbursing the payments associated with the claims filed by victims of Hurricane Maria.

The complaints demand that the OCS begin an investigation process against MAPFRE, which may go as far as suspending the firm’s license to contract insurance in Puerto Rico.

MAPFRE officials did not answer requests for comment.

DACO issues fines for violations of price freeze orders

By THE STAR STAFF

TheDepartment of Consumer Affairs (DACO by its Spanish acronym) has fined 26 establishments for violations of current orders that freeze prices in some cases and profit margins in others, as well as for other infractions.

The sanctions announced Thursday are the result of nearly 2,000 visits made by agency inspectors throughout the island, according to a statement.

DACO Secretary Edan Rivera Rodríguez said the Order to Freeze the Prices of Basic Necessities, issued before Hurricane Fiona passed through Puerto Rico, is

still in force and will remain so until next Wednesday.

Of the total fines, it was specified that 15 went to gas stations fined for non-compliance with frozen profit margins; for displaying one price on the labels and shipping at a different price; and for not giving purchase receipts or not disclosing labels required by law.

The sanctioned stations were Shell el Caimital in Guayama; Ultra Top Fuel Gold Point; Total Nany, in Aguas Buenas; Total Río Cañas in Caguas; Gulf Nagua bo (Hucares Beach); American in Toa Baja; Texaco in Hato Tejas; Total in Guajataca, Isabela; Shell in Barrio San Antonio, Quebradillas; Omar Service Station in

Lajas; and Gulf in Anasco.

The others fined were supermarkets and phar macies.

Hurricane Ian leaves flooding and damage far from the Florida coast

By RICHARD FAUSSET, CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and SHAWN HUBLER

Theemergency call came from the nur sing home shortly after 5 a.m.: Water was seeping into the low-slung, lowlying complex called Avante at Orlando, and threatening its 106 elderly residents, some of them too frail to walk.

By daybreak, dozens of rescue workers had descended on Avante, which bills itself as a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. The water in the building was about 1 foot deep, but it was perhaps as high as 3 feet in the parking lot outside. Many of the patients were wheeled out on cots, white sheets billowing in the whipping winds trailing Hurricane Ian, their faces filled with fear and confusion.

Soon, they were taken in vans and buses to shelters and hospitals.

As epic rain and high wind pounded much of Central Florida on Thursday, a picture emerged of what the storm had wrought, from inconvenience to lethal catastrophe. It ranged from utter devastation on the southwestern coast to flooding in San Augustine in its nor theastern corner.

But as awful as the damage was, some areas felt they got off easy.

Despite a “historic” 14 inches of rain, the city of Orlando said in a statement Thursday that no injuries had yet been reported, and the mayor of surrounding Orange County said he was “cautiously optimistic.”

“The worst of the storm has passed,” Mayor Jerry Demings said Thursday morning, noting that winds had been “signi ficantly lower than expected” and the county had received only about half of the 2 feet of rain that had been predicted.

That said, the Orlando neighborhood of Rio Pinar Estates had become a giant, impassible lake as the mayor briefed the public, and some 200,000 residents were without electricity. The houses, many of them broad, one-story ranches, had not gone under, although many had taken on water: in the street it appeared to be 3 feet deep or more in places. Rescue crews had taken out some residents in boats.

At around 11 a.m., Ava King, who lives in the last house before the water started, was yelling at the driver of a pickup truck that was nosing into the water. “I wouldn’t do it,” she hollered.

The truck was in up to its headlights. It slowly backed up.

Inside, the power was out, and towels were all over the floor. A little water had seeped in, and a creek that runs behind the house was engorged and took up the entire backyard. King’s neighbor, Jessica Murphy, 39, was sprawled out on a sofa. She lives two doors down. She said she had to swim to King’s house.

“I tried to get out my front door. It wouldn’t open because there was so much water on the other side,” she said. “So I had to go out the boys’ room window in the front of the house.” she said.

Biden paints bleak picture in Ian’s aftermath

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

President Joe Biden painted a bleak and uncertain picture of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, saying Thursday that early reports indicate “what may be substantial loss of life” in Florida.

Speaking at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency after a briefing on the hurricane, Bi den said that the “numbers are still unclear” when it comes to the number of people who might have been killed by the storm. He said federal agencies are helping state and local officials assess damage and rescue stranded people.

“At times like this, America comes together,” Biden told reporters after the briefing. “We’re going to pull together as one team, as one America.”

Biden said that he plans to visit Florida to thank emer gency workers and check in on the progress of rebuilding. But he said he would wait until his trip would not interrupt rescue and recovery efforts.

The president described a large federal response to the hurricane and said that his designation of Florida as a major disaster area would allow residents of affected areas to request up to $37,900 toward home repairs and another $37,900 for loss of items such as cars, wedding rings or other personal property.

Asked about his often frosty relationship with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican who is considered a likely candidate for president in 2024, Biden said the question was irrelevant.

“He complimented me. He thanked me for the imme diate response we had,” Biden said of the governor, and said the two of them have spoken several times over the past few days. He added that “this is not about anything having to do with our disagreements politically. This is about saving people’s lives, homes and businesses.”

Biden said that the federal government would help to build Florida back, “however long it takes. We’re going to be there. That’s my commitment to you.”

Devastated homes and flooded yards in Port Charlotte, Fla., the day after Hurricane Ian made landfall, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

James Grey looks for his house boat along the Caloosahatchee River in downtown Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

Trump’s demand for special master is looking like a mistake

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

FormerPresident Donald Trump’s request that a judge intervene in the criminal investigation into his hoarding of government documents by appointing a special master increasingly looks like a significant blunder, legal experts say.

“Maybe from Trump’s point of view, creating delay and chaos is always a plus, but this has the feel of a giant back fire,” said Peter M. Shane, a legal scholar in residence at New York University and a specialist in separation-of-powers law.

Initially, Trump’s demand that an outside arbiter sift through the materials the FBI seized from his Florida estate seemed to turn in his favor. His lawsuit was assigned to a judge he had appointed, Aileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida, who surprised legal experts by granting his request.

In naming a special master suggested by Trump’s lawyers, she effectively froze the Justice Department’s investigation and gave the arbiter a broad mandate. The judge, Raymond Dearie of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, would filter the materials not just for attorney-client privilege, which is not unusual, but also for executive privi lege, which is unprecedented.

But Trump’s apparent triumph would prove short-lived. An appeals court ruling last week and a letter the Justice Department filed late Tuesday about subsequent complaints his legal team had filed under seal to Dearie suggest that the upsides to obtaining a special master are eroding and the disadvantages swelling.

James M. Trusty, a lawyer for Trump, did not respond to a request for comment. But late Wednesday, the Trump team refiled its complaints to Dearie — a letter dated Sunday, Sept. 25 — in unsealed form, bringing the tensions more clearly into view.

The appeals court last week freed the Justice Department

to resume using about 100 documents marked as classified in its investigation, while telegraphing that the court thought Cannon likely had erred by appointing a special master.

In blocking part of Cannon’s order, the appeals court panel, including two Trump appointees, allowed investigators to again scrutinize the material that poses by far the gravest legal threat to Trump. Potential crimes include unlawful re tention of national security secrets, obstruction and defying a subpoena demanding all sensitive records that remained in his possession.

But the Justice Department acquiesced for now to the remainder of the special master process, meaning that an outside arbiter would still assess some 11,000 unclassified re cords and other items seized from Trump’s Florida compound, Mar-a-Lago. A second letter from Trusty on Wednesday said that amounts to nearly 200,000 pages of material.

Since that review is no longer delaying or diverting the criminal inquiry, it is not clear what benefits remain for Trump.

And far from indulging Trump, as his lawyers likely hoped in suggesting his appointment, Dearie appears to be organizing the document review in ways that threaten to swiftly puncture the former president’s defenses.

For example, the judge has ordered Trump to submit by Friday a declaration or affidavit verifying the inventory or listing any items on it “that plaintiff asserts were not seized” in the search.

But if Trump acknowledges that the FBI took any docu ments marked as classified from his personal office and a storage room at Mar-a-Lago, as the inventory says, that would become evidence that could be used against him if he were later charged with defying a subpoena.

Requiring Trump’s lawyers to verify or object to the inventory also effectively means making them either affirm in court or disavow a claim Trump has made in public: his accusation that the FBI planted fake evidence. While it is not a crime to lie to Fox News viewers or on social media,

there are consequences to lying to a court.

Essentially, Dearie is telling Trump’s legal team “to put up or shut up,” said Julie O’Sullivan, a Georgetown University professor of white-collar law.

“They thought it was a win to win the first battle, but they didn’t think through what winning that battle would mean with any reputable judge who is appointed as special master,” Sullivan said. “They can’t anticipate that every judge will give them a complete pass despite the law. It was a politi cal or a public relations strategy, not a legal one.”

In its letter Sunday to Dearie, Trump’s legal team ar gued that Cannon had not authorized the special master to seek a declaration verifying the inventory from Trump or his representatives. The lawyers also said they would need to see the documents marked as classified to provide any such certification.

Another tension centers on Trump’s public insistence that he declassified everything he took to Mar-a-Lago, a claim for which no credible evidence has emerged.

His lawyers have not repeated that claim in court. They have instead merely insinuated that he might have done so by emphasizing that a president has broad declassification pow ers without asserting that he actually used them on the files.

At a hearing this month, Dearie said that Trump’s legal team would need to submit evidence of any declassifica tion — like a sworn declaration or affidavit — or he would conclude that they remained classified.

“I guess my view of it is,” he said, “you can’t have your cake and eat it.”

Trump, through his lawyers, is chafing at other orders from the special master, their Sunday letter shows.

For example, Dearie has said they must categorize each document Trump claims is subject to privilege. They are to say whether they mean attorney-client or executive privilege. And if they claim executive privilege, then they must also distinguish between records that are merely shielded from disclosure to people outside the executive branch and those the executive branch itself supposedly cannot review. They must also explain why each document qualifies for such status.

Dearie is effectively trying to force Trump’s lawyers to confront a weakness in their theory that executive privilege is relevant to the case. Many legal experts doubt a former president can invoke the privilege against the wishes of the current president, preventing the Justice Department from re viewing executive branch materials in a criminal investigation.

But in their letter, Trump’s lawyers said Dearie was going beyond what Cannon had authorized him to demand of them, and said they “see no basis for segmenting” their executive privilege claims into the two different types he had identified.

For its part, the Justice Department appeared to relish Trump’s growing discomfort.

“Plaintiff brought this civil, equitable proceeding,” it wrote in its letter. “He bears the burden of proof. If he wants the special master to make recommendations as to whether he is entitled to the relief he seeks, plaintiff will need to participate in the process” that Dearie laid out.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 3, 2022.

Biden administration unveils plan aiming to end hunger

By ALAN RAPPEPORT

PresidentJoe Biden promised earlier this week to end hunger in the United States by the end of the decade, unveiling an expansi ve government effort during the first White House conference on health and nutrition in 50 years.

The meeting of hundreds of policymakers, health activists, farmers and business leaders came at a time of steep inflation in the United States. Lines at food banks are swelling. Food prices are rising at their fastest rate in four de cades. And fears of a recession that could toss more Americans into unemployment lines are growing.

“In every country in the world, in every state in this country, no matter what else divides us, if a parent cannot feed a child, there’s nothing else that matters to that parent,” Biden said in an address to the conference. It was the first such gathering since 1969, when President Richard Nixon hosted a summit that aimed to end hunger in America “for all time.”

The White House plan hinges on $8 billion in commitments from the private sector to help fight hunger, including $4 billion that will be dedicated by philanthropies that are focused on expanding access to healthy food. The investments will come from some of the largest corporations in America, including Google, Tyson Foods and Walgreens.

Other actions include expanding nutrition research and encouraging the food industry to lower sodium and sugar.

But some of the most ambitious proposals — such as expanding food stamps (formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) and introducing coverage of “medically tailored” meals to Medicare — would require congressional action, a difficult prospect at a time of deep political divisions.

The Biden administration is casting the summit and its focus on food as a key part of its “equity agenda,” noting that diet-related diseases disproportionately affect communities of color and people in rural areas.

Elaine Waxman, a senior fellow at the Ur ban Institute, said it was unfortunate that some of the stimulus measures that reduced hunger during the pandemic have been allowed to expire at a time when food costs are rising.

“We are rolling those programs back, even as food inflation is at extraordinary levels,” Wax man said. “That is a choice that will accelerate food insecurity, not reduce it.”

She added that it would take “relentless focus” and “intense organizing” to meet the goal of ending hunger by 2030.

It is not clear how quickly some of the proposals could take effect, but there is added urgency, as Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed energy and food prices higher around the world.

In his remarks Wednesday, Biden noted that the expanded child tax credit that was part of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 succeeded in reducing poverty and hunger in the United States. Democrats were unable to make that measure permanent in the Inflation Reduction Act that they passed this year, but Biden said he intended to keep trying.

“We tried; we couldn’t get it done the first time,” Biden said. “We’ll get it done this time.”

The conference was attended by top Biden administration officials including TomVilsack, the agriculture secretary, and Susan Rice, the director of the White House’s Domestic Policy Council. Lawmakers such as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., also attended.

Some Republicans said they felt shut out of the conference and expressed skepticism that it would yield results.

“It’s unfortunate today’s conference has see mingly deteriorated into a hand-picked political gathering whose sole purpose is to perpetuate partisan ideologies,” said Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa. “I remain committed to reviewing any emer ging policy proposals and will make certain our producers are part of the conversation.”

The White House has made an effort to get buy-in from the food industry, which often resists new regulation. Many of the guidelines in the Biden administration’s plan are voluntary.

Officials in the administration said before the conference that several companies would be announcing commitments to improve food security in the United States.

Kroger will work with the American Heart Association on a $250 million “food is medicine” initiative. The National Restaurant Association will work with fast-food chains to ensure that children’s meals contain water, milk or juice instead of soda. And Rethink Food, a nonprofit organization, will work with restaurants to divert millions of pounds of unused food to communities that are facing food insecurity.

More healthful eating was also a major priority during the Obama administration. Mi chelle Obama, the first lady, led the “Let’s Move” initiative, which aimed to eliminate childhood obesity by revamping the way American children eat and play and by reshaping school lunches, playgrounds and medical checkups.

But in 2017, the Trump administration rolled back several of Obama’s efforts to promote healthy school lunches.

Although food insecurity is a problem, the

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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pack boxes of produce at a food bank in Philadelphia on Jan. 16, 2022. The Biden administration was set to embark Wednesday on an ambitious effort to end hunger in the United States.

United States remains far better off than many other countries, and food insecurity is at histori cally low levels. According to the World Bank, nearly 193 million people around the world faced food insecurity last year.

A report from the Agriculture Department this month found that about 90% of U.S. hou seholds were food secure last year, while about 10%, or 13.5 million, had difficulty providing enough food for their family members.

The crypto world is on edge after a string of hacks

By DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY

Notlong after dropping out of college to pursue a career in cryptocurrencies, Ben Weintraub woke up to some bad news.

Weintraub and two classmates from the University of Chicago had spent the past few months working on a software platform called Beanstalk, which offered a stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency with a fixed value of $1. To their surprise, Beanstalk became an overnight sensation, attracting crypto spe culators who viewed it as an exciting contribution to the experi mental field of decentralized finance, or DeFi.

Then it collapsed. In April, a hacker exploited a flaw in Beanstalk’s design to steal more than $180 million from users, one of a series of thefts this year targeting DeFi ventures. The morning of the hack, Mr. Weintraub, 24, was home for Passover in Montclair, New Jersey. He walked into his parents’ bedroom.

“Wake up,” he said. “Beanstalk is dead.”

Hackers have terrorized the crypto industry for years, stea ling Bitcoin from online wallets and raiding the exchanges where investors buy and sell digital currencies. But the rapid prolifera tion of DeFi start-ups like Beanstalk has given rise to a new type of threat.

These loosely regulated ventures allow people to borrow, lend and conduct other transactions without banks or brokers, relying instead on a system governed by code. Using DeFi soft ware, investors can take out loans without revealing their iden tities or even undergoing a credit check. As the market surged last year, the emerging sector was hailed as the future of finance, a democratic alternative to Wall Street that would give amateur traders access to more capital. Crypto users entrusted roughly $100 billion in virtual currency to hundreds of DeFi projects.

But some of the software was built on faulty code. This year, $2.2 billion in cryptocurrency has been stolen from DeFi projects, according to the crypto tracking firm Chainalysis, put ting the overall industry on pace for its worst year of hacking losses.

Many of the thefts have stemmed from flaws in the com puter programs — known as “smart contracts” — that power DeFi. The programs are often built hastily. And because smart contracts use open-source code, which provides a publicly viewable map of the software, hackers have been able to or chestrate attacks on the digital infrastructure itself, rather than simply infiltrating someone’s account. It’s the difference bet ween robbing an individual and emptying an entire bank vault.

“DeFi has introduced a whole other level for hackers to be able to access a platform,” said Erin Plante, vice president of investigations at Chainalysis. “It’s putting a lot of pressure on the space and restricting the innovation that’s possible.”

The breaches have shaken faith in DeFi during a grim pe riod for the crypto industry. An epic crash this spring erased nearly $1 trillion and forced several high-profile companies into bankruptcy. In August, thieves exploited a coding issue to drain $190 million from a company called Nomad. Last week, the crypto firm Wintermute said its DeFi division had been hacked, leading to losses of $160 million.

More than $2 billion in digital currency has been stolen in hacks in 2022, shaking faith in the field.

Tracking the movement of stolen crypto is fairly straight forward. Transactions are recorded on public ledgers called blockchains, which anyone can analyze to find patterns. But it’s significantly harder to regain access to lost funds.

The hacks have prompted many DeFi start-ups to explore preventive measures, recruiting auditors to examine their code for vulnerabilities. Even as other types of crypto firms cut costs during the downturn, security and auditing companies have seen a huge surge in business.

“This year was a good year for attackers,” said Goncalo Sa, a founder of ConsenSys Diligence, which conducts code au dits. “That has definitely ingrained in the minds of people that security is something that they should take seriously.”

From crypto’s inception, companies have struggled with security. In 2014, the first major Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was breached in a damaging attack that eventually led to the company’s bankruptcy and the loss of billions of dollars in digital currency.

At the time, the industry was relatively small and uncom plicated. Now hackers can attack a wider ecosystem, including an experimental economy of crypto-based video games, decen tralized lending projects and newfangled coins. Last year, a hac ker stole $600 million from the DeFi platform Poly Network; the thief eventually returned the money after negotiations with the project’s leaders.

This year’s hacks have caused far more damage. In March, a group sponsored by the North Korean government stole $620 million in digital currency from the Ronin Network, a DeFi plat form that powers the video game Axie Infinity. Around the same time, a hacker exploited a software flaw in a DeFi project called Wormhole to abscond with $320 million.

“Many people are putting up platforms with a known vul nerability,” said Chris Tarbell, a former FBI agent who now runs the cybersecurity firm NAXO. “In a target-rich environment, cri minals are going to be opportunistic.”

The Wormhole hack exploited vulnerabilities in a novel element of crypto technology known as a cross-chain bridge, which allows investors to switch back and forth between digital currencies built on separate blockchains. Some DeFi platforms facilitate these conversions to help people capitalize on trading opportunities; a trader who owns lots of Ether, for example, might want to use an application on another currency’s bloc

kchain without having to sell the Ether and buy the other cu rrency.

The sheer amount of crypto flowing across these crosschain bridges makes them valuable targets. A total of 10 hacks this year have involved bridges, leading to losses of $1.3 billion, according to Chainalysis.

The technology is “highly complicated, and complexity is the enemy of security,” said Steve Walbroehl, a founder of the crypto security firm Halborn.

Beanstalk wasn’t built as a cross-chain bridge. But it had other vulnerabilities baked into its code.

The project’s inner workings were almost comically obs cure. A white paper outlining its mechanics consists of 61 pages of graphs, charts and mathematical equations (as well as a quote from Alexander Hamilton’s letters).

“The number of Pods that grow from 1 Sown Bean is de termined by the Temperature — the Beanstalk-native interest rate — at the time of Sowing,” reads one passage from a guide to the platform called the Farmers’ Almanac.

In essence, Beanstalk allowed people to deposit tens of millions of dollars in virtual currency into a software system, which generated interest and helped maintain the value of a sta blecoin called a bean.

The project didn’t operate as a traditional startup. Like many crypto founders, Weintraub and his collaborators — Bren dan Sanderson, 25, and Michael Montoya, 24 — kept their identities secret, calling themselves Publius, an homage to the authors of the Federalist Papers. When the software was relea sed in August 2021, users who deposited their crypto got votes in an investor collective called a decentralized autonomous or ganization, or DAO, which had to agree to make changes to the software.

Beanstalk’s collective governance was ultimately its un doing. In April, a hacker borrowed $1 billion of cryptocurrency from another DeFi project, Aave. The transaction was a so-ca lled flash loan — a lightning-fast process in which a crypto user borrows funds without posting any collateral, makes a trade and then immediately pays back the loan, keeping any profits gene rated from the series of near-simultaneous exchanges.

The code that Weintraub and his partners had designed did not have a mechanism to stop someone from using a flash loan to take over the platform. So the hacker used the $1 billion to claim a huge stake in the Beanstalk DAO, taking total con trol of the software’s governance. Then the hacker transferred everyone’s funds — a total of nearly $200 million — out of the Beanstalk system.

Over the last few months, the Beanstalk DAO has worked to restart the project, recruiting blockchain analysis firms to help track down the lost crypto. The group also hired Halborn, the security firm, which is reviewing the code to eliminate any vul nerabilities. Beanstalk officially reopened last month.

Such comeback efforts are increasingly common in cryp to. “We’ve always been so transparent with the community that this is an experiment,” Weintraub said. “We’re all figuring this out together.”

The stolen funds remain missing.

Initial public offerings by U.S. tech companies have sunk to their lowest levels since the global financial crisis of 2008, as stock market volatility, soaring inflation, and interest rate hikes have soured investor sentiment towards new listings.

According to Refinitiv data, only 14 tech companies have floated their shares on stock exchanges so far this year, compared with 12 in 2009. The IPOs this year have raised $507 million, the lowest amount that has been raised through flotations since 2000.

Total IPO volumes fell 90.4% in the first nine months of this year, compared with last year.

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Analysts interviewed by Reuters said a steep drop in stock market valuations has deterred tech firms from pursu ing stock market launches.

The forward P/E (price-to-earnings) ratio of the S&P In formation Technology index was trading at 20.18 -- the low est level since April 2020.

“Institutional investors have been shifting capital alloca tions while retail investors have been licking their wounds,” said James Gellert, chief executive officer at Rapid Ratings.

“This is a terrible backdrop for IPOs, in particular tech IPOs, which rely on bull markets and momentum investors to bolster their market entries.”

The Renaissance IPO index, which captures the largest and most liquid U.S IPOs, has slumped 50.4% this year, compared with the S&P 500 index’s drop of 23%.

Shares of Corebridge Financial Inc, which launched the largest IPO in the U.S. this year, were trading about 4% be low its offer price of $21 on Wednesday.

Rachel Gerring, Americas IPO leader at Ernst & Young, said the poor after-market performance of 2021 IPOs has dampened investor appetite for new stocks.

“Tech has been impacted in an outsized way by the market-wide drop in valuations. There was significant fun draising throughout 2021 across the sector, providing tech IPO-aspirants with the necessary capital to weather this volatile time in the market,” said Gerring.Greek yogurt maker Chobani withdrew its plans for a U.S. IPO earlier this month, while several other big names such as Reddit and ServiceTitan have delayed their plans to go public this year.

In the United States, sectors including financials and healthcare were among the bright spots for IPOs, followed by energy & power.

Jennifer Post, partner at Thompson Coburn, said energy markets continue to be active due to disruptions in global supply and distribution channels, while electric vehicle adoption is also driving deals.

“These areas should see IPO candidates in 2023 as the urgency for capital investment will be more pressing and growing commercial and consumer demand should remain strong,” said Post.

Zelenskyy’s answer to escalating Russian threats: Defiance

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and his government are res ponding with defiance and a touch of bravado to a stream of threats from Russia as it prepares to take the provocative step of baselessly declaring parts of Ukraine to be Russian territory.

Amid ominous signals from Moscow about escalating the war, including hinting at the use of nuclear weapons, Ukrainian forces are pressing ahead with their attack on Russian troops in the east and the south in regions that Russia intends Friday to claim as its own. And government officials are pursuing a propaganda advantage as well, posting instructions on social media, in Russian, about how Russian soldiers can surrender safely.

Zelenskyy has taken pains to point out he is not dismissive of the Russian threat. He said he did not believe Russian Presi dent Vladimir Putin was bluffing about threats of military escalation or the use of nuclear weapons.

But he also gave a public reminder of Ukraine’s recent successes, awarding me dals Wednesday to 320 soldiers and other security service members for the counter strike this month in the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine.

Russia set in motion its plans to claim Ukraine territory after the Ukraine offensive broke through the Russian army’s lines and forced it to retreat from thousands of square miles of land.

By claiming Ukraine land, Russia wants

Ukranian soldiers in the strategic port city of Odessa, as they continued to an ticipate and prepare for a Russian attack.

to assert that Ukraine is attacking its terri tory, not the other way around. Russian offi cials have spoken of defending their claims by any means, a hint at the potential use of nuclear weapons. Russia also has announ ced a draft to call up hundreds of thousands of new soldiers.

The ploy is already underway: Russian proxy leaders from four Ukrainian provin ces have traveled to Moscow to formally appeal to Putin to join Russia after sham referendums ostensibly backed the idea. A stage has been erected on Red Square.

In Kyiv, officials are responding with the touch of swagger that has characterized their public statements throughout the war, despite more cautious responses from Wes tern allies.

“If you want to live, run,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Wednesday, speaking in Russian and addressing Russian soldiers. “If you want to live, surrender. If you want to live, fight on your streets for your freedom.”

Ukraine’s minister of defense, Olek siy Reznikov, told a conference of securi ty experts that many Western nations had expected Ukraine’s government to collap se in the initial Russian invasion, but were proved wrong. “The Ukrainians will never surrender,” he said.

After the counteroffensive in the Khar kiv region, initiative on the battlefield shif ted to Ukraine, military analysts have said. Ukrainian troops have been pressing from several directions toward Lyman, a Russianheld town in eastern Ukraine, and appea red close to completing an envelopment.

If Russian troops are captured or for ced to flee along a remaining road under their control, it would be an embarrassing setback for the Russians in an area they are moving to declare part of their country.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia intended at least to capture all of Donetsk, the region containing Lyman. Ukraine now controls about half the pro vince.

Lyman’s fall would also undermine Rus sian defensive lines in eastern Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War, an American

analytical group, wrote.

Russian rocket and missile attacks struck two Ukrainian cities, Dnieper and Kryvyi Rih, overnight Wednesday to Thurs day, damaging homes, killing two civilians and wounding at least 15 others. The Ukra inian government does not release infor mation on military casualties from Russian missile strikes.

Ordinary Ukrainians, ready to believe the worst of Russia after shelling in civilian areas and the discovery of mass graves in territory reclaimed by the Ukrainian army, have been on edge. Many are posting on social media about fear of nuclear war.

“Next will be a nuclear strike, coming soon,” Stanislav Kotliar, a musician, wro te on Facebook. “This is the main reason I sent my loved ones to Germany, though they wanted to stay in Poland — to keep them away from the nuclear cloud.”

Still, even Ukrainian analysts and for mer security officials view Russia’s nuclear threat as showing weakness, not strength. Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in an interview that Ukraine would not cease its offensives if Russia de clared the four provinces Russian territory.

If Russia’s lines continued to collapse after reinforcements arrived from the mobi lization, he said, that would increase the risk of a tactical nuclear strike. But he added: “For Putin it’s wishful thinking Ukraine and the West will step back. It’s important to keep biting territory occupied by Russia. This is what Putin is trying to avoid, so we should do this.”

Finland bars Russians from entering as tourists

By JOHANNA LEMOLA

Finland announced on Thursday that it would bar Russians from entering as tourists, closing off the last land route into the European Union for people fleeing the Kremlin’s military mobilization effort.

The policy takes effect at midnight on Friday, Finland’s government announced. The decision leaves open some ave nues for Russian nationals to enter Finland — including for work, studies and what

an official described as “humanitarian re asons” — but is expected to sharply redu ce the number of Russians arriving.

Finland was the last European Union nation to allow Russians to enter as tou rists, after Poland and the Baltic States, which also share a land border with Rus sia, enacted their own bans last week. As a member of the Schengen area, which allows free travel within 26 countries in Europe, Finland has been a key entry point for Russians into the EU; last week, two-thirds of the 66,000 Russians entering

the EU via land borders came through Fin land, according to Frontex, the EU border agency.

Approximately 80% of Russians ente ring Finland on tourist visas go on to other countries.

Finland’s government had long discus sed barring Russian tourists, but President Vladimir Putin’s call-up this month of hun dreds of thousands of civilians for military service “had a significant effect” on the decision, Finland’s foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, told a news conference. Russia’s

mobilization prompted an exodus of Rus sian men escaping possible deployment to the war in Ukraine.

Living in the shadow of Russia, a lar ge and powerful neighbor, has shaped Finland’s foreign policy, and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted fast changes. In June, NATO leaders formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the military alliance, as both Nordic nations abandoned decades of neutrality and mi litary nonalignment in order to buttress their security.

In an image provided by Denmark’s military, a disturbance in the Baltic Sea caused by gas leaks in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline off the Danish island of Bornholm on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022.

By KATRIN BENNHOLD and DAVID E. SANGER

Two days after a pair of explosions un der the Baltic Sea apparently ruptured giant natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany, the consensus hardened Wed nesday that it had been an act of sabotage, as the European Union and several European governments labeled it an attack and deman ded an investigation.

Experts said it could take months to assess and repair the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which have been used as leverage in the West’s confrontation with Moscow over Russia’s invasion of Ukrai ne. News of a possible attack on the lines heightened already intense fears of painful energy shortages in Europe over the winter. But the central mystery remains: Who did it?

“All available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act,” the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said

in a statement Wednesday. “We will support any investigation aimed at getting full clarity on what happened and why.”

Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s na tional security adviser, called the episode “apparent sabotage.”

But with little evidence to go on — U.S. officials said that explosive gas pouring from the broken pipes made it too dangerous to get close to the breach — the United States and most of its European allies stopped short of publicly naming any suspects. Still, some officials speculated about the many ways that Russia might gain, even though the pipeline carries its gas.

Poland and Ukraine openly blamed Russia, which pointed a finger at the United States, and Moscow and Washington issued indignant denials. U.S. officials and outside experts also speculated over whether Ukrai ne or one of the Baltic States, which have long opposed the pipelines, might have had an interest in seeing them disabled — and in sending a message.

As the war began, Germany blocked the just-completed Nord Stream 2 from going into service, and Russia later shut off the flow through Nord Stream 1, setting off a frantic effort in Europe to secure enough fuel to heat homes, generate electricity and power busi nesses.

Some European and U.S. officials cau tioned Wednesday that it would be prema ture to conclude that Russia was behind the apparent attacks on the Nord Streams, each of which is actually two pipelines. President Vladimir Putin likes to show he has his fin ger on the gas valve, they noted, but wielding that power could mean keeping the pipelines, whose main owner is Russia’s state-controlled energy company, Gazprom, in good working order.

But others noted that one of two Nord Stream 2 pipelines was undamaged, leaving Putin the possibility of using it as leverage if the winter turns particularly cold.

Many Western officials and analysts said sabotage would fit neatly into Putin’s broader Russian strategy of waging war on multiple fronts, using economic and political tools, as well as arms, to undermine Ukraine’s allies and weaken their resolve and unity. It de monstrates to an already jittery Europe how vulnerable its vital infrastructure is, including other pipelines and undersea power and tele communications cables.

“This is classic hybrid warfare,” said Ma rie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, head of the defense committee in Germany’s parliament, who stressed that for now she had no eviden ce Russia was behind the attack but believed it was the most “plausible” culprit.

“Putin is going to use every hybrid mea sure at his disposal to fluster Europeans, from food to refugees to energy,” she said.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that accusing Russia was “predictably stupid and absurd.” He said American natu ral gas suppliers were reaping “huge profits” from increased sales to Europe, suggesting that the United States was to blame.

“Of course we were not,’’ Adrienne Wat son, the spokesperson for the White House’s National Security Council, said in a rare onthe-record denial. “We all know Russia has a long history of spreading disinformation and is doing it again here.”

The pipelines were damaged at a critical moment in the seven-month war. Kyiv is ma king unexpected advances in the battlefield, Moscow has challenged Ukraine’s Western backers with thinly veiled threats of nuclear retaliation, Russia seems on the verge of an nexing large parts of Ukraine, and Putin’s

order to draft hundreds of thousands of men into the military is meeting broad resistance.

At first glance, it seems counterintuiti ve that the Kremlin would damage its own multibillion-dollar assets. But there is value for Moscow in fueling European fear, which pushes up prices in the gas market.

And in the short term, analysts say, it is not clear what Putin stands to lose, having already largely cut off gas deliveries to Euro pean countries in recent months.

On Wednesday, swirling streams of gas continued to escape the three ruptured pipes, roiling the sea surface near the Danish island of Bornholm. Danish authorities said they had begun a criminal investigation to determine the exact cause of the leaks. The U.S. govern ment offered its assistance.

While some European officials were quick to speculate about Russian involve ment, U.S. officials were more cautious, no ting the lack of available evidence.

For all their harsh critiques of Putin and his government, U.S. officials noted that it had been tempting to blame just about every attack on Russia, sometimes wrongly. In July, there was a widespread assumption in Wash ington that a major cyberattack on Albania was a Russian effort to undermine a NATO ally; this month, officials said an investigation had concluded the culprit was Iran.

Several officials in Washington noted that nongovernmental actors could have commit ted the pipeline sabotage. Others said the two detonations registered by seismometers in the region pointed to explosives placed by a submersible or dropped by aircraft or boat, suggesting a state had been involved.

“It’s hard to assess; does anybody bene fit?” Finnish President Sauli Niinistö told the news outlet Helsingin Sanomat. “That is why this is a mystery so far.”

On eve of election, Bolsonaro’s party attacks Brazil’s voting systems

By JACK NICAS and ANDRÉ SPIGARIOL

For months, officials in Brazil and across the international community have wat ched President Jair Bolsonaro cast dou bt on Brazil’s voting systems, growing incre asingly worried that the far-right leader was setting the stage to dispute an election loss.

Late Wednesday, the president gave them more reason to worry. In a surprise move less than four days before the vote, Bolsonaro’s political party released a docu ment that claimed, without evidence, that a group of government employees and con tractors had the “absolute power to manipu late election results without leaving a trace.”

It was among the most significant attacks yet against Brazil’s election system. The party said that it reached its conclusion based on an audit of the election system it commissioned in July, and that it was relea sing the information now because election officials had not sufficiently responded.

Brazil’s electoral authority immediately responded on Wednesday. The document’s conclusions “are false and dishonest, with no backing in reality” and are “a clear at tempt to hinder and disrupt the natural cour se of the electoral process,” the agency said in a statement. The Supreme Court said it was now investigating the president’s party for releasing the document.

The document delivered a jolt to the presidential race that already had the na tion on edge. The attempt to discredit the voting systems just days before the election heightened fears that, in the face of worse ning poll numbers, Bolsonaro was preparing to challenge the results of Sunday’s vote.

“They released the report right now be cause they’re afraid they’re going to lose,” said Mauricio Santoro, a political scientist

at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. “They’re trying to create some kind of excu se for Bolsonaro supporters on why.”

Bolsonaro has trailed former leftist Pre sident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in polls since last year. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote on Sunday, the top two finishers will compete in a runoff on Oct. 30. Da Silva’s support has ticked up in recent weeks, and it looks increasingly likely that he could win outright on Sunday. Bolsonaro has claimed, without evidence, that the polls are systema tically wrong.

Bolsonaro has also claimed that Brazil’s electronic voting systems are vulnerable and that da Silva’s supporters are planning to rig them to steal the election. In July, he called foreign diplomats to the presidential palace to lay out his evidence, which tur ned out to be years-old news about a hack that did not threaten the voting machines.

He has also enlisted Brazil’s military in his fight with election officials, raising fears that

the armed forces could support any effort to hold onto power.

Observers across the world have been alarmed that Bolsonaro appears to be fo llowing in the footsteps of former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution that urged the White House to condemn Bolsonaro’s efforts to undermine the elec tions and reconsider its relationship with any Brazilian government that is not demo cratically elected.

Leaders in Brazil’s Congress, courts and armed forces have said that they would not abide by any efforts to reject voters’ will, but many say privately that they are concerned that Bolsonaro’s supporters will react vio lently to a loss. In July, three out of every four supporters of Bolsonaro told Brazil’s most prominent polling company that they trusted the voting machines only a “little” or not at all.

There is no evidence of past widespread fraud in the system.

On Wednesday night, news of the do cument quickly spread among Bolsonaro’s supporters on social media, with people sharing right-wing articles about the alle gations and conspiracy theories that said it proved what Bolsonaro had been alleging. One YouTube video about it quickly attrac ted more than 100,000 views in just a few hours. A conservative congresswoman, Car la Zambelli, was one of the first to post the document on social media, sharing it with her 1.9 million followers on Twitter.

However, many other politicians, inclu

ding Bolsonaro, did not mention it online. In its statement on Wednesday night, the electoral authority reminded elected offi cials and candidates that they could be im peached or prohibited from running if they shared false allegations about the voting sys tem. That swift reaction likely prevented wi der dissemination of the document among politicians.

Election officials could also revoke the registration of Bolsonaro’s conservative poli tical party, called the Liberal Party, if it was found guilty of spreading misinformation about the voting systems, though that would only happen after the election.

The document said that the July au dit found 24 flaws in the election system’s security. A rough summary of the audit, it specified just a few of those alleged flaws, including that election officials used poor cybersecurity policies, that they did not pro perly vet relationships with suppliers and that they did not fully protect the employees who control the machines’ computer code from “irresistible coercion.”

Election officials’ delay in fixing those alleged security gaps “could result in inter nal or external breaches of the electoral sys tems, with a serious impact on the October election results,” the document said.

Cybersecurity experts also dismissed the claims.

“Some points are old complaints,” said Diego Aranha, a Brazilian computer scien tist who has studied the election system. “Others are completely fabricated.”

Marcos Simplicio, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo who tests Brazil’s voting machines, said the document made gross exaggerations about the risks to the system.

He said that like most computer sys tems, there is a group of engineers that controls the code that underpin the voting machines, but there are multiple security checks to prevent that code from being su rreptitiously altered. There are also tests to ensure that the machines are counting votes properly on Election Day.

Even if there was a conspiracy to chan ge the code before the election, Simplicio said, it would likely require a sophisticated, coordinated effort by a group of engineers to pull off.

“It’s really hard to keep a secret this big between two people,” he said. “Imagine 20.”

With Brazil’s general election a week off, President Jair Bolsonaro holds a rally in Campinas, northwest of São Paulo, on Sept. 24, 2022.

War, inflation and squandered credibility

By PAUL KRUGMAN

What does Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, understand that Vladimir Putin doesn’t?

OK, I know that may sound like a trick question, or a desperate effort to offer a counterintuitive take on recent events. We may say that the Fed has gone to war against inflation, but that’s just a metaphor. Russia’s war on Ukraine, unfortunately, is all too real, leading to tens of thousands of deaths among both soldiers and civilians.

Yet the Fed and the Putin regime have this in common: Both took major policy actions last week. The Fed raised interest rates in an attempt to curb inflation. Putin announced a partial mobilization in an attempt to rescue his failed invasion. Both actions will inflict pain.

One important difference, however — aside from the fact that Powell is not, as far as I know, a war criminal — is that the Fed is acting to maintain its credibility, while Putin seems determined to squander whatever credibility he might still have.

About the Fed: I’m worried about the effects of rate hikes. There is a serious risk that the Fed’s actions will push America and the world into a gratuitously severe recession, especially because it isn’t just the Fed — central banks are raising rates around the world, and there could all too easily be a sort of destructive synergy from this worldwide

monetary tightening.

Yet if I were in Powell’s shoes, I would probably have done the same thing. For the Fed is anxious to preserve its credibility on inflation.

Notice that I said “preserve.” The Fed — like yours truly — failed to predict the 2021-22 inflation surge. But neither financial markets nor the public lost faith that inflation would, in fact, come down in the fairly near future

That’s an important asset. Subdued inflation expectations are the best reason to believe that the Fed can engineer a relatively soft landing — an economic slowdown for sure, maybe a recession, but not the kind of sustained era of extremely high unemployment that it took to end the inflation of the 1970s.

And the Fed is acting to preserve this asset, trying to bring current inflation down soon enough that the public retains its faith in low future inflation. I don’t like it. I’ll be calling for a monetary pivot as soon as we have clear evidence that inflation is, in fact, coming down. But the Powell Fed is, I’m afraid, right to believe that retaining credibility is important.

Putin obviously doesn’t have similar concerns.

His Wednesday speech was full of apocalyptic rhetoric, portraying Russia as a nation under attack by the whole West. But he didn’t announce the kind of full-scale mobilization that rhetoric would seem to imply. Instead, he announced a series of half-measures that defense experts doubt will do much to change Russia’s downward military trajectory. I have no reason to question their judgment.

What struck me, however, was that the new policies amount, in effect, to a betrayal of Russians who believed Putin’s past promises. Notably, contract soldiers — people who volunteered to serve for a limited time — have suddenly found themselves stuck in service for the indefinite future. This may shore up Russian numbers for the next few months; but who, in the future, will be foolish enough to volunteer for Putin’s army?

Putin’s clumsy efforts at economic warfare are, in a way, creating similar credibility issues. Russia has largely cut off the flow of natural gas to Europe, hoping to bully Western democracies into stopping their military and economic aid to Ukraine. He is succeeding in creating a lot of economic pain;

energy prices have soared, and a nasty European recession seems highly likely.

Yet the West isn’t going to abandon Ukraine, especially given Ukrainian success on the battlefield. So Putin’s attempted economic bullying, like his partial mobilization, probably won’t change the course of the war. What it’s doing, instead, is showing how dangerous it is to do business with an erratic, authoritarian regime. This means that even if and when the Ukraine war ends, Russia’s trade relations won’t return to normal: As long as Putin or someone like him remains in power, Europe will never again allow itself to become so reliant on Russian energy.

In short, Putin is engaged in what we might call a bonfire of the credibilities — his desperate short-run efforts to rescue his war of aggression are undermining Russia’s future, by making it clear that he can’t be trusted. Looking forward, Russian citizens won’t volunteer to serve in the military, lest they end up trapped in a kill zone; European companies won’t sign contracts with Russian suppliers, lest they find their businesses stranded by economic blackmail.

Credibility can seem squishy, and it can be abused as a rationale for objectively bad policies. And being too rigid about obeying rules that have been overtaken by events can do a lot of damage.

But maintaining credibility — demonstrating that you will, in fact, honor your promises within reason — is nonetheless important. Putin apparently doesn’t get that, and his contempt for past promises may be his downfall.

A Ukrainian soldier on the wreck of a Russian tank that became stuck in the mud near the village of Zavorychi, Ukraine, April 5, 2022.

Yadier Molina dirigirá a Puerto Rico en el World Baseball Classic 2023

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SAN JUAN – La Federación de Béisbol de Puerto Rico (FBPR) oficializó el jueves los nombramientos de Yadier Molina como dirigente y Joey Solá como gerente general, con miras al World Baseball Classic (WBC) del 2023.

Molina asumirá las riendas del equipo puertorriqueño des pués de haber sido su capitán en las pasadas ediciones del WBC, con una exitosa trayectoria de casi dos décadas como estelar receptor en las Mayores.

“Yadier Molina cuenta con el liderazgo, compromiso y conocimiento que requiere la posición de dirigente de Puerto Rico para el tan esperado Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. Goza del respeto de los integrantes del equipo y del cariño de la fanaticada del deporte en Puerto Rico. Sabe cómo manejar el formato del evento y estudia con cautela a sus contrarios”, re saltó José Daniel Quiles Rosas, presidente de la FBPR en de claraciones escritas.

En 2017, Molina tuvo su debut como dirigente, al ser nom

brado por la FBPR como piloto del Equipo Nacional Sub 23, clasificándolos por primera vez a un Mundial. Este año, di rigirá a los campeones Navegantes de Magallanes en la Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional.

“Siempre he creído en brindar primeras oportunidades y los resultados han sido positivos. Como ejemplo está Yadier Molina, que clasificó por primera vez a Puerto Rico a un Mun dial Sub 23, al igual que el nombramiento de Juan ‘Igor’ Gon zález para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2018 y los Panamericanos del 2019, siendo ganador de medalla de oro en ambos eventos”, estableció Quiles Rosas.

Por su parte, Solá cuenta con 15 años de experiencia como escucha de los Astros de Houston. Fue el responsable de la fir ma de los estelares jugadores Carlos Correa y Kike Hernández. También, laboró como gerente general y asistente de gerente general de los Cangrejeros de Santurce en la Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente. Actualmente labora en la Puer to Rico Baseball Academy & High School, donde fungió como decano de estudiantes. Además, clasificó a su primer Mundial

al Equipo Nacional Sub 15, como dirigente en el evento clasi ficatorio que se llevó a cabo este año, en México.

“Joey Solá es un profesional de primer orden, que conoce todas las estructuras del béisbol, con una extensa trayectoria. Es respetado, buen comunicador y cuenta con las cualidades necesarias para cumplir con la importante encomienda que tendrá a su cargo”, destacó Quiles Rosas.

La FBPR tiene en agenda la confirmación de los integran tes del cuerpo técnico que acompañarán al dirigente y la pre paración de la lista preliminar de 50 jugadores.

DACO mantiene hasta el 5 de octubre orden de congelación de precios

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SAN JUAN – Alrededor de 2,000 visitas de fiscalización ha llevado a cabo el Departamento de Asuntos del Con sumidor (DACO), con el fin de velar por el cumplimiento con la Orden de Congelación de Precios promulgada en consideración al paso del Huracán Fiona por Puerto Rico, así lo informó el jueves el secretario, Edan Rivera Rodrí guez, quien mencionó que dicha medida está en vigor hasta el próximo miércoles, 5 de octubre.

“La dinámica de trabajo en estos días se ha enfoca do, principalmente, en lograr que cualquier violación se corrija de forma inmediata por parte del comercio, a fin de que el consumidor no se perjudique por algún tipo de incumplimiento que afecte sus derechos en el contexto de una situación de emergencia”, aseveró Rivera, en comu nicación escrita.

Hasta el 28 de septiembre, las visitas de fiscalización del DACO se tradujeron en decenas de intervenciones, y

26 multas. Del total de multas, 15 fueron a estaciones de gasolina multadas por incumplimiento con los márgenes de ganancia congelados, por exhibir un precio en los rótu los y despachar a un precio diferente, y por no entregar re cibo de compras o no divulgar rótulos requeridos por ley.

Las estaciones amonestadas fueron: Shell el Caimital en Guayama; Ultra Top Fuel Punto Oro; Total Nany, de Aguas Buenas; Total Río Cañas, en Caguas; Gulf Naguabo (Playa Hucares); American de Toa Baja; Texaco de Hato Tejas; Total de Guajataca, en Isabela; Shell del Barrio San Antonio en Quebradillas; Omar Service Stacion en Lajas; y Gulf de Añasco.

También se sancionaron prácticas en supermercados y farmacias. Supermercado Agranel de Juana Días; Farma cia La Fe de Ponce; Súper Ahorros; Raysa Mini Market; Supermercados Bonanza y Colmado Lomas Verdes fueron multados por exhibir para la venta productos expirados, mientras que National Lumber en Yauco se identificaron problemas de rotulación. Además, se intervino con per

sonas que estaban vendiendo diésel sin autorización, y a precios exorbitantes.

Por su parte, la División de Pesas y Medidas del DACO ha atendido confidencias de combustible conta minado con agua, alertando a la ciudadanía respecto a tres estaciones en las que se constató el problema. Según acotó Rivera, también han recorrido llenaderos y locales de venta de gas licuado, para hacer repesos y asegurar el cumplimiento con normas para el despacho de este producto.

Procesos expeditos para reclamaciones relacionadas a la emergencia

“En estos días ha sido prioridad para el DACO servir de facilitador; y asegurar que cualquier problema que en frenten los consumidores pueda ser atendido con la ma yor prontitud”, aseguró el secretario, al hablar de las múl tiples quejas que en las últimas dos semanas han llegado a la agencia en relación a placas solares y generadores eléctricos.

Mueren dos confinados en la Cárcel Las Cucharas de Ponce

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PONCE – La Policía informó el jueves sobre dos falle cimientos en dos instituciones dentro del Complejo Correccional Las Cucharas de Ponce.

Según la Uniformada, a eso de las 8:01 de la maña na de fue reportado el fallecimiento de un confinado de 70 años, en la Institución Ponce 500.

Patrulleros llegaron al lugar e informaron, que había fallecido el confinado Carmelo Rodriguez Caraballo, de

70 años. El doctor Martinez, certificó el fallecimiento. Se informó que, Rodriguez Caraballo había sido ingre sado el miércoles a la Institución 676 por un caso de Ley 54 del área de Guayama. En horas de la madrugada, fue llevado al área médica de la Institución 500, donde posteriormente el doctor Martinez, certificó el falleci miento.

Por otro lado, a eso de las 4:23 de la tarde, fue re portada a la Policía una persona muerta en la Institución 676 del este complejo correccional.

Según se informó que, mientras el Oficial Custodio Amael Rodríguez, se encontraba realizando la ronda preventiva aproximadamente a eso de las 2:10 de la tar de, por el área del control 5 de la mencionada Institu ción, fue hallado el confinado de la celda 5 tirado boca arriba y al ver que éste no contestó, se le dio conoci miento a su supervisora. El confinado identificado como José Concepción López, fue transportado al área médica de la Institución Ponce 500, donde el doctor Montalvo certificó la muerte.

Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dies at 59

By EDUARDO MEDINA and McKENNA OXENDEN

in, “Dangerous Minds.” Its music video won Best Rap Video and Best Video From a Film at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Coolio,

the West Coast rapper whose gritty music and anthemic hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” helped define hip-hop in the 1990s, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 59.

His longtime manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed his death.

Posey, who worked with the rapper for more than 20 years, said he was told that Coolio died at about 5 p.m. at a friend’s hou se. No cause was given.

At a time when rappers were derided by some as garish outlaws, Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., achieved mainstream superstardom and critical suc cess with “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Billboard’s top song of 1995 and the Grammy winner for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996.

The song, later certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, outshone the movie it was featured

“Coolio still builds his raps on recogni zable 1970s oldies, and he delivers intricate, syncopated rhymes as if they were conver sation,” Jon Pareles wrote in a review in The New York Times, noting that “Gangsta’s Pa radise” uses “the somber minor chords” of “Pastime Paradise,” by Stevie Wonder.

The song nearly did not make it into “Dangerous Minds,” critic Caryn James wro te for the Times in 1996. She wrote that the late addition “turned a preachy Michelle Pfeiffer film about an inner-city teacher into a hit that sounded fresher than it really was.”

Coolio’s other hits included “Fantastic Voyage” — the opening song on his debut album — and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New),” which were both nominated for Grammys.

“C U When U Get There,” which samples Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major,” was a stan dout track on his third album of the 1990s, “My Soul.”

But nothing could match the success of “Gangsta’s Paradise,” a song that, with its piercing beat and ominous background vo cals, became instantly distinguishable for mi llions of ’90s rap fans, especially with a me

morable opening verse based on Psalm 23:

“As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I take a look at my life and realize there’s nothin’ left.”

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The song would expand the commercial possibilities of hip-hop, but Coolio would later say that he sometimes lamented how the track seemed to overshadow his other bo dies of work, particularly follow-up albums.

Still, he told PopkillerTV in 2018 that the song had taken him on “a great ride.” Its popularity has endured for decades, with the music video garnering a rare billion-plus views on YouTube.

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was born Aug. 1, 1963. He grew up in Compton, California, a place known for producing some of hip-hop’s most successful artists, such as Dr. Dre and Ken drick Lamar.

He told The Independent in 1997 that as a child, he would play board games with his single mother, to whom he later dedicated his success. After a turbulent youth —

the bookish, asthmatic child became a teenage gangbanger, juvenile offender and drug addict — Coolio worked as a vo lunteer firefighter.

In his 20s, he moved to San Jose to live with his father and fight fires with the California Department of Forestry, The Ringer reported. There, he became more spiritual. He la ter credited Christianity for helping him overcome his addic tion to crack.

When he embarked on his music career, he quickly gained a following among the rapidly growing audience of hip-hop fans, who had been enraptured by the music of Tu pac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.

After performing with the group WC and the Maad Circle, alongside WC, Sir Jinx and DJ Crazy Toones, Coolio went solo. His debut album, “It Takes a Thief” (1994), garne red praise for clever lyrics infused with funky rhythms.

“Gangsta’s Paradise” had a vast cultural imprint, even spawning a parody in Weird Al Yankovic’s “Amish Paradise” that replaced the streets with pastoral lyrics about churning butter and selling quilts.

Reflecting on his career, and on the success of “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Coolio told Rolling Stone in 2015 that he was on tour in Europe when the song went No. 1 on the charts and he realized: “I was No. 1 all over the entire planet — not just in the States. I was No. 1 everywhere that you can imagine.”

On Wednesday, the rapper Ice Cube recalled the signi ficance of Coolio’s music at the time, writing on Twitter that he had witnessed “first hand this man’s grind to the top of

the industry.”

Coolio, whose spindly and sprouting cornrows defined his look, went on to sell over 17 million records throughout his career.

He expanded his influence by writing and performing the theme song for “Kenan & Kel,” a Nickelodeon staple in the late 1990s. Coolio later became a fixture on reality TV, starting with “Coolio’s Rules,” a 2008 series that focused on his personal life and his quest to find love in Los Angeles.

A complete list of survivors was not immediately avai lable. Coolio had four children with Josefa Salinas, whom he married in 1996 and later divorced.

Years after he topped the charts and solidified himself as a mainstream artist, Coolio confronted legal trouble, plea ding guilty to firearms and drug charges.

The rapper, who struggled with asthma all his life, ser ved as the spokesman for the Asthma and Allergy Founda tion of America, according to his official online biography. At a 2016 performance in Brooklyn, New York, Page Six repor ted, he had an asthma attack and was saved by a fan who had an inhaler.

In recent years, Coolio had become aware of his in delible mark on hip-hop. He said in 2018 that after years of lamenting over his struggles in the music industry, he had realized that “people would kill to take my place.”

“I’m sure after I’m long gone from this planet, and from this dimension,” he said, “people will come back and study my body of work.”

Two-Buck Chuck: Wine of the people or a cultural wedge?

By ERIC ASIMOV

expensive wines.

Mention

Two-Buck Chuck, the nick name for the famously cheap Charles Shaw wines made by Bronco Wine Co., and you are likely to get two completely different reactions from wine drinkers.

On the one side are people who see it as a bottle for those who want to enjoy wine without spending a lot of money. On the other are people who see it as a cheap wine whose producer used it to make a cynical case that those aspiring to better (and more expensive) wines constituted a snobbish elite.

The producer, Fred Franzia, the head of Bronco, died Sept. 13 at 79, having sold more than 1 billion bottles of Charles Shaw, the company said. Franzia’s death is an oppor tunity to consider the meaning of Two-Buck Chuck and what its production and popular ity might say about American wine culture.

First, I will say that I was not a fan of the wine or the man. My predecessor as New York Times wine columnist, Frank J. Prial, was kinder when he wrote about Two-Buck Chuck in 2003: “Nondescript would not be too harsh a characterization. Nothing wrong with that: Wine is supposed to accompany food and Charles Shaw will do that quite ad equately.”

I remember the wine as uninteresting, but I last drank it more than a decade ago. I wanted to try it again, but the line of Charles Shaw wines, which includes numerous varia tions beyond the original red blend, is sold only at Trader Joe’s. The sole Trader Joe’s wine shop in New York shut down last month, so I was out of luck.

Still, the relative quality of the wine was beside the point. The price was the attraction: $2 (or a few dollars more outside of Califor nia).

Compromises must be made to sell a wine for just a few dollars. Almost all of them work against high-quality wine.

Like many producers of popular, in expensive wines, Bronco was always vague about where Charles Shaw came from. Most likely it was a combination of wine sold on the bulk market, because it was either surplus or not considered up to snuff, supplemented by wine made from Bronco’s vineyards — it owns more than 40,000 acres in California, mostly in the Central Valley, a hot, fertile ex panse that is a source of grapes for many in

Bronco now has a line of more expen sive Shaw wines made, Bronco says, from or ganically grown grapes. That’s not Two-Buck Chuck.

How were the grapes farmed, and who provided the labor? What steps were taken at the winemaking facility to ensure some sem blance of consistency, since the sources of the wine changed year to year? We can only guess.

It may not occur to many wine drink ers to ask these questions. But they do matter, especially if you are concerned about farm ing methods and conditions for agricultural workers. And they matter to people who care about where a wine comes from and wheth er it expresses the distinctive character of a place.

To be clear, Charles Shaw is not the only wine that raises these questions. A lot of wines, inexpensive and not, are made with out regard for the environment and workers. As with fast fashion, the pleasure in the prod uct and the price can obscure serious issues in the manufacturing.

Most people don’t really care about how wine is made or where it comes from. They just want an inexpensive drink that gives them a buzz and tastes good or, at least, doesn’t offend. A smaller group of wine lovers spend a considerable amount of time, energy and money on wine because they find it deli cious, as well as rewarding intellectually and aesthetically.

A lot of people would never pay more than a modest price for a wine, regardless of how it’s made. But I do take issue with cyni cal companies that peddle false messages to consumers to hype their products.

Two-Buck Chuck did not damage American wine culture. But Franzia relent lessly told American wine drinkers that no wine could possibly be worth more than $10. “Elites,” he argued, were trying to brainwash people with all their talk about terroir and nu ances.

“You tell me why someone’s bottle is worth $80 and mine’s worth $2,” he said in a 2009 profile in The New Yorker. “Do you get 40 times the pleasure from it?”

His message not only promoted his own company’s products, but it also destroyed the notion that any wine could be better.

People who are passionate about wine

knew better, but for others it confirmed a sus picion that wine was all a bunch of foolish ness. And for people who might have been curious about wine, it raised doubts.

Many in the wine industry rational ize industrial, inexpensive wines as starter bottles. Novices begin with these wines, the thinking goes, and then make better choices once they get accustomed to wine. Franzia blew up that argument as well. If all wine was the same, why would anybody move up?

I have never accepted the positioning of bad wines as starter bottles. Sure, some wine drinkers don’t want to spend a lot of money. But for $8 to $10, wine lovers have much bet ter options. And then spending $15 to $20 is like going from drab grays to a world of beau tiful hues.

Franzia was not the first person in the United States to argue that expensive wines are no better than cheap ones and to gleeful ly dismiss a long history of appreciation and understanding of these wines. Wine has long been singled out as a con game intended to separate fools from their money.

Franzia liked to say that Two-Buck Chuck was the People’s Wine, but in his hand it was a crowbar, used to divide wine drinkers.

It’s of course not all Franzia’s fault that wine has been associated with snobbery. The wine industry itself is much to blame with its history of pretentiousness, and its absurd ritu als and vocabulary that convey the message that one must be a connoisseur before one can enjoy wine.

If all Franzia did was belie that associa tion, I would have no quarrel with him. In stead, he did his best to corroborate it.

Fred Franzia built a cult following with his Trader Joe’s wine, but it comes at a cost to the wine business.

LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Small Business Administration)

Mortgage Deed is recorded over this property in the Regis try of the Property of Guaynabo, at page 119 (vuelto) of volume

1,469 of Guaynabo, property number 47,138, 6th inscription. This property secures the afo rementioned Deed of Mortgage in the amount of $183,368.42.

COMERCIAL: PROPIEDAD

Defendants CIVIL NO. 3:22-cv-01330-SCC.

ACTION FOR CANCELLATION

OF LOST MORTGAGE NOTE (Segaloal, Inc. d/b/a The Hair Club). SUMMONS BY PUBLI CATION.

TO: JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE

Unknown holders of a pro missory note of $536,000.00 executed on March 28, 2011, by Segaloal, Inc., d/b/a The Hair Club, as acknowledged by affidavit number 2,155 sworn before Héctor R. Crespo Mi lián, and secured by a voluntary mortgage in favor of the plaintiff created by Mortgage Deed No. 7 executed on March 28, 2011, before Notary Public Héctor R. Crespo Milián, over the fo llowing properties, described in the Spanish language as:

COMERCIAL: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Unidad de Ofi cina marcado con el número 507 ubicado en el quinto piso del Condominio Centro Inter nacional de Mercadeo, Torre II, gobernado por el Régimen de Propiedad Horizontal, y locali zado en el Barrio Pueblo Viejo, del municipio de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Tiene una cabida de 1,980.619 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 184.006 metros cuadrados. Su entrada principal se encuentra en el lado Este que la conecta con el corredor común del piso. Colinda por el NORTE, en una extensión de 43’5½”,equivalentes a 13.246 metros, con la Oficina número 508; por el SUR, en una exten sión de 43’5½”, equivalentes a 13.246 metros, en parte con la escalera de escape comunal y parte con el espacio comunal; por el ESTE, en una exten sión de 45’10”, equivalentes a 13.970 metros, con corre dor común del piso; y por el OESTE, en una extensión de 45’10”, equivalentes a 13.970 metros, con el espacio exterior. Le corresponde una participa ción en los elementos comunes generales del edificio igual a 1.343%. The aforementioned

HORIZONTAL: Unidad de Ofi cina marcado con el número 508 ubicado en el quinto piso del Condominio Centro Inter nacional de Mercadeo, Torre II, gobernado por el Régimen de Propiedad Horizontal, y locali zado en el Barrio Pueblo Viejo, del municipio de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Tiene una cabida de 2,992.792 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 278.041 metros cuadrados. Su entrada principal se encuentra en el lado Este que la conecta con el corredor común del piso. Colinda por el NORTE, en una extensión de 43’5½”,equivalentes a 13.246 metros, con la Oficina núme ro 501, parte con el pozo del elevador de carga y parte con corredor común del piso; por el SUR, en una extensión de 43’5½”, equivalentes a 13.246 metros, con la Oficina 507; por el ESTE, en una extensión de 74’0”, equivalentes a 22.555 metros, en parte con la escale ra interior de escape comunal, parte con el pozo del elevador de carga, parte con corredor común del piso y parte con un pozo del sistema de aire acon dicionado; y por el OESTE, en una extensión de 74’0”, equi valentes a 22.555 metros, con el espacio exterior. Le corres ponde una participación en los elementos comunes generales del edificio igual a 2.029%.

The aforementioned Mortgage Deed is recorded over this pro perty in the Registry of the Pro perty of Guaynabo, at page 123 of volume 1,469 of Guaynabo, property number 47,139, 8th inscription. This property se cures the aforementioned Deed of Mortgage in the amount of $352,631.58. Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on August 26, 2002, by the Honorable Silvia L. Carre ño-Coll , United States District Judge (Docket No. 4 ), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty (30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff Pedro Jaime López Bergollo, Esq., at SBA District Office for the District of PR & USVI, 273 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 510, Plaza 273, San Juan, PR 00917-1930,

telephone numbers (787) 7665269. This Summons shall be published by edict once a week for six (6) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general cir culation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Should you fail to appear, plead, or answer to the Com plaint as ordered by the Court and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause aga inst you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1655, Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.5 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 30th day of August, 2022. MA RIA ANTONGIORGI-JORDAN, ESQ.CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT. By: Viviana Diaz-Mu lero, Deputy Clerk.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRI BUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA SALA DE SAN JUAN APEX BANK Demandante V. FERNANDO AGUIAR CARRASQUILLO, MARITZA GUEVAREZ FIGUEROA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES POR ESTOS COMPUESTA Demandados Civil Núm.: KCD2015-2680. (905). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASO CIADO DE P.R., SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Su perior de San Juan, hago saber a la parte demandada FER NANDO AGUIAR CARRAS QUILLO, MARITZA GUEVA REZ FIGUEROA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIE NES GANANCIALES POR ES TOS COMPUESTA y al PÚBLI CO EN GENERAL; que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia ex pedido el 18 de febrero de 2022, por la Secretaría del Tri bunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta por el precio mínimo de $190,000.00 y al mejor postor, pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro postal, a nom bre del alguacil del tribunal, la propiedad que se describe a continuación: CALLE 12 SO LAR P-10, URB. SANTA CLA RA, SAN JUAN, PR 00901, y que se describe de la siguiente

manera: URBANA: Solar mar cado con el número 10 del blo que P de la calle número 12 en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Santa Clara, loca lizada en el Barrio Tortugo del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 273.860 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en distancia de 21.050 metros con el solar número P-11; por el sur, en distancia de 21.050 metros, con el solar nú mero P-9; por el Este, e una distancia de 13.010 metros, con la calle número 12; y por el Oeste, en una distancia de 13.010 con el solar número P-21. Enclava una casa de hor migón reforzado dedicada a vi vienda. Inscrita al folio 145 del tomo 776 de San Juan, finca #12723 del Registro de la Pro piedad de San Juan, Sección Cuarta. La finca antes descrita se encuentra afecta a los si guientes gravámenes: (i) HIPO TECA en garantía de pagaré a favor de Eurobank, o a su or den, por la suma de $190,000.00 con intereses al 7.25% anual y vencimiento 1 de mayo de 2038. Constituida por la Escritura 131 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 25 de abril de 2008 ante el notario Ju lio Fernández Rodríguez, ins crita al folio 145 del tomo 776 de Río Piedras Sur (ágora), fin ca 12723, inscripción 11, Regis tro de San Juan, Sección IV. (ii) Embargo por contribuciones: por $75,347.49 a favor del Es tado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por concepto de contribu ción sobre ingresos, según cer tificación expedida el 29 de di ciembre de 2004, por María I. Rodríguez, supervisora del área de rentas internas del ne gociado de recaudaciones, de partamento de hacienda, ano tado al folio 145 del tomo 776 de Rio Piedras Sur (ágora), fin ca 12723, anotación A, con fe cha de 31 de julio de 2008. (iii) Embargo por contribuciones: por $56,952.31 a favor del Es tado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por concepto de contribu ción sobre ingresos, según cer tificación expedida el 5 de junio de 2008, por Daniel Suárez Rodríguez, colector de rentas internas del negociado de re caudaciones, departamento de hacienda, anotado en virtud de la ley 216 del 2010 para agilizar el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, al folio 145 del tomo 776 de Rio Piedras Sur (ágora), con fecha de 21 de marzo de 2012, inscripción 13. (iv) Al asiento 2022-064838SJ04 se presentó el 17 de mayo de 2022 Instancia suscri ta el 13 de mayo de 2022 ante el notario Eufemio Martínez Cintrón, por la cual se solicita la

CANCELACIÓN del embargo de $56,952.31por haber trans currido más de 10 años de su presentación y del Registro no consta que hayan sido prorro gados. (v) Al asiento 2022067527-SJ04 se presentó el 23 de mayo de 2022 Instancia sus crita el 13 de mayo de 2022 ante el notario Eufemio Martí nez Cintrón, por la cual se soli cita la CANCELACIÓN del em bargo de $75,347.49 por haber transcurrido más de 10 años de su presentación y del Registro no consta que hayan sido pro rrogados. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sentencia dicta el 23 de enero de 2018, mediante la cual se condenó a la parte demandada pagar a la parte demandante la suma de $173,707.58 de principal, $25,607.39 de interés al 4.00% anual que continuarán acumu lándose a $34.9827765 diario hasta su saldo total, $679.00 de escrow balance, $2,651.19 de cargos por atrasos, $986.80 de otros cargos, y $19,000.00 de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectua do o efectúe la parte deman dante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario, incluyendo primas de seguro de hipoteca, prima de seguro de siniestro y cargos por demora. La PRIMERA SU BASTA será celebrada el día 19 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del Alguacil, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la cantidad de $190,000.00, sin admitirse ofer ta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré SE GUNDA SUBASTA el día 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $126,666.67. Si no hubiese re mate ni adjudicación en la se gunda subasta, celebraré TER CERA SUBASTA el día 2 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $95,000.00. El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación de berá hacerse para pagar su im porte en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuer do con lo anunciado en este

Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al procedimiento in coado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal du rante horas laborables. Se en tiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta seña lada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o grava men anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta ejecución continua rá subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mis mos, sin destinarse a su extin ción cualquier parte del rema nente del precio de licitación. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acree dores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o dere chos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca 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, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédi to, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados ase gurados, quedando subroga dos en los derechos del acree dor ejecutante. Vendida o adjudicada la finca o derecho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la su basta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura públi ca de traspaso en representa ción del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el no tario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abo nar el importe de tal escritura. El alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la confirmación de la venta o adju dicación. Si transcurren los re feridos veinte (20) días, el tribu nal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedi miento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocu pante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocu pen. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS LICITADORES Y DEL PUBLICO EN GENERAL y para su publicación de acuerdo con la Ley, expido el presente Edic

to bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 13 de septiembre de 2022. EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MU LERO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF PUER TO RICO.

Finance of America Reverse, LLC.

Plaintiff VS. Nilda Luz Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda L.

Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilsa Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Luz

Santiago a/k/a Nilda

L. Santiago a/k/a Nilda Santiago a/k/a Nilsa Santiago; United States of America Defendants

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 17-cv1627. NOTICE OF SALE.

TO: Nilda Luz Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda L. Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilsa Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Luz

Santiago a/k/a Nilda L. Santiago a/k/a Nilda Santiago a/k/a Nilsa Santiago; United States of America

GENERAL PUBLIC

WHEREAS: Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff to recover from defendants the principal sum of $86,409.11, plus interest at a rate of 5.060% per annum until the debt is paid in full. The defendant Nilda Luz Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda L. Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilsa Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Luz Santiago a/k/a Nilda L. Santiago a/k/a Nilda Santia go a/k/a Nilsa Santiago to pay Finance of America Reverse, LLC., all advances made under the mortgage note including but not limited to insurance pre miums, taxes and inspections as well as 10% ($17,100.00) of the original principal amou nt to cover costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150, Federal Office Buil ding, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHE

REAS: Pursuant to the terms of

the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the under signed Special Master was or dered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash or certified check without apprai sement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Dis trict of Puerto Rico, Room 150 – Federal Office Building, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property.

URBANA: Solar número seis de la Manzana H, Urbanización Santa Mónica, Barrio Pájaros de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, compuesta de 325.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número 5, en 25.00 metros; por el SUR, con el solar número 7, en 25.00 metros; por el ESTE, con la Ca lle número 6, en 13.00 metros y por el OESTE con el solar nú mero 21, en 7.00 metros y con el solar número 20, en 6.00 me tros, con un total la distancia de 13.00 metros.” Property Num ber 19,829 recorded at page 146 of volume 438 of Bayamon Sur, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section I of Baya món. The mortgage being fore closed is recorded at page 37, volume 1,933 of Bayamon Sur, property 19,829, 12th inscrip tion, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section I of Baya mon. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: None. Junior Liens: Reverse mortgage se curing a note in favor of Se cretary of Housing and Urban Development, or its order, in the original principal amount of $171,000.00, due on March 30, 2094 pursuant to deed number 84, issued in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 9, 2014, before notary Magaly Rodriguez Batis ta, and recorded, at page 37 of volume 1,933 of Bayamon Sur, property number 19,829, 13th inscription. Other Liens: None. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and pre ferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancella tion. THEREFORE, the FIRST public sale shall be held on the 11th day of October, 2022 at

Plaintiff v. JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE as those unknown persons who may be the holders of the lost mortgage note or have any interest in this proceeding,

9:20am. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $171,000.00. In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND public auction shall be held on the the 18th day of October, 2022 at 9:20am, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum $114,000.00, which is twothirds of the amount of the mini mum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD public auction will be held on the the 25th day of October, 2022 at 9:20am, and the mini mum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $85,500.00, which is one-half of the minimum bid in the first public sale. The Spe cial Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency or certified checks, ex cept in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHE

REAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master subject to confirmation by the United Sta tes District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirma tion of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the jud gment entered by the Court in this case, which can be exa mined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 10th day of August of 2022. By: Pedro A. Vélez-Baerga, Special Master. specialmasterpr@gmail.com 787-672-8269.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CARO LINA SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs. HÉCTOR MIGUEL MARRERO PÉREZ, LILLIAN REYES LÓPEZ

DE VICTORIA T/C/C LILLIAM REYES LÓPEZ

COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2022CV00720.

Sala: 402. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDI NARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIA DO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBAS TA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia dictada el 21 de junio de 2022, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 19 de agosto de 2022 y el Manda miento de Ejecución del 22 de agosto de 2022 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 21 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Sala Superior, en la Avenida 65 Infantería, Carretera Número Tres (3), Kilómetro 11.7 (En trada de la Urbanización Man siones de Carolina) Carolina, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de Amé rica, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización La Marina V, hoy (Quintas de Country Club) radicada en el Barrio Sabana Abajo del término municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscrip ción Urbanización, con el nú mero, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del solar: 22 del bloque C, con una cabida superficial de 198.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de 11.357 metros con la Avenida Iturregui; por el SUR, en una distancia de 10.64 metros con la Calle Número Uno (1); por el ESTE, en una distancia de 18.00 metros con el solar número 21 del bloque C; y por el OESTE, en una dis tancia de 18.00 metros con el solar número 23 del bloque C. Este solar está gravado por su lado Norte y por su lado Sur con una servidumbre a favor de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de 3.00 metros y por su lado Sur con una a favor de la Puer to Rico Telephone Company de

1.50 metros. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado destinada a vivienda para una familia. La propiedad consta inscrita al folio 281 del tomo 802 de Carolina, Finca Número 38664, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sec ción I. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 48 del tomo 956 de Carolina, Finca Número 38664, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. Inscripción cuarta. Dirección Física: Urb. Quintas de Country Club, C22 Calle 1, Carolina, PR 00982-2032. Número de Ca tastro: 20-064-041-281-22-000. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $132,600.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebra rá una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 28 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 1:30 DE LA TAR DE, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $88,400.00. De no ha ber adjudicación en la segun da subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 4 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $66,300.00. 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 ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la deman dante el importe de la Senten cia por la suma de $105,274.56 de principal, más intereses so bre dicha suma al 6.5% anual desde el 1 de enero de 2018 hasta su completo pago, más $1,550.67 de recargos acumu lados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $13,260.00 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 siguiente gravamen posterior a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Vs. Héctor Miguel Marrero Pé rez, Lillian Reyes López de Vic toria también conocida como Lilliam Reyes López de Victoria y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por la Sucesión Raymond Josué Velázquez Benítez compuesta por Fulano y Mengano de Tal, Departamento de Hacienda por conducto de la División de Caudales Relictos y el Centro de Recaudaciones de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM), ante el Tri

bunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Carolina, en el Caso Civil Número CA2022CV00720 sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecu ción de Hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $105,274.56 y otras cantidades, según De manda de fecha 10 de marzo de 2022. Anotada al Tomo Ka ribe de Carolina. Anotación A. Se notifica al acreedor posterior o a su sucesor o cesionario en derecho para que comparezca a proteger su derecho si así lo desea. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los do cumentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expe diente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. Se entenderá que todo licita dor acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante, conti nuarán subsistentes; enten diéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mis mos, sin destinarse a su extin ción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gra vámenes posteriores tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 2102015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los luga res públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy 7 de septiembre de 2022. Samuel González Isaac, Alguacil Del Tribunal De Prime ra Instancia, Centro Judicial De Carolina, Sala Superior.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. YOLANDA MARGARITA CLEMENTE ARMSTRONG, T/C/C YOLANDA MARGARITA CLEMENTE POR SÍ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ E. ROSICH GARCÍA, T/C/C

JOSÉ ENRIQUE ROSICH GARCÍA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES, Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV06721. Sala: 508. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: YOLANDA MARGARITA CLEMENTE ARMSTRONG, T/C/C YOLANDA MARGARITA CLEMENTE POR SÍ;

FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ E. ROSICH GARCÍA, T/C/C JOSÉ ENRIQUE ROSICH GARCÍA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES, Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA.

Yo, EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULE RO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, Al guacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, a los demandados, acreedores y al público en general con inte rés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al públi co en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, procederé a ven der en Pública Subasta, al me jor postor, la propiedad inmue ble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en públi ca subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 24 de junio de 2022. Los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se cele brará una SEGUNDA SUBAS TA para la venta de la susodi cha propiedad, el 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecu ción de Sentencia que ha sido

liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 12 de agosto de 2022, pro cederé a vender en pública su basta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: UR BANA: Solar marcado con el número Trece (13) de la URBA

NIZACION EXTENSION SA GRADO CORAZON (Segunda Sección) según el plano de ins cripción de dicha Urbanización radicado en el Barrio Cupey de Rio Piedras, término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de MIL QUI

NIENTOS TREINTA Y CUA TRO PUNTO DOSCIENTOS CINCUENTA Y NUEVE ME TROS CUADRADOS (1534.259). Colinda por el NO ROESTE, en veintidós punto cero cero metros con la calle número cinco de la misma Ur banización; por el NORESTE, veinte punto noventa y siete metros con el solar número Doce de dicha Urbanización; por el Sur, en cuarenta y uno punto setecientos treinta y un metros con el solar número Veintidós de la referida Urbani zación y con terrenos afectados a servidumbre para líneas eléc tricas; por el ESTE, en treinta y nueve punto veintisiete metros con el solar número Cinco de la Urbanización; y por el OESTE, en treinta y ocho punto tres cientos setenta y dos metros con la Parcela A antes descrita. Enclava una casa de concreto para fines residenciales. Finca Número 22,224 inscrita al folio 185 del tomo 804 de Río Pie dras Sur, Registro de la Propie dad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan. Dirección de la Propiedad: 1799 Calle Santa Clara, Urb. Sagrado Corazón, San Juan PR 00926. La subas

ta se llevará a cabo para satis facer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte deman dante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de 243,998.23 de principal, más los intereses al 7.00% anual hasta su total y completo pago, contribuciones, recargos y pri mas de seguro adeudados y los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $24,700.00 equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para cos tas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumu lados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquie ra suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hi poteca, todas cuyas sumas es tán líquidas y exigibles. La hipo teca a ejecutarse en el caso de

epígrafe fue constituida me diante la escritura número 18 otorgada el día 11 de abril de 2008, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Jelka L. Duchisni Sanabria y consta ins crita al folio 764 del tomo 867 de Río Piedras Sur, finca núme ro 22,224, Registro de la Pro piedad de Río Piedras Sur, Sección IV de Bayamón. Por la presente se notifica a los acree dores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o dere chos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del ac tor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipo tecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se cele brarán las subastas en las fe chas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abo gado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. En tiéndase: Hipoteca Revertida en garantía de un pagaré a fa vor del Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $370,500.00, con intereses al 7.00% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida me diante la escritura número 19, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 11 de abril de 2008, ante la notario Jelka L. Duchisni Sanabria, e inscrita al folio 705 del tomo 867 de Río Piedras Sur, finca número 22,224, ins cripción 6ta. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la pri mera subasta del inmueble an tes descrito será la suma de $247,000.00 según se estable ce en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subasta do no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $164,666.67; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebra ción de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $123,500.00. La pro piedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en mo neda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, y que las car

gas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsis tentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili dad de los mismos, sin desti narse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes ante riores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procede rá a otorgar la escritura de tras paso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la par te demandante, cuya oferta po drá aplicarse a la extinción par cial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propie dad a ser ejecutada se adquiri rá libre de cargas y graváme nes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad re clamada, se procederá a la eje cución de la sentencia en con tra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cuales quiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en can tidad suficiente para dejar cu bierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la senten cia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sen tencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la su basta y vendido el bien inmue ble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actua les poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuer do con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Aso ciado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo me 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 co rreo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección co nocida.

EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conoci miento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 9 de septiembre de 2022.

EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXI

DE VICTORIA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, LA SUCESIÓN DE RAYMOND JOSUÉ VELÁZQUEZ BENÍTEZ

LIAR, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBU

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

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NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN

CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST HB2

Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE CANDIDO ARROYO RICHARDSON T/C/C CANDIDO ARROYO RICHARSON T/C/C

CANDIDO ARROYO, COMPUESTA POR

RAMONA ROMERO ESCALERA T/C/C

RAMONA ROMERO, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; RAMONA ROMERO ESCALERA T/C/C

RAMONA ROMERO; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV03196.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINA RIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

AL: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: SUCESIÓN DE CANDIDO ARROYO RICHARDSON T/C/C CANDIDO ARROYO RICHARSON T/C/C CANDIDO ARROYO, COMPUESTA POR RAMONA ROMERO ESCALERA T/C/C RAMONA ROMERO, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; RAMONA ROMERO ESCALERA T/C/C RAMONA ROMERO; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA.

Yo, PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁ

LEZ, ALGUACIL, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, a los deman dados, acreedores y al público en general con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en gene ral, por la presente CERTIFI

CO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONS TAR: Que el día 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, procederé a ven der en Pública Subasta, al me jor postor, la propiedad inmue ble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en públi ca subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 28 de febrero de 2022. Los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se cele brará una SEGUNDA SUBAS TA para la venta de la susodi cha propiedad, el día 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecu ción de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 9 de mayo de 2022, proce deré a vender en pública su basta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: UR BANA: Solar marcado con el número 172 del plano de ins cripción del Proyecto de Vivien da a bajo costo denominado VBC-7, radicado en el Barrio Sabana Llana del término muni cipal de Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 112.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el Paseo número 4; por el SUR, con el Solar número 182; por el ESTE, con el Solar número 173 (pared medianera); y por el OESTE, con el Solar número 171 (pared medianera). Encla va una estructura dedicada a vivienda, sobre la cual existe una servidumbre por signo apa rente establecida por la Corpo ración vendedora en las partes que divide dicha estructura de las estructuras enclavadas en los solares número 173 y 171 cuyas paredes continuaran sir viendo a esta estructura y per manecen en común proindiviso en toda su actual extensión y espesor, al propietario de esta estructura y a los propietarios de las edificaciones colindan tes. Finca número 12,408, ins crita al folio 51 del tomo 291 de Sabana Llana. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sec

ción V de San Juan. Dirección de la Propiedad: #598 Paseo 4 St. Villa Olimpica Dev, San Juan PR 00924. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su fa vor, a saber: de $60,599.21, con interés al 5.060% anual , por concepto de balance princi pal del préstamo más intereses acumulados, y los cuales conti núan acumulándose, así como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del présta mo para costas, gastos y hono rarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que co rrespondan a intereses y car gos por demora posterior a di cha fecha, y la suma de $14,850.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para cos tas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumu lados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquie ra suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hi poteca, todas cuyas sumas es tán líquidas y exigibles. La hipo teca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida me diante la escritura número 140 otorgada el día 10 de junio de 2010, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Rosa E. Permuy Calderon y consta ins crita al folio 103 del tomo 1076 de Sabana Llana, finca número 12,408, Registro de la Propie dad de Sabana llana, Sección V de San Juan. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipo tecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del eje cutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hu biesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, posee dores, tenedores de o interesa dos en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantiza dos hipotecariamente con pos terioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios se ñalados para que puedan con currir a la subasta si les convi niere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honora rios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecu tante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, o a su or den, por la suma principal de $148,500.00, con intereses al 5.060% anual, vencedero el día 2 de julio de 2085, constituida mediante la escritura número 141, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 10 de junio

de 2010, ante el notario Rosa E. Permuy Calderon, e inscrita al la vuelta del folio 103 del tomo 1076 de Sabana Llana, finca número 12,408, inscrip ción 9na. Que la cantidad míni ma de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $148,500.00 según se estable ce en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subasta do no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $99,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho in mueble, se ordena la celebra ción de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $74,250.00. La pro piedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en mo neda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, y que las car gas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsis tentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili dad de los mismos, sin desti narse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes ante riores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procede rá a otorgar la escritura de tras paso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la par te demandante, cuya oferta po drá aplicarse a la extinción par cial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propie dad a ser ejecutada se adquiri rá libre de cargas y graváme nes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad re clamada, se procederá a la eje cución de la sentencia en con tra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cuales quiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en can tidad suficiente para dejar cu bierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la senten cia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sen tencia dictada en este caso

que, una vez efectuada la su basta y vendido el bien inmue ble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actua les poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. De ser ello necesario, el Alguacil podrá dili genciar el Acta de Subasta que se expida en horas laborales, de día, los 5 días de la semana y podrá romper cualquier cerra dura o candado que dé acceso al inmueble objeto de este des alojo. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edic to de acuerdo con la ley, me diante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Es tado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) luga res públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribu nal y la Colecturía, y se le notifi cará además a la parte deman dada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última di rección conocida. EN TESTI MONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y compare cencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 9 de septiembre de 2022. PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁLEZ, ALGUA CIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRI MERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC Demandante Vs. DELSIDA AUREA CASTRO MACHIN, T/C/C DELSIDA A. CASTRO MACHIN; Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV08070. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA - IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

AL: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: DELSIDA AUREA CASTRO MACHIN, T/C/C DELSIDA A. CASTRO MACHIN; Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA.

Yo, ERIK F. OSUNA ACEVE DO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, Al guacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, a los demandados, acreedores y

al público en general con inte rés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al públi co en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, procederé a ven der en Pública Subasta, al me jor postor, la propiedad inmue ble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en públi ca subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 30 de marzo de 2022. Los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se cele brará una SEGUNDA SUBAS TA para la venta de la susodi cha propiedad, el día 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 1RO DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MA ÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Manda miento de Ejecución de Senten cia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epí grafe con fecha de 1 de junio de 2022, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor pos tor, todo derecho, título e inte rés que tenga la parte deman dada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado nú mero nueve del Bloque E del Plano de Inscripción de la Urba nización El Senorial, situada en el Barrio Cupey de Rio Piedras, Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos ochenta metros cuadrados con veinticinco cen tímetros cuadrados, colindando por el NORTE, en trece metros con la Calle once; por el SUR, en trece metros con el solar D dieciseis; por el ESTE, en vein tinueve metros veintiún centí metros con el solar ocho; y por el OESTE, en veintinueve me tros con veinticinco centímetros con el solar diez. Finca número 2371, inscrita al folio 62 del tomo 161 de Río Piedras Sur, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan. Dirección de la Propie dad: 2023 (9-E), Garcia Lorca, (11) St. El señorial, San Juan PR 00926. La subasta se lleva rá a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a

la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de $288,782.21, la cual no incluye los intereses que continúan acumulándose; una suma líquida estipulada para costas, gastos y honora rios de abogado en caso de re clamación judicial y que corres pondan a intereses y cargos por demora hasta su pago total; más recargos acumulados has ta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto de con tribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pac tadas en la escritura de hipote ca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epí grafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 191 otorga da el día 25 de febrero de 2009, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Raul Rivera Burgos y consta inscrita al folio 222 del tomo 680 de Río Pie dras Sur, finca número 2,371, Registro de la Propiedad de Río Piedras Sur, Sección IV de San Juan. Por la presente se notifi ca a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus dere chos sobre los bienes hipoteca dos con posterioridad a la ins cripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hi poteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o in teresados en títulos transmisi bles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las su bastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que pue dan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a sa tisfacer antes del remate el im porte del crédito, de sus intere ses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegu rados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipote ca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $468,000.00, con intereses al 3.89% anual, vencedero el día 11 de marzo de 2089, constitui da mediante la escritur anume ro 192, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 25 de febre ro de 2009, ante el notario Raúl Rivera Burgos, e inscrita al folio 221 del tomo 680 de Rio Pie dras Sur, finca número 2,371, inscripción 18va. Que la canti dad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $312,000.00 según se estable ce en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subasta do no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será

una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $208,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebra ción de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $156,000.00. La pro piedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en mo neda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, y que las car gas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsis tentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili dad de los mismos, sin desti narse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes ante riores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procede rá a otorgar la escritura de tras paso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la par te demandante, cuya oferta po drá aplicarse a la extinción par cial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propie dad a ser ejecutada se adquiri rá libre de cargas y graváme nes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad re clamada, se procederá a la eje cución de la sentencia en con tra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cuales quiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en can tidad suficiente para dejar cu bierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la senten cia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sen tencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la su basta y vendido el bien inmue ble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actua les poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuer do con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Aso ciado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas

con un intervalo de por lo me 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 co rreo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección co nocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conoci miento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 9 de septiembre de 2022. ERIK F. OSUNA ACE VEDO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

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Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE SONIA MARÍA VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SENIA MARÍA VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SONIA M. VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SONIA VEGA DE CISNEROS, T/C/C SONIA VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SONIA MARÍA VEGA, T/C/C SONIA M. VEGA, T/C/C SONIA VEGA COMPUESTA POR DIEGO CISNERO VEGA, FULANO DE TAL, SUTANO DE TAL; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; Y A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV07649.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA - IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: SUCESIÓN DE SONIA MARÍA VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SENIA MARÍA VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SONIA M. VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SONIA VEGA DE CISNEROS, T/C/C SONIA VEGA TORRES, T/C/C SONIA MARÍA VEGA, T/C/C SONIA M. VEGA, T/C/C SONIA VEGA COMPUESTA POR DIEGO CISNERO VEGA, FULANO DE TAL, SUTANO DE TAL; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; Y A LOS

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA.

Yo, EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULE RO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, Al guacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, a los demandados, acreedores y al público en general con inte rés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al públi co en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, procederé a ven der en Pública Subasta, al me jor postor, la propiedad inmue ble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en públi ca subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 26 de mayo de 2022,. Los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se cele brará una SEGUNDA SUBAS TA para la venta de la susodi cha propiedad, el 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA; en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecu ción de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 5 de julio de 2022, procede ré a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la par te demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 563 del Bloque LC 33 en el Plano de Inscripción de la Cumbre, loca lizado en el Barrio Monacillo del Municipio de Río Piedras, Puer to Rico, con un área de 331.13 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 24.99 me tros, con el solar 564 del Bloque LC-33 del marcado plano; por el SUR, en 24.99 metros, con el solar número 561 del Bloque LC-33 del mencionado plano; por el ESTE, en 13.50 metros, con la Calle denominada Wash ington Street, del mencionado plano; y por el OESTE, en 12.57 metros, con los solares 584 y 585 del Bloque LC-33 del mencionado plano. Enclava una casa. Finca número 3,064, inscrita al folio 218 del tomo 94 de Monacillos Este y el Cinco.

Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección V de San Juan. Dirección de la Propie dad: 563-LC-33 Washington St. La Cumbre Dev, San Juan PR 00926. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de 87,975.10 de princi pal, más los intereses acumula dos al 5.060% anual hasta su total y completo pago, contribu ciones, recargos y primas de seguro adeudados y los cuales continuaran en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, mas $24,000 equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pacta da, estipulada para costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumulados has ta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto de con tribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pac tadas en la escritura de hipote ca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epí grafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 362 otorga da el día 15 de octubre de 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Zoila Espinoza Naquer y consta ins crita al tomo Karibe de Monaci llos Esta y El Cinco, finca nú mero 3,064, Registro de la Propiedad de Monacillos Este y El Cinco, Sección V de San Juan. Por la presente se notifi ca a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus dere chos sobre los bienes hipoteca dos con posterioridad a la ins cripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hi poteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o in teresados en títulos transmisi bles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las su bastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que pue dan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a sa tisfacer antes del remate el im porte del crédito, de sus intere ses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegu rados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipote ca Revertida en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urba no, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $240,000.00, con intereses al 5.060% anual, ven cedero el día 22 de abril de 2093, constituida mediante la escritura número 363, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 15 de octubre de 2013, ante la notario Zoila Espinoza Na quer, e inscrita al tomo Karibe

de Moncaillos Este y el Cinco, finca número 3,064, inscripción 11ma. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera su basta del inmueble antes des crito será la suma de $240,000.00 según se estable ce en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subasta do no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $160,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebra ción de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $120,000.00. La pro piedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en mo neda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, y que las car gas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsis tentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili dad de los mismos, sin desti narse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes ante riores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procede rá a otorgar la escritura de tras paso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la par te demandante, cuya oferta po drá aplicarse a la extinción par cial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propie dad a ser ejecutada se adquiri rá libre de cargas y graváme nes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad re clamada, se procederá a la eje cución de la sentencia en con tra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cuales quiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en can tidad suficiente para dejar cu bierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la senten cia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sen tencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la su basta y vendido el bien inmue ble, los adjudicatarios sean

puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actua les poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuer do con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Aso ciado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo me 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 co rreo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección co nocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conoci miento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 9 de septiembre de 2022. EDWIN E. LÓPEZ

MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXI LIAR, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

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DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS

MUNICIPALES; Y A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2020CV02034. Sala: 506. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SU BASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: SUCESIÓN DE ANGEL RAFAEL ANTONINI NAZARIO, T/C/C ANGEL

R. ANTONINI NAZARIO, T/C/C ANGEL ANTONINI NAZARIO, T/C/C ANGEL R. ANTONINI COMPUESTA POR JESSICA ANTONINI MONTES, SANDRA ANTONINI MONTES, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES

DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN DE SANDRA FELICITA MONTES MENDEZ, T/C/C/ SANDRA F. MONTES MENDEZ, T/C/C SANDRA M. DE ANTONINI, T/C/C SANDRA MONTES, T/C/C SANDRA MONTES MENDEZ, COMPUESTA POR JESSICA ANTONINI MONTES, SANDRA ANTONINI MONTES, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; Y A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA.

Yo, PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁ LEZ, ALGUACIL, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, a los deman dados, acreedores y al público en general con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en gene ral, por la presente CERTIFI CO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONS

TAR: Que el día 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, procederé a ven der en Pública Subasta, al me jor postor, la propiedad inmue ble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en públi

ca subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 1 de julio de 2021. Los autos y todos los documen tos correspondientes al proce dimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría du rante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera su basta a celebrarse, se celebra rá una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 25 DE OCTU BRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudica ción, se celebrará una TERCE RA SUBASTA el día 1 DE NO VIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes in dicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecu ción de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 3 de agosto de 2022, proce deré a vender en pública su basta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad ubicado en: 946 SO 15 St. La Riviera Dev, Guayna bo PR 00921, y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número Ciento Sesenta y Nueve (169) en el Bloque M-Setenta y Ocho (M78) de la Urbanización Exten sión Reparto Metropolitano ra dicado en el Barrio Monacillos del sitio denominado Río Pie dras del término municipal del gobierno de la capital de Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos cincuenta (350.00) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de veinticinco (25.00) metros con el solar número ciento sesenta y ocho (168) del Bloque M-Setenta y Ocho (M78); por el SUR, en una distan cia de veinticinco (25.00) me tros con el solar ciento setenta (170) de Bloque M-Setenta y Ocho (M-78); por el ESTE, en una distancia de catorce (14.00) metros con la calle de nominada “C Street” del men cionado plano; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de catorce (14.00) metros con la Urbaniza ción Reparto Landrau. Enclava una casa.” Property Number 12,549 filed at page 233 of vo lume 327 of Monacillos, Regis try of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section III of San Juan. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcan ce, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte deman dante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: 149,608.86, incluyendo intere ses y otros gastos acumulados hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2020, y los cuales continúan

acumulándose a razón del 5.060% por ciento anual, hasta su completo pago; más la canti dad de $22,050.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal ori ginal pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumu lados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquie ra suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hi poteca, todas cuyas sumas es tán líquidas y exigibles. La hipo teca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida me diante la escritura número 73, otorgada el día 22 de marzo de 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Francis co J. Biaggi Landron y consta inscrita folio 101 del tomo 1003 de Monacillos, finca número 12549, Registro de la Propie dad de San Juan, Sección III de San Juan. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipo tecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del eje cutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hu biesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, posee dores, tenedores de o interesa dos en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantiza dos hipotecariamente con pos terioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios se ñalados para que puedan con currir a la subasta si les convi niere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honora rios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecu tante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca Revertida en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urba no, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $220,500.00, con intereses al 5.060% anual, ven cedero el día 9 de diciembre de 2097, constituida mediante la escritura número 74, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 22 de marzo de 2013, ante el notario Francisco J. Biaggi Landrón, e inscrita al folio 101 del tomo 1,003 de Monacillos, finca número 12,549, inscrip ción 13ra. Que la cantidad míni ma de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $220,500.00 según se estable ce en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subasta do no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de

$147,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebra ción de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $110,250.00. La pro piedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en mo neda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, y que las car gas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsis tentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili dad de los mismos, sin desti narse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes ante riores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procede rá a otorgar la escritura de tras paso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la par te demandante, cuya oferta po drá aplicarse a la extinción par cial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propie dad a ser ejecutada se adquiri rá libre de cargas y graváme nes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad re clamada, se procederá a la eje cución de la sentencia en con tra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cuales quiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en can tidad suficiente para dejar cu bierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la senten cia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sen tencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la su basta y vendido el bien inmue ble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actua les poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuer do con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Aso ciado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo me 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 co rreo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección co nocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conoci miento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 9 de seteimbre de 2022. PEDRO HIEYE GON ZÁLEZ, ALGUACIL, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

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Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2022CV01110. Salón: 403. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JOSE

VÉLEZ FERNÁNDEZURB. MIRAFLORES 4-23 CALLE 12 BAYAMÓN PR 00957-3764.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presen tar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal.

Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en re beldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la de manda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discre ción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la par te demandante, el Lcdo. Kevin Sánchez Campanero cuyas di

recciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731

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TENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de agosto de 2022. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 18 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SAN TA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SANDRA BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Demandada Civil Número: CG2022RF00525. Sala: 503. Sobre: DIVORCIO RI. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: JUDITH MARTÍNEZ.

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Por la presente se le emplaza y se le notifica que la parte de mandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Demanda en la cual se solicita el siguiente remedio en su contra: Divorcio Ruptura Irreparable. Dentro del término de treinta (30) días des de la publicación del presente edicto usted, la parte demanda da, deberá presentar ante este Tribunal original de su contes tación a dicha demanda y noti ficar con copia de la misma al Lcdo. Ebik Torres López, cuya dirección es la siguiente: Urb. Santa Juana, Calle 15 N#3, Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725. Su teléfono es el 787-547-3245.

C/e: lcdoetorres@gmail.com. Se le apercibe que de no ha cerlo, se le anotará la rebeldía y se podrá dictar sentencia en su contra, concediendo los re medios solicitados, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejer cicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribu nal en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 18 de agosto de 2022. LI SILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. IVELISSE GÓMEZ FALCÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandado(a) Civil Núm.: CG2020CV01263. Sala: 203 B. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (REGLA 60). EDIC TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIA DO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: YASIRIE ACEVEDO GONZÁLEZ. DIRECCIÓN: CARR. 85 KM. 5 HM. 7, INT. BARRIO CAÑABONCITO, SECTOR HORMIGAS, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725.

POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza y se le notifica que una Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero ha sido presentada en su contra y se le requiere para que conteste la misma dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de su contestación en el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia de la misma a la par te demandante a la siguiente dirección:

BUFETE APONTE & CORTES LCDA. ERIKA MORALES MARENGO PO Box 195337 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919 Tel. (787) 302-0014 / (787) 239-5661

Email: emarengo@apontecortes.com

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Demandados Civil Núm.: AG2021CV01296. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL: Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Manda miento de Ejecución de Senten cia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Su perior de Aguadilla, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certifica do, en la Oficina de Alguaciles ubicada en el Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, Sala de Agua dilla, Segundo Piso, el 2 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cual quiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el numero diecinueve (19) del plano de inscripción de Proyec to de Vivienda a bajo costo de

nominado VBC guion cuarenta y cuatro (VBC-44), radicado en el Barrio Camaseyes de Aguadilla, con una cabida su perficial de CIENTO NOVENTA Y SEIS PUNTO CUARENTA Y DOS METROS CUADRADOS (196.42 M.C.). En lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle número seis (6); por el SUR, con terre nos propiedad de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda de Puerto Rico (Canal de Riego); por el ESTE, con el solar número veinte (20); y por el OESTE, con el solar número dieciocho (18) (pared medianera). Encla va una estructura dedicada a vi vienda sobre la cual existe una servidumbre por signo aparente establecida por la Corporación vendedora, en la pared que di vide dicha estructura de la es tructura enclavada en el solar número dieciocho (18) cuya pa red continuara sirviendo a estas estructuras y pertenece en co mún proindiviso en toda su ac tual extensión y espesor a los propietarios de estas edificacio nes. Inscrita al folio 80 del tomo 203 de Aguadilla, finca 8,410, Registro de la Propiedad de Aguadilla. Propiedad localizada en: EXT EL PRADO, G-19 LUIS PUMAREJO, AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO 00603. Según figuran en la certificación re gistral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Ti tular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certi ficación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gra vada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivien da y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $127,500.00. Fe cha de Vencimiento: 11 de no viembre de 2088. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la pro piedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutan te antes descritos, si los hubie re, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anterio res, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $127,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en la Oficina de Alguaciles ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Ins tancia, Sala de Aguadilla, Se gundo Piso, el 9 DE NOVIEM BRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha se gunda subasta la suma de $85,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo

mínima establecido original mente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se estable ce como mínima para la TER CERA SUBASTA, la suma de $63,750.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en la Oficina de Alguaciles ubicada en el Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Aguadilla, Segundo Piso, el 16 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑA NA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandan te, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $57,146.44 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $35,975.70 en inte reses acumulados al 24 de marzo de 2022 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.060% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $10,587.34 en seguro hipotecario; $1,772.20 en seguro; $425.00 de tasacio nes; $300.00 de inspecciones; $1,610.00 en honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $12,750.00, para gas tos, costas y honorarios de abo gado, esta última habrá de de vengar intereses al máximo del tipo legal fijado por la oficina del Comisionado de Instituciones

Financieras aplicable a esta fe cha, desde este mismo día has ta su total y completo saldo. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencio nada finca, a cuyo efecto se no tifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SU BASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta.

Se notifica a todos los intere sados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por es pacio de dos semanas conse cutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expe dido en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hoy 6 de septiembre de 2022.

CAROL CHALMERS SOTO, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. ES TEBAN ATILES FELICIANO, ALGUACIL, SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA.

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Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2021CV01879. (703). Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO; EJECUCIÓN DE PRENDA E HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBAS TA. Yo, MARIBEL LANZAR VE LÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL AUXI LIAR PLACA #735, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, al público en general, CERTIFICO Y HAGO SABER: Que en virtud de la Orden de Ejecu ción de Sentencia dictada y no tificada el 17 de marzo de 2022, y del Mandamiento de Ejecu ción de Sentencia expedido el 17 de marzo de 2022 por el Tri bunal en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor, en pago de contado y en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, el inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número 15 de la Manzana 32-A, radicada en la Urbanización Sierra Baya món, situada en el Barrio Hato Tejas de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, con un área de 330.382 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con Solar núme ro 14, distancia de 35.470 mc; por el SUR, con Paseo Público, distancia de 34 metros y 8 milé simas de metro; por el ESTE, con Calle principal Norte, dis tancia de 9 metros y 60 centí metros; por el OESTE, con el Solar número 8 distancia de 9 metros y 50 centímetros. Con tiene una casa de concreto di señada para una familia. Finca 2,483 inscrita al Folio 220 del Tomo 47 de Bayamón Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Bayamón. Dirección Física: 32 A 15 North Main Ave., Sierra Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. El tipo mínimo para la pri mera subasta de la finca descri ta anteriormente es $212,500.00. De no producirse el remate ni adjudicarse en la primera subasta, servirá de tipo mínimo para la segunda subas ta las dos terceras partes (2/3) del tipo mínimo pactado para la primera subasta, es decir, $141,666.67. De no producirse el remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, servirá de tipo mínimo para la tercera su basta una suma equivalente a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo pactado para la primera subas ta, es decir, $106,250.00. Dicho

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inmueble será señalado para ser vendido en pública subasta al mejor postor con el propósito de satisfacer, hasta donde sea posible, las cantidades adeuda das por la Parte Demandada bajo la Sentencia en Rebeldía dictada el 25 de octubre de 2021, notificada el 26 de octu bre de 2021, que al 20 de octu bre de 2021 representaban una suma no menor de $320,531.73, compuesta de: (i) $189,050.63 de principal; más (ii) $103,333.23 por intereses acumulados y no pagados, los cuales incrementan diariamen te a razón de $40.70 hasta su total y completo pago; más (iii) $5,832.62 por concepto de car gos por mora, los cuales incre mentan diariamente a la tasa pactada bajo el préstamo hipo tecario hasta su total y comple to pago; más $1,065.25 por concepto de otros gastos, inclu yendo seguros, estudio de títu lo, valoración e inspección; más (iv) la suma de $21,250.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado pacta dos bajo el pagaré hipotecario y la hipoteca. Se expone que la propiedad descrita en este avi so se vende con el objetivo de satisfacer, hasta donde sea po sible, la obligación de pago de la Parte Demandada, la cual está garantizada con la hipote ca a favor de BGI LLC, objeto de ejecución mediante la su basta que aquí se anuncia, la cual se describe a continua ción: Hipoteca: Por la cantidad principal de $212,500.00, en garantía de un pagaré hipote cario a favor de Doral Bank, o a su orden, subsiguientemente endosado a favor de BGI LLC, o a su orden, por la suma prin cipal de $212,500.00, con inte rés al 7.75% anual y vencedero el 1 de octubre de 2020, según consta de la Escritura de Prime ra Hipoteca Número 341 otor gada el 20 de septiembre de 2005 ante el Notario Público Charles Candelaria Farrulla, la cual quedó debidamente inscri ta bajo la Ley Núm. 216 del 27 de diciembre de 2010, conoci da como la “Ley para Agilizar el Registro de la Propiedad”, ins crita por asiento abreviado al folio 605 del tomo 270 de Baya món Norte, finca número 2,483, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Ba yamón, 9na inscripción. PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS

PARTES INTERESADAS y del público en general se informa que, de conformidad al Registro de la Propiedad, la finca antes descrita está afecta a lo si guiente por su procedencia: (i) Servidumbre a favor de la Auto ridad de Acueductos y Alcanta rillados de Puerto Rico. (ii) Ser vidumbre a favor de la Autoridad de Fuentes Fluviales de Puerto Rico. (iii) Servidum bre a favor del Municipio de Bayamón. (iv) Servidumbre a favor de la Puerto Rico Tele

phone Company. (v) Condicio nes Restrictivas, según la 1ra inscripción. PARA CONOCI MIENTO DE LAS PARTES IN TERESADAS y del público en general se informa que, de con formidad al Registro de la Pro piedad, la finca antes descrita tiene el siguiente gravamen preferente a la hipoteca ejecu tada: NINGUNO. PARA CONO CIMIENTO DE LAS PARTES

INTERESADAS y del público en general se informa que, de conformidad al Registro de la Propiedad, la finca descrita tie ne los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca ejecu tada: (i) Aviso de Anotación de Demanda: Expedido en el Tri bunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, en el caso Civil Núm. BY2021CV01879, seguido por Bautista Cayman Asset Company en contra de Héctor Hernández Cobián, Car men Berríos Adorno y la Socie dad Legal de Gananciales com puesta por ambos, con un valor de $313,857.20 y otras sumas, Inscrito al tomo Karibe de Baya món Norte, finca 2,483, Regis tro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Bayamón, Anotación A del 25 de octubre de 2021. La PRIMERA SUBAS TA para la propiedad descrita anteriormente se llevará a cabo en mi oficina, en el local que ocupa el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Ba yamón, el día 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LA(S) 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, por el tipo mínimo mencionado anteriormente. La SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la propiedad descrita anterior mente se llevará a cabo en mi oficina, en el local que ocupa el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, el día 2 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LA(S) 9:45 DE LA MA ÑANA, por el tipo mínimo co rrespondiente y ya mencionado anteriormente. La TERCERA SUBASTA para la propiedad descrita anteriormente se lleva rá a cabo en mi oficina, en el local que ocupa el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de Bayamón, el día 9 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LA(S) 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, por el tipo mínimo correspondiente y ya mencionado anteriormente. Se advierte que los autos de este caso y demás instancias están disponibles para ser ins peccionadas en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas labo rables. Se entiende que todo li citador que comparezca a la subasta señalada en este caso acepta como bastante la titula ción que da base a las mismas. Se entiende que cualquier car ga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si lo hubiera, al cré dito que da base a esta venta en pública subasta, continuará subsistente, entiéndase, ade más, que el remate los acepta y queda subrogado en la respon sabilidad de los mismos, sin

destinarse a su extinción el pre cio de remate. La venta en pú blica subasta de la propiedad descrita anteriormente se verifi cará libre de toda carga o gra vamen posterior a la hipoteca ejecutada. Por tanto, se advier te a todos los acreedores, si al gunos, que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre la finca antes descrita con poste rioridad a la inscripción de la hipoteca que ostenta BGI LLC que pueda concurrir a la subas ta si les conviniere o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, cos tas y honorarios de abogado asegurados, quedando enton ces subrogados en los dere chos del acreedor ejecutante. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS PARTES INTERESADAS y del público en general, se ad vierte que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor y que el pago de la licitación deberá ha cerse en el acto de la subasta en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Al guacil del Tribunal. Y PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN en el tablón de edictos de este Tribunal y en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio de Bayamón, donde se celebrarán las subastas se ñaladas. Así como en un perió dico de circulación general en dos (2) ocasiones y se notifica rá mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últi mas direcciones conocidas de la Parte Demandada. El Algua cil procederá a otorgar la co rrespondiente escritura de ven ta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble, de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley.

EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Aviso de Venta en Pública Subasta en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 06 de septiembre de 2022. MARI BEL LANZAR VELÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #735, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA, SALA DE BAYAMÓN.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRI BUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA SALA DE HUMACAO

LEIRA MICHELL

APONTE RAMOS

Demandante V.

PEDRO JAVIER APONTE APONTE Demandado(a)

Civil Núm.: HU2022CV00915.

Sobre: EXEQUATUR. NOTIFI CACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: PEDRO JAVIER APONTE APONTE - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA.

P/C LCDO. JOSE R. GONZALEZ RIVERA - PO

BOX 10242 HUMACAO, PR 00792.

(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 26 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 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 22 de septiembre de 2022. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 22 de septiembre de 2022. DOMINGA GÓMEZ FUS TER, SECRETARIA. ASTRID FLORES VEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS TRICT OF PUERTO RICO MMG I PR CFL CDGY LLC

Plaintiff Vs. JUAN ULISES VEGA MORALES, HIS WIFE, YADIRA RIVERA ISAAC AND THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CONSTITUED THEREIN

Defendants

Civil No.: 20-1131. Re: CO LLECTION OF MONIES, FORECLOSURE OF MORT GAGE. NOTICE OF SALE.

UNITED STATES OF AME RICA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMON WEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, SS.

To: JUAN ULISES VEGA MORALES, HIS WIFE, YADIRA RIVERA ISAAC AND THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CONSTITUED THEREIN, DORAL BANK (BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO rICO); RNPM LLC, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL:

Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff for the sum due as of May 31,2022, which amou nt to $140,014.46 in principal,

accrued interest in the amount of $9,386.38 which continues to accrue until full payment of the debt at the rate of 5% per annum, accrued late charges in the amount of $1,743.41, es crow deficiency in the amount of 6,585.24 and any other ad vance, charge, fee or disbur sements made by plaintiff, on behalf of defendants, in accor dance with the mortgage deed, plus costs, and ten (10%) per cent attorney fees; Pursuant to the judgment, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for Uni ted States currency in cash or certified check without apprai sement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Fede rico Degetau Federal Building, Chardón Street, Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico or any other place designated by said Clerk, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the fo llowing property: URBANA: So lar radicado en la Urbanización Coco Beach, situada en el tér mino municipal de Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la urbanización, con el núme ro, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación; so lar número catorce del bloque D y con área de trescientos setenta y cinco punto ochen ta y cinco metros cuadrados (375.85 m.c.), en lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de dieciséis punto nueve metros, con la calle uno; por el SUR, en una distancia de quince punto sesenta y cuatro metros con el solar quince de dicho bloque; por el ESTE, en una distancia de veintidós punto cuarenta y ocho metros con la calle nu mero uno; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de veintitrés punto veinticuatro metros, con el solar numero trece de dicho bloque. Consta inscrita al folio 7 del tomo 94 de Guaynabo, fin ca número 8,925, Registro de la Propiedad Sección de Guayna bo. Physical address: 141 Calle Gaviota, Urb. Coco Beach, Rio Grande, PR 00745. The pro perty is subject to the following Junior Liens: MORTGAGE to secure a mortgage note in favor of Doral Bank, or to its order, for the sum of $40,000.00, interest at 9.5% per annum, due on June 1, 2035, constituted in vir tue of deed 347 executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 19, 2005 before Notary Public Rey Javier de Leon Colon, recorded at page 64 of volume 502 of Rio Grande, Property 27791, fifth inscription. LIS PENDENS Issued on May 1, 2014 by the Court of First Instance, Rio Grande Section, under civil case number N3CI201400313, filed by RNPM, LLC versus Juan Ulises Vega Morales a/k/a Juan U. Vega Morales, Yadira

Rivera Isaac and the Conjugal Partnership Constituted therein, claiming the principal amount of $153,830.22, plus interest and other expenses. Recorded in Karibe of Rio Grande, Property 27793, Annotation A. MORT GAGE to secure of mortgage note in favor of Small Business Administration, in the original principal amount of $69,300.00, with interest at the rate of 1.750% per annum, due on de mand, constituted by deed #80 executed in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on December 22, 2018, before Manuel A. Acosta Rebo yras. Notary Public, recorded at Karibe System of Rio Grande, property number # 27,793, 7th inscription. Potential bidders are advised to verify the ex tent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder ac cepts as sufficient the title and that prior or preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax liens (express, tacit, implied or legal), or ho meowner associations dues, to the extent specified under the applicable Condominium Law, shall continue in effect. It being understood that the successful bidder accepts them and is su brogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. The present pro perty will be acquired free and clear of all junior liens. THE REFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the NO VEMBER 4TH ,2022, AT 10:30 A.M., and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $140,000.00. In the event said first public auction does not produce a bidder and the pro perty is not adjudicated, a SE COND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022, AT 10:30 A.M. and the mi nimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $93,333.33, which amounts to 2/3 of the minimum bid for the 1st public sale. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held on NO VEMBER 21ST, 2022, AT 10:30 A.M. and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $70,000.00, which amounts to ½ of the minimum bid for the 1st public sale. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens. For further particulars, referen ce is made to the judgment en tered by the Court in this case, which, along with all documents related to the instance case, can be examined in the Office of the Clerk of the United Sta tes District Court, Federal Buil ding, Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico during regular business hours. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 28, 2022. Aguedo de la Torre, Spe cial Master.

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ESTADO LMRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR CAGUAS

LA COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO

LA PUERTORRIQUEÑA Demandante V. JESUS CATALINO ROSARIO RODRIGUEZ

AHORA LA SUCESIÓN

DE JESUS CATALINO ROSARIO RODRIGUEZ, COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL, HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERES

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2022CV01510.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO & EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO Y REQUERIMIENTO DE INTER PELACIÓN POR EDICTO.

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO.

A: JEAN CARLOS ROSARIO AYALA Y GLADYS DENISSE ROSARIO AYALA COMO PARTE DE LA SUCESIÓN DE JESUS CATALINO ROSARIO RODRIGUEZ A SU ÚLTIMA DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA: URB. JARDINES DE CEIBA NORTE CALLE 2, B-12 JUNCOS, PUERTO RICO 00777. MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO DE JESUS CATALINO ROSARIO RODRIGUEZ.

Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dine ro y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria “In Rem” por lo que el inmueble objeto del presente pleito, responde por la totalidad de la deuda ascen dente a la suma de $71,795.82 de principal, más intereses so bre dicha suma al 2.5% anual desde el 1 de diciembre de 2021 hasta su completo pago, más recargos acumulados, más la cantidad estipulada de $8,050.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato de présta mo. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: URBANA: Solar numero doce (12) del Bloque B, según plano de inscripción del Proyecto denominado Ur banización Jardines de Ce iba Norte, radicado en el barrio

Ceiba Norte de Juncos, Puer to Rico, con un área superfi cial de Trescientos Cincuenta (350.00) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, con el solar Once-B distancia de veinticinco metros; por el Sur, con el solar Veintidós-B, en catorce metros y por el Oeste, con la calle numero Dos, en distancia de catorce metros. Contiene una residencia de una sola planta construida de concreto y blo ques para una sola familia, la cual mide veintitrés pies dos pulgadas de frente por treinta y siete pies once pulgadas de fondo, teniendo tres habitacio nes dormitorio, sala comedor, cocina, servicio sanitario, bal cón, laundry y marquesina, la cual mide diez pies seis pul gadas de frente por veinticinco pies seis pulgadas de fondo. Inscrito al folio 43 del tomo 238 de Juncos, finca numero 9304, Sección Segunda de Caguas. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. Se interpela a los demandados para que acepten o renuncien a la herencia de la causante den tro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuesen emplaza dos o requeridos que contes ten, para darle cumplimiento al Artículo 1578 del nuevo Có digo Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. § 11021, entendiéndo se que, si no se expresan den tro de dicho término, aceptan el caudal relicto; la renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escrito judicial. 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 origi nal de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación al abogado de la Parte Demandante, Lcdo. Rei naldo Conesa Reyna, cuya di rección es: Urb. Sevilla Biltmore B-13 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00966, teléfono: (787) 4092610, correo electrónico estu diolegalrcr@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edic to, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Senten cia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy, 27 de SEPTIEMBRE de 2022, en Caguas, Puerto Rico. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LIZ WHARTON ROSA, SECRETA RIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJAR DO

ALFREDO CORREA FELICIANO Y MARGERIE RIVERA PIMENTEL

Demandantes Vs. LIGHT SPEED DATA, LLC Demandados Civil Núm.: RG2022CV00357.

Sobre: DESAHUCIO. EMPLA ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ES TADOS UNIDOS DE NORTE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: LIGHT SPEED DATA, LLC, A TRAVES DE SU REPRESENTANTE Y/O SOCIO JAIME SANCHEZ RIVERA A QUE SE REFIERE ESTA ACCIÓN Y AL PUBLICO EN GENERAL.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal por la parte de mandante, una demanda sobre Desahucio en Precario de la propiedad descrita en la de manda. Representa a la parte demandante:

INGRID C GONZALEZ GINES

RUA NÚM. 11807

Jardines de Caparra calle 41 CC-3 Bayamón, PR 00959 Tel. 787-639-8160

igonzalez@vilellajaneirolaw.com

Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que si no comparece en el término de treinta (30) días desde su publicación a con testar la demanda radicando el original de la Contestación ante este Tribunal, con copia al abo gado de la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE FAJARDO. En FA JARDO, Puerto Rico, hoy 27 de septiembre de 2022. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AU XILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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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

MARISELA

CORDONES ZORRILLA

Demandante V. GERARDO

APONTE LA SANTA Demandado(a)

Civil: SJ2022RF00346. (701).

Sobre: DIVORCIO. NOTIFICA

CIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: GERARDO APONTE LA SANTA. (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 7 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 7 de septiembre de 2022. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 7 de septiembre de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ENID TORRES RUIZ, SECRE TARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA.

OSCAR CARRASQUILLO CASTRO Peticionarios

EX PARTE CIVIL NÚM.: CA2022CV02983. SALA: SOBRE: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ES TADOS UNIDOS DE AMERI CA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. SS.

A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE 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 ESTE EXPEDIENTE

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 convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para ad quirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelan te. Usted deberá presentar su posición a tráves 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 presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaria del Tribunal. Si usted 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 so licitando en la petición o cual quier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. RÚSTI CA”: Predio de terreno ubicado en el barrio Carruzo, de la juri discción municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico. Compuesta de una cuerda y cincuenta centé simas (1.50) o su equivalencia en el sistema métrico decimal. y en lindes. por el NORTE, con terrenos de don Flor Carrasqui llo; por el SUR con terrenos de don Augusto Carrasquillo: por el ESTE con Alberto Carrasqui llo; y por el OESTE con doña Carmen Rodríguez. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es el Ledo. Hiram Lozada Pérez, con oficina en la Avenida Ponce de León 452, Edif. Asociación de Maestros, Oficina 416, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-3412, teléfono número 787-640-8867. Este edicto deberá ser publica do en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que com parezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo. Se identificará en letra tamaño 10 punto y negrillas, conforme a lo 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 de edic to, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la par te peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 16 de septiembre de 2022. Lcda. Marilyn Aponte Rodri guez, Sec Regional. Lilliam Or tiz Nieves, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. REYNALDO DAVID CRUZ COLÓN, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV01822.

Sala: 603. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNI DOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRE SIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: REYNALDO DAVID CRUZ COLÓN, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Se les notifica a ustedes, REY NALDO DAVID CRUZ COLÓN, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SO CIEDAD LEGAL DE GANAN CIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, que en la Demanda que originó este caso se ale ga que ustedes le adeudan a la parte demandante, BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, las siguientes cantidades: a. $32,905.88 de principal e in tereses devengados hasta el 14 de enero de 2022, más los intereses que se devenguen al tipo legal a partir de la fecha de radicación de la Demanda, hasta el total y completo pago de la obligación, y una suma razonable para las costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogado. La deuda es por concepto de las sumas desembolsadas por el uso de una tarjeta de crédito VISA cuyos últimos cuatro dí gitos son 9913. b. $10,562.55 de principal e intereses deven gados hasta el 14 de enero de 2022, más los intereses que se devenguen al tipo legal a partir de la fecha de radicación de la Demanda, hasta el total y com pleto pago de la obligación, y una suma razonable para las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La deuda es por concepto de las sumas des embolsadas por el uso de una tarjeta de crédito MCard cuyos últimos 4 dígitos son 6415. Se les emplaza y requiere que pre senten al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publi cación de este edicto, a través del Sistema Unificado de Admi nistración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acce der utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presen

tar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. De berán notificar a la licenciada: María S. Jiménez Meléndez al PO Box 9023632, San Juan, Puerto Rica 00902-3632; telé fono: (787) 723-2455; abogada de la parte demandante, con copia de la contestación a la demanda. Si ustedes dejan de presentar su alegación respon siva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar senten cia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 6 de julio de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍ GUEZ COLLADO, SECRETA RIA GENERAL. DIANA C. PÉ REZ SIERRA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Estado Libre Asociado de Puer to Rico TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia Sala Superior de BAYAMON.

YOUSEV YAMIL SANCHEZ LOPEZ Demandante V. NYLVETE MARIE GARCIA GONZALEZ Demandado(a) Civil: BY2022RF00357 (3001). Sobre: CUSTODIA SENTEN CIA ENMENDADA. NOTIFI CACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: NYLVETE MARIE GARCIA GONZALEZ

(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 22 de septiembre de 2020 , este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 27 de septiembre de 2022. En BAYAMON Puerto Rico, el 27 de septiembre de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SANCHEZ, Secretario(a). Fdo. GRENDA L VELEZ RODRI

GUEZ, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, INC. Demandante V. JESUS E. QUIÑONES TORRES, GLORIA E. MALDONADO HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION, JOHN DOE Demandadas Civil Núm.: CG2022CV03194. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. EMPLA ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, S.S.

A: R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION, JOHN DOE COMO TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ como tenedor desconocido de Pagaré a favor de R&G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma de $57,920.00, con intereses al 8% anual, vencedero el día 1 de mayo de 2007, constituida mediante la escritura número 319, otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 2 de mayo de 1992, ante el notario Angel A. Colón Vázquez, e inscrita al folio 151vto del tomo 1,036 de Caguas, finca número 35,404, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Caguas.

Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestarla demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publica ción del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se repre sente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y no tificar 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. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERM UDEZ & DIAZ LLP Suite 209 500 Calle De La Tanca San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901

Tel.: (787) 523-2670

Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdíazbdprlaw.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 23 de SEPTIEMBRE de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. LIZ WHARTON ROSA, SECRETA RIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC., COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAYS

ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Demandante Vs. INGRID M. RIOS NEGRONI Demandada Caso Núm.: SJ2022CV01435. Salón Núm.: 603. Sobre: CO BRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZA MIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: INGRID M. RIOS NEGRONI.

URB. BALDRICH 584

CALLE MAXIMO GOMEZ, SAN JUAN P.R. 00918.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El siste ma SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte deman dante, el Lcdo. Kenmuel J. Ruiz López cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puer to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección

kenmuel.riuz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribu nal, en San Juan Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de junio de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ CO LLADO, SECRETARIA RE GIONAL. MARGARITA MUÑIZ MÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VILLAL BA

ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC., COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Demandante Vs. ANGEL L.

ANAYA GONZALEZ Demandado Civil Núm.: VI2022CV00023. Salón: 000. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: ANGEL L. ANAYA GONZALEZ. URB. VISTA ALEGRE 321 CALLE ORQUIDEA, VILLALBA P.R. 00766-3131.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El siste ma SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte deman dante, el Lcdo. Kenmuel J. Ruiz López cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puer to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kenmuel.riuz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Villalba, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de junio de 2022. LUZ MAYRA CARABA LLO GARCÍA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. WALESKA E. RI VERA TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

‘It’s the stuff you dream about. It’s not even real.’

By DAVID WALDSTEIN

Aaron Judge would not acknowledge it at the time, but the wait was getting to him. He had hit his 60th home run more than a week ago to tie Babe Ruth’s best season, and he needed only one more to match the American League record, set by Roger Maris in 1961.

But day after day, plate appearance after plate appearance and walk after walk, Judge, the mighty New York Yankees slugger, re mained stuck on 60. He tried to pick out the right pitches to hit, but there were so few of them. He had not hit a home run in seven games — his second-longest stretch of the year — and with time running out on the regular season, the pressure had mounted.

“You try not to think about it,” Judge said, “but it creeps into your head.”

Why wouldn’t it? For more than a week, the entire baseball world had been focused on Judge’s home run chase. Networks that were broadcasting other sports broke away to show Judge’s at-bats. In the stadiums where he played, an unusual anticipatory hush fell over the stands whenever he strode to the plate.

And then, in an instant, all the tension and frustration evaporated with a crack and roar. With Aaron Hicks on first base and the score tied in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, the left-hander Tim Mayza delivered a fullcount sinker that did not sink at all.

Judge stepped forward, unleashed his mur derous swing and sent a horsehide comet soar ing to left field. It cleared the fence, banged off a back wall and bounced into the Blue Jays bullpen — and history. Judge had drilled his 61st home run of the season to tie Maris, and brought Canada into the record books along with him.

“It’s definitely some relief, getting to 61,” Judge said with a laugh, then added, “it’s a chance to tie Roger Maris. It’s the stuff you dream about. It’s not even real.”

But it is very real, and to Roger Maris Jr., even more real than when Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds broke his fa ther’s record several times over, beginning in 1998. Those three players have all been linked to performance-enhancing drugs, while Judge is the first player to hit 60 home runs under Major League Baseball’s collectively bargained drug-testing program.

To Maris, Judge is the only one worthy of standing alongside his father in the record book.

“I think it means a lot for a lot of people

that he’s clean,” said Maris, who was at Rogers Centre for the game. “He’s a Yankee, he plays the game the right way and I think he gives people a chance to look at somebody who should be revered for hitting 62 home runs and not just as a guy who did it in the American League.”

Maris has been at all of the Yankees games since Judge reached 59 home runs, and he was sitting with Judge’s mother, Patty, at Wednes day’s game. For all the time that he had been following the team, he had not met Judge un til Wednesday night, after the 61st home run. It was a plan Maris devised to avoid causing a distraction for Judge. They met and hugged outside the Yankees clubhouse after the game.

“I asked him why he waited so long and made me travel around the country,” Maris joked after the game, which the Yankees won, 8-3. “The ironic thing was, it’s the ninth day I’ve been here. He wears 99, my dad wore 9. It’s just kind of weird the way it all went to gether. So now I’m thinking, ‘OK, we’re going to go to Yankee Stadium, and he’ll probably hit 62 on October the first, when Dad hit his 61st.’ Just a lot of weird similarities.”

During the three-game series, Toronto fans tried to thread a partisan needle by simul taneously rooting for their team to win and for Judge to get his fair share of swings. Whenever he walked, seven times in all, the fans booed their team’s pitchers.

“I’m trying to make good, competitive pitches,” said Kevin Gausman, Monday night’s pitcher, who walked Judge twice. “I didn’t like the fact that they booed me when I walked him. I thought that was unique.”

Unlike at Yankee Stadium, where fans stood in near-silent anticipation each time Judge went to the plate, spectators in Toronto remained seated, for the most part, during his at-bats. But they did grow quiet as the pitchers went into their windups, and they “oooohed” every time he swung his mighty bat.

“It’s a weird situation,” said George Spring er, the Blue Jays center fielder. “But it’s good company to be in, and it’s also an honor to have the entire baseball world watching what he’s doing. He’s handled it exceptionally well.”

The stands were not full for Wednesday’s game. There was an announced attendance of 37,008 for a venue that holds about 45,000 and much of the upper deck was empty. Many in the outfield stands had hoped to catch a ball that some experts predicted could sell for more than $1 million.

What seemed most appropriate was that Judge’s home run put his team ahead to stay in the game, breaking a 3-3 tie, and added to the list of iconic home runs at this park: Judge smashed the ball into the same general area of the stadium where Joe Carter hit his famous World Series-winning home run for the Blue Jays in 1992, and where José Bautista hit his devastating blast in the 2015 American League Championship Series.

As he rounded third base he broke into a smile as his joyful teammates came out of the dugout to greet him with hugs.

“It was unbelievable,” said Gerrit Cole, the Yankees’ starting pitcher on Wednesday, who tied Ron Guidry’s Yankees franchise record when he collected his 248th strikeout of the season. “I’m so happy for him. There is not a more deserving person in my opinion. It was a special night for us to be able to witness it.”

When the ball landed, the Blue Jays’ bull pen coach, Matt Buschmann, caught it off the bounce and he and the relief pitcher Jordan

Roman gave it to Zack Britton, a Yankees re liever who had walked down from the visiting team’s bullpen to retrieve it. The ball was then authenticated and given to clubhouse manager Rob Cucuzza for safekeeping, just as he did with the ball Judge hit for No. 60 at Yankee Stadium last week.

“To get a chance to sit at 60 for a while there with the Babe was nice,” Judge said. “But getting a chance to now sit at 61 with another Yankee right fielder that hit 61 home runs, was an MVP and a world champion, is pretty cool.”

Maris Jr. was only 3 when his father broke Ruth’s record, and said that he remem bers nothing of it. He does recall growing up around people who constantly asked his father about it, so he heard plenty of stories. Now, it is time for a new story to be told, and Maris Jr. is enthusiastically pushing for Judge to write it with his bat, and soon.

The Yankees have three more games at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles this weekend and then four in Arlington, Texas, against the Rangers. Maris is confident the AL record will be broken before the team heads south.

“You can tell he’s back and he’s ready to go,” Maris said. “I think it will happen in New York and it’s where you want it to happen. It’s where I want it to happen. The city of New York deserves it. The fans deserve it. It will be great for baseball if it happens in New York. Like I mentioned to Aaron, ‘Get to New York and hit 62, and knock the top off Yankee Sta dium.’”

Aaron Judge shared a moment with Ma nager Aaron Boone after circling the bases for his 61st home run of the season.

Six crucial days for the Mets

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN

With a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednes day, the New York Mets led the Atlanta Braves, who fell to the Washington Nationals, 3-2, by a game atop the National League East. A series between the rivals looms this weekend, as does the possibility of delays and disruptions caused by Hurricane Ian.

As a result, the next six days form a crucial stretch. The Mets (98-58) or the Braves (97-59) can clinch a divi sion title and earn a valuable first-round bye in the playoffs. But things could get complicated, particularly if one of the games between them needs to be pushed until the day after the regular season is scheduled to end.

“We know what’s going on,” Mets manager Buck Showalter told reporters Tuesday as he emphasized that the team needed to get through its series with Miami before thinking about Atlanta or the weather. “I really don’t want to put a focus on that, because our guys have done a great job of staying on task.”

How bad will the weather be this weekend?

Hurricane Ian has had devastating effects on Florida, with high wind and potentially life-threatening storm surg es, according to the National Weather Service. The storm was on track to head north into Georgia, where it should not be as severe but could generate high winds and a great deal of rain.

Friday night’s forecast in the Atlanta area calls for a 20% chance of rain in the afternoon and a 50% chance after 9 p.m., with wind gusts of up to 25 mph. Saturday has a 50% chance of rain all day and night, and Sunday has a 30% chance.

Rain delays and postponements happen. Why does

this one matter?

With the teams so close to each other in the stand ings and so few days left in the regular season, the abil ity to make up any lost games is compromised. Options to account for the weather include moving Friday night’s game to the afternoon instead — both teams are off Thurs day, lightening the burden of such a move — or potentially making up a lost Saturday game by playing a doubleheader Sunday.

As of press time Thursday, there was no word of plans to move the Mets-Braves series up a day or shift it to an alternative site. But there is precedent for the latter, with games having been moved for hurricanes in the past.

The Mets are scheduled to wrap up their regular sea son with a three-game home series against the Nationals culminating next Wednesday, while the Braves are slated to play three in Miami against the Marlins.

Next Thursday (Oct. 6), the day after the regular season ends, is an open day on the schedule and could be used to make up a game should the division not yet be decided, but that would be less than ideal, as it would mean the losing team has no rest before a three-game wild-card series is played over three days.

Is that a new wild-card format?

Yes, the postseason format was upended in the new collective bargaining agreement. The single-elimination wild-card game was scrapped, a third wild card was added to each league, and two three-game wild-card series were created: The lowest seeded division winner — the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League — would host three games in three days against the No. 3 wild card, and the No. 1 wild card would host a similar series against the No. 2 wild card.

While it should be less volatile than the previous onegame setup, the lack of rest and the best-of-three format are still undesirable out comes compared with the relative safety of being one of the top two division win ners, both of which will skip that round, get extra rest and advance directly to a divi

Pete Alonso’s three-run blast on Tuesday gave him 40 home runs and 131 runs batted in this season — the 125th 40-130 season since R.B.I. became an official sta tistic in 1920.

sion series.

If the series is played as scheduled, who will start?

The fates have aligned in that regard, with three con secutive games in which the pitching should be superb.

On Friday, Chris Bassitt of the Mets is scheduled to start against Atlanta’s Max Fried. Bassitt, a 2021 All-Star with Oakland, has a 3.27 ERA for the Mets and has been heating up with an 8-1 record and 2.25 ERA over his last 10 starts. Fried, who was an All-Star this year (and won the World Series-clinching Game 6 last year), has a 2.50 ERA and has not allowed more than three earned runs in a game since June 14.

On Saturday, Jacob deGrom of the Mets is up against Atlanta’s Kyle Wright. DeGrom is one of the top pitchers in baseball and has been close to his usual standards since returning from more than a year away with a 2.93 ERA in 10 starts, though he is coming off his worst outing of the season. Wright, at 20-5, is the majors’ only 20-game winner this season and only the 15th pitcher to reach that mark in the last 10 seasons, according to Baseball Reference.

The series would conclude Sunday with Max Scherzer of the Mets facing Atlanta’s Charlie Morton. Scherzer has lived up to his large contract despite a few stints on the injured list, with a 2.13 ERA in 22 starts. Mor ton can’t match the star power of his opponent, but the 38-year-old in his 15th major league season is known for rising to the occasion; he may have gotten three outs in a World Series game last year despite having broken his leg.

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Welcome opportunities to resolve issues on the domestic front. Plus, the coming weeks are great for decluttering, selling unwanted items and making a firm decision to jettison those gadgets and other electrical goods that no longer work. With luscious Venus moving in from today, harmony can be restored after family squabbles, plus a desire to beautify your home may show up.

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

Negotiations will be smoother, as gorgeous Venus moves into Libra and your sector of communication, bringing out your natural charm. It’s perfect for networking with others on your wavelength, but it’s also excellent for talking over issues that need tact and sensitivity. You’ll be able to intuit what others want, and this can make a difference to the outcome of any discussions.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

As Venus leaves your sign and moves into your money zone, you may become aware of luxuries you’re missing. You’ll be keen to make up for this, by shopping for something that hits that sweet spot. Been pushing yourself to get things done? Why not treat yourself, Virgo? A wander around your local vintage store or a special night out with a friend, can work wonders for you.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

Your sign is further emphasized, as lovely Venus your guiding planet moves in. Your ability to negotiate and your sensitivity to others may be enhanced. You can be a great listener Libra, but there are times when it’s better to put your point across rather than try to fit in with others. For now, you might hesitate to rock the boat, but in a few weeks, you’ll have a fiercer outlook.

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

Need to clear up any edgy issues? If they are hanging over you, then a focus on a psychological sector encourages you to do something. If you have a chance to talk things over, this may help unravel an issue that has been a sticking point for some while. At the same time, you might decide to keep something secret for now, as this brings a chance to deal with it on your own terms.

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)

The desire to reach out may be stronger than usual, with the coming weeks an excellent opportunity to liaise with others on your wavelength. Whether online or off, the connections you make could be crucial to your plans, but might also encourage lively new friendships. Enhancing your network can be the next stepping stone to greater happiness and more chance of success.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)

Dressing to impress could be the icing on the cake, that enables you to get a dream job, new client or other opportunity. As sweet Venus moves into your sector of ambition and responsibility, your overall appearance can count for a lot. Mind, the coming weeks are also excellent for mixing with key people socially, as doing so may work wonders for your plans.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)

Looking for something new? As Venus dances into Libra and lights up your adventure zone, you’ll be ready for new experiences. Your tastes could run to the exotic, so if there’s a fabulous getaway offer showing up, you’ll be keen to give it a go. You’ll want more from life, and that includes linking up with people who have stories to tell and who have travelled far and wide.

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

Conversations could get right to the point, and even though this may be uncomfortable, it has the potential to heal difficult situations. Your desires might also be stronger than usual, and can even be compelling, making it difficult to resist certain temptations, Pisces. As Venus glides into an intense zone, you’ll instinctively know how to put something difficult across very sweetly.

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 29

Ziggy

Herman

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