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Police report drop in homicides and arrests for violent crimes
During a traffic intervention in Mayagüez in the early hours Monday that resulted in the arrest of José Manuel Rodríguez Torres, right photo, alias “El Jota,” who was among the island’s 12 most wanted individuals, José Chevres Ramos, 29, middle photo, pulled out a firearm while sitting in the back seat of a Toyota Yaris. Officers fired in return, and the man died at the scene.
By THE STAR STAFF
Police Commissioner Joseph González said Monday that homicide statistics reflect a decrease of 45 cases compared to the previous year, with a total of 210 compared to 255 at this time in 2024.
“We are down to 45 murders, 210 versus 255 for the same date last year,” González said at a press conference.
Among the recent arrests, he noted that of Elías Daniel Pérez Cruz, 24, suspected of murdering a tourist in Manatí.
“He was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery, unlicensed use of a firearm, and pointing a firearm, while we are awaiting a report from the Institute of Forensic Sciences before he can also be charged with murder,” González said.
John C. Colón and Carlos J. Pizarro Reyes, suspects in a double murder in Fajardo, were also arrested.
“They were seized with two pistols modified to fire automatically, three rifles, ammunition, magazines, marijuana, cell phones, and two black masks,” the police commissioner said.
The police commissioner said they are also awaiting analysis by the Institute of Forensic Sciences in the Fajardo case.
“We know this is a priority … we can’t rush the job; we have to do it correctly so that charges can be filed and guilty parties found,” he stated.
During an operation in Mayagüez on Monday, José Manuel Rodríguez Torres, alias “El Jota,” was arrested. He was among the island’s 12 most wanted individuals.
The intervention occurred at 1:05 a.m., as agents were executing an arrest warrant against Rodríguez Torres for attempted murder and violations of the Weapons Law. He was with Chevres Ramos and Eliezer Barreto Graniela, 23, who fled against traffic and collided with a police van.
Rodríguez Torres and Barreto Graniela were arrested and three firearms were seized, according to the police report.
The police indicated that criminal charges would be filed in the afternoon against those arrested.
Suspects in Las Marías massacre identified
Meanwhile, González confirmed at the press conference that suspects have been identified in the recent slayings in the municipality of Las Marías, where three people were killed and one was seriously injured.
“There are suspects in this massacre,” the police commissioner said. “We have identified several individuals; it is under investigation, and God willing, we will have results this week.”
The official did not provide the names of the suspects or further details of the case, although he gave assurances that the investigation is actively underway.
The massacre was reported on Tuesday, June 17, on highway PR-397 (kilometer 4.3) in Las Marías, where the bodies of Krystal Martínez Román, 39; Agnes Rivera Castillo, 57; and Ramón Luis Soto Vázquez, 57, were found. A fourth man, 51, survived with a neck wound.
According to the police, the victims were kidnapped from the El Carmen residential area in Mayagüez and taken to the place where they were executed. Authorities are investigating whether the case is related to disputes over control of drug trafficking points in the western region.
“He was a fugitive from justice for several cases, such as the one involving Flánez de Cedo and a massacre that occurred in the town of Hormigueros,” González said.
During a commonwealth police intervention on highway PR-2 (kilometer 147.2) in the El Maní neighborhood of Mayagüez, while agents were attempting to arrest Rodríguez Torres, José Chevres Ramos, 29, pulled out a firearm while sitting in the back seat of a Toyota Yaris. Officers fired in return, and the man died at the scene.
A story with the headline “Taino Center obtains 20 acres in Mayagüez,” which appeared on page 2 of the June 20-22, 2025 edition of the Star, should have said: 1) yuca at the end of a paragraph that mentions traditional Taino cooking practices; 2) the United Confederation of Taino People was founded in 1998 to organize events to provide an alternative to the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival in the New World in 1492; and 3) the term “Indio” was eliminated from the census tables in 1800.
Governor defends selection of Jordán Conde as first female UPR president
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón defended the selection of Zayira Jordán Conde as the new president of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), despite facing criticism from various quarters, including from Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz.
The governor expressed her respect for the decision made by the UPR governing board while lauding the historic appointment of the first woman to lead the island’s main public educational institution.
“I believe that whenever there is an election for the presidency of the University of Puerto Rico, there has always been controversy; historically, there has always been,” González Colón said. “However, I am very pleased that for the first time, the University of Puerto Rico has a female president. This is a positive step for the university’s progress. It presents a good opportunity to provide resources and foster vocational training, which I believe will allow the university to generate greater income and focus on what economic development should entail.”
The governor has been criticized because she instructed her former campaign adviser Ángel Cintrón and La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech to lobby board members
into voting for Jordán Conde even though she did not have support from the university community.
Currently, the governor said, the university should once again become a leader in driving economic development in Puerto Rico, much as it did 50 years ago. Many local companies engaged in export production have been reaching out, she said, and the first thing they request is a skilled workforce. They need technicians — specifically laboratory technicians. While UPR Mayagüez Campus produces engineers, there’s also a pressing need for other types of skilled employment, she pointed out.
“I believe the university should evolve into a center for development that produces technical staff for various industries, including laboratory technicians, packaging specialists, and industrial supervisors, among others,” the governor said. “The University of Puerto Rico can fulfill this role.”
Regarding Rivera Schatz’s comment that the appointment was a poor one, the governor said that everyone is entitled to their opinion.
“The University of Puerto Rico has already made its decision, and they are responsible for choosing their leaders,” González Colón said. “This evaluation process lasted nearly three months, allowing students and professors the opportunity to engage with all the candidates. Dr. [Jordán] Conde was
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón called the selection of Zayira Jordán Conde as the new president of the University of Puerto Rico “a positive step for the university’s progress.”
selected; she graduated from the university, and I wish her the best of success. Once she is inaugurated, I look forward to collaborating with her on how the government can utilize the University of Puerto Rico as a resource for training public employees to enhance local production. Certainly, we should provide the appropriate resources, as I am a graduate of the Río Piedras campus, and I want the university to thrive.”
Legislature expected to complete approval of 2026 budget this week
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Senate was expected to approve the fiscal year 2026 budget on Monday, which marks an important step in the island government’s fiscal planning.
“We are on schedule, as per the timeline established by the [Financial] Oversight [and Management] Board and the agreements made with both the executive branch and the Legislature,” Rep. Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló said. “Essentially, the discussions surrounding the budget are quite advanced; we are simply waiting to see if any significant changes arise in the final days leading up to the vote.”
On Thursday, June 19, the island House of Representatives successfully passed its version of the budget, which totals approximately $13 billion. The decision came after
a vote that resulted in 34 members in favor and 17 against the proposal. Should the Senate also approve this budget and it subsequently receives the governor’s signature, the overall budget allocation will increase to around $13.806 billion, providing additional resources for various government initiatives and services.
In compliance with legislative requirements, the Legislature is tasked with submitting a revised commonwealth budget to the oversight board by this Thursday. The revised budget will incorporate any adjustments resulting from ongoing discussions and negotiations.
The oversight board anticipates finalizing the certification of the commonwealth budget on or before June 30, the last day of the current fiscal year, marking a crucial deadline for fiscal accountability and planning for the upcoming year.
PDP legislators denounce budget cuts ‘in
By THE STAR STAFF
The legislative delegations of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) and several affiliated mayors denounced on Monday a series of cuts in essential areas, such as security, health, education and municipal funds, included in the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which begins on July 1.
“The proposed budget has significant cuts in critical areas of essential services such as security, education, health and municipalities,” PDP Senate Minority Leader Luis Javier Hernán-
dez Ortiz said in a written statement. “Once again, Governor Jenniffer González says one thing publicly and in the execution she does another.”
Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago, Hernández Ortiz‘s counterpart in the lower chamber, pointed to cuts in items related to the police, which includes a reduction of $3.6 million for resources of the Police Academy, $2.6 million less for the purchase of equipment, and $1.1 million less for the payment of overtime. “The reality is that $10 million is being taken from the Police Bureau,” he said.
The minority delegation also pointed out that despite promises
of funds for the recruitment of firefighters, the budget maintains the same allocation of the current fiscal year. In turn, $1 million was cut to the emergency response program, which is aimed at recruiting paramedics and dispatchers.
In the area of education, Hernández Ortiz denounced a cut of $6 million in the salary item of the Comprehensive Educational Services for Special Education Students Program. In addition, he said, an item of $826,000 for the hiring of Special Education coordinators was eliminated, while $50,000 was added for trust positions.
Rep. Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló, at right
Governor: Conflict with Iran will have no major local impact
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced Monday that she received an update from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem in light of the recent conflict between the United States and Iran.
Noem spoke with governors from both national parties about the national security landscape in light of recent international conflicts.
During their communication, the officials discussed the heightened threat environment facing the United States due to the ongoing conflict with Iran. The conversation covered potential cyberattack attempts by state and non-state actors connected to the Iranian government, as well as risks to
government officials and vulnerable communities.
Regarding the conflict’s potential local effects, the governor said in a written statement that she believes there should be no significant impact at this time, aside from possible fluctuations in gasoline prices. However, she stated that the situation will be closely monitored.
González Colón emphasized that a crisis should not be manufactured where none exists. The statement came amid concerns that the war in the Middle East could jeopardize oil and natural gas supplies for local power plants.
Not long after the governor released her statement, The New York Times reported that Iran launched a military attack on an American base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, in retaliation for U.S. strikes
on three critical nuclear sites early Sunday. Iran and U.S. ally Israel have been exchanging military strikes for nearly two weeks.
National Guard adjutant general nominee prioritizes hurricane preparedness
By THE STAR STAFF
The Senate Innovation, Reform, and Appointments Committee on Monday morning evaluated the nominee for adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, Col. Carlos J. Rivera Román, as well as other appointments for judges, prosecutors and juvenile prosecutors.
“I have carefully examined his record. Impressive, excellent, and admirable. ... I believe that is the case with you,” Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz said during the public hearing on the adjutant general nominee.
Rivera Román asserted that he will lead with integrity, discipline and transparency.
“I am committed to leading with integrity, serving Puerto Rico with honor and respect for democratic values,” he stated. “I will assume this role with humility, courage, and the full determination to serve with excellence and loyalty.”
Among his priorities, Rivera Román highlighted strengthening operational hurricane preparedness, improving military infrastructure, expanding educational programs, and establishing Puerto Rico as a strategic hub in the Caribbean for disaster response. He added that
“we are prepared” for any eventuality related to conflicts in the Middle East, although they have not received any federal alerts.
The appointments of Emmanuel Vázquez Torres and Annette M. Colorado Suárez as juvenile prosecutors were also reviewed. Vázquez Torres stated that he will serve in the position “with courage and sound judgment ... ensuring that interventions are timely and fair.”
Colorado Suárez, meanwhile, maintained that he will act “with seriousness, impartiality, and understanding of the social context in which these issues arise” upon taking office.
Also appearing were Lorna L. Sostre Torres, who is nominated for municipal judge; José R. Echeandía Fúster, nominated for superior judge; and prosecutor nominees Hillary L. Nevárez Matos, Paola N. García Mercado, Gariell A. Rosario Guzmán, Eileen I. Quintana González and Garibaldy Adorno Rivera.
“We are pleased to see young people with academic ability, a personal sense of direction, moral standing, and intellectual prowess worthy of admiration,” said Rivera Schatz, who announced that the appointments would be presented to the full assembly in the afternoon session.
Supreme Court orders woman to prison for fatal accident
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by Mayra Nevárez Torres, who sought to avoid serving jail time for a drunk-driving accident that killed Justin Santos, brother of singer Arcángel.
“Having heard the appeal, it is granted as a petition for certiorari and is hereby granted; there is no grounds for it,” the court decision reads. “The Court agreed to this and the Supreme Court Clerk certifies it.”
This Supreme Court ruling comes after the Court of Appeals overturned the previous sentence that allowed Nevárez to serve
15 years under house arrest. With the high court’s decision, the defendant must begin serving the sentence imposed for causing Santos’ death in a car crash.
The accident occurred in November 2021, when Nevárez was involved in a wrong-way collision on the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, resulting in the death of Santos and serious injuries to another young man. The case had generated significant public attention, including statements by Arcángel, who demanded justice for his brother.
With the final decision by the Supreme Court, the validity of the conviction is reaffirmed, and Nevárez must begin serving her prison sentence.
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón
Col. Carlos J. Rivera Román, the nominee for adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard
Mayra Nevárez Torres (X via Gelmary Rivera)
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‘It felt like kidnapping,’ Khalil says in first interview since release
Mahmoud Khalil and his wife, Noor Abdalla, attend a welcome home rally for Khalil outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist returned to New York after more than three months in detention — the Trump administration is seeking to deport him. (Adam Gray/The New York Times)
By JONAH E. BROMWICH
Mahmoud Khalil sat in a Manhattan apartment dotted with posters and signs calling for his freedom and described the moment 105 days before when plainclothes immigration agents had handcuffed him in the building lobby.
“All the ‘Know Your Rights’ information and flyers I read and familiarized myself with were useless,” Khalil said. “There are no rights in such situations.”
“It felt like kidnapping,” he said. Khalil, a 30-year-old Columbia University graduate and U.S. permanent resident, was the first student protester targeted and detained by the Trump administration. On Friday, after having spent more than three months in detention in Jena, Louisiana, he was released on bail.
He traveled most of the night to return to New York City, and on Saturday evening turned off a television newscast on America’s attack on Iran to speak publicly for the first time about his arrest, his detention and his plans now that he is free.
He said that if President Donald Trump’s goal had been to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, the president had “absolutely failed.”
When he was in prison, he had received hundreds of letters from people whose interest in the Palestinian movement had been catalyzed by his case, he said.
Citing Trump’s reported promise to donors during the 2024 campaign to set the Palestinian cause back decades, Khalil said he believed that Trump had done the opposite. “He actually advanced the movement 20 years,” he said.
In a statement, a White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, said Khalil’s case was “not about ‘free speech.’”
“This is about individuals who don’t have a right to be in the United States siding with Hamas terrorists and organizing group protests that made college campuses unsafe and harassed Jewish students,” she said. Allegations that Khalil expressed support for Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“The Trump administration won’t hesitate to hold Khalil, and others who mimic his tactics, accountable,” she added. The administration is still seeking to deport Khalil, whose case is wending its way through immigration court.
Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that Khalil should “self-deport” by using a government app to schedule his departure from the United States.
Khalil was never accused of a crime. Instead, Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked a rarely cited law from the mid-20th century to deport him on the grounds that he had undermined U.S. foreign policy. The administration argued that he had contributed to the spread of antisemitism through his role in the protests at the university.
But Khalil, a Palestinian born in a Syrian refugee camp, rejected the idea that protesting against Israel is inherently antisemitic.
“I was not doing anything antisemitic,” he said. “I was literally advocating for the right of my people. I was literally advocating for an end of a genocide. I was advocating that the tuition fees that I and other students pay don’t go toward investing in weapons manufacturers. What’s antisemitic about this?”
Even operating on a few hours of sleep, Khalil spoke in fluid paragraphs as he related his personal history.
He was born and raised in a small refugee camp in southern Damascus to Palestinian parents and was taught, he said, to exercise his inherent right to free speech, even in a country with a repressive government, which he opposed. He fled Syria for Lebanon a week after his 18th birthday, having learned that two friends had been disappeared by government agents.
He studied computer science part time at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. In 2016, he met Noor Abdalla, an American woman of Syrian descent with whom he fell in love.
Around 2022, Khalil began applying to schools in the United States.
While he did not romanticize America, he believed that the country had strong institutions and a robust rule of law and that his speech would be protected.
“I came here with a clear understanding of
freedom of expression,” he said. “Even when it comes to Palestine. I never had any sort of concern that speaking up for Palestine would actually get me in jail.”
He enrolled at Columbia University in January 2023. Even before Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 of that year, he felt that the school practiced anti-Palestinian discrimination. When he sought to organize a lecture by a Human Rights Watch official focused on what he called apartheid in Israel, he said the university administration gave him and the Palestinian Working Group, an organization for Palestinian students, a difficult time.
By Oct. 7, he said, he felt he had a clear view of where the university stood. But he had also grown familiar with its administrators. In the spring of 2024, when students formed an encampment on a campus lawn, he negotiated with the administration on behalf of protesters demonstrating against a war that has now killed more than 55,000 people in the Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
“Columbia is deeply committed to combating all forms of harassment and discrimination on our campus and ensuring all students feel safe and welcome,” a spokesperson for the school said in a statement.
That spring, as protests and counterprotests disrupted campus life, Khalil began to feel concern for his safety. Though there appears to be no public record of his having expressed support for Hamas, whose attack on Israel began the war and killed more than 1,200 people, pro-Israeli websites began to portray him as “pro-Hamas” for his use of phrases such “from the river to the sea.”
In the meantime, Khalil had married Abdalla, a dentist, and applied for permanent residency. In the summer of 2024, Abdalla became pregnant, and in November his green card came through.
Khalil’s fear for himself and his family spiked after Trump’s election. After the president signed an executive order promising to combat campus antisemitism, groups that had targeted Khalil, including Canary Mission and Betar, began to post about him again.
On March 8, he was returning from dinner at a friend’s house with Abdalla. According to court documents, when he unlocked the door to the building, two men wearing plainclothes followed them inside. Khalil was told he was being placed under arrest and Abdalla, who was then eight months pregnant, was threatened with arrest.
“I asked for a warrant,” Khalil recalled. The agents never showed him one.
The whole episode reminded him of the way
government agents in Syria operated outside the law. “That’s literally what made me flee,” he said.
Initially, the agents told Khalil that his student visa had been canceled, which made no sense given that he was a permanent resident. He felt that he would be released as soon as the confusion was cleared up. But about five hours later, he was shown Rubio’s determination that he was a foreign policy threat.
“It was very ironic. I literally laughed,” he said. “What did I do that I’m a foreign policy threat to the United States? Did I, like, damage, the U.S.-Israeli relationship? Because it doesn’t appear so.”
Khalil was quickly transferred to New Jersey and then taken back to New York, told only that he was headed to Kennedy International Airport. He felt sure that he was being deported. Only when he was boarding a plane was he told he was being taken to Louisiana, more than 1,000 miles from his home.
Once in Jena, Khalil said he shared a room with more than 70 other men. He had no privacy and no knowledge of what would happen next. He was racked with concern for his wife and unborn child.
He felt joyful when he saw other pro-Palestinian students who had been detained go free. But the person who most occupied his mind was Abdalla, before and after she gave birth to a boy on April 21. Khalil’s requests to attend the delivery were denied.
“I know how much Noor wanted me to be next to her while delivering the baby,” he said, his voice catching. He said he tried to prepare himself for missing the birth, “but it was never enough in terms of managing my emotions, my thoughts about it.”
He said that there was “nothing in this world that would compensate me for the time I lost with my family and witnessing the birth of my child.”
In late May, the New Jersey federal judge overseeing his case, Michael Farbiarz, determined that the law Rubio had invoked was likely to be unconstitutional. This month, the judge barred the Trump administration from detaining Khalil on that basis and on Friday granted him bail.
He said that his having been freed in no way represented justice. “I’m free,” he said, “but those who made me go through hell are still free outside and actually emboldened.”
He intends to immediately resume his advocacy for Palestinian rights, as well as immigrant rights.
“I don’t think what happened to me would stop me,” he said. “If anything, it’s actually reinforced my belief that what we’re doing is right.”
GOP can’t include limits on Trump lawsuits in megabill, Senate official rules
By CATIE EDMONDSON and MICHAEL GOLD
ASenate official rejected earlier this week a measure in Republicans’ sweeping domestic policy bill that could limit lawsuits seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive actions.
The measure would target the preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders issued by federal judges on Trump’s directives. Those rulings have halted or delayed orders on a host of policies, including efforts to carry out mass firings of federal workers and to withhold funds from states that do not comply with demands on immigration enforcement.
The GOP proposal would require parties suing over federal policies to post a bond covering the government’s potential costs and damages from an injunction if the judge’s order were found later to have been wrongly granted.
“Individual district judges — who don’t even have authority over any of the other 92 district courts — are single-handedly vetoing policies the American people elected President Trump to implement,” Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Judiciary Committee, said in announcing the proposal in
March.
Republicans are pushing their bill to carry out Trump’s agenda through Congress using special rules that shield legislation from a filibuster, depriving Democrats of the ability to block it. But to qualify for that protection, the legislation must only include proposals that directly change federal spending and not add to long-term deficits.
The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, makes such judgments. She ruled that the measure did not meet the requirements, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
“Senate Republicans tried to write Donald Trump’s contempt for the courts into law — gutting judicial enforcement, defying the Constitution, and bulldozing the very rule of law that forms our democracy,” Schumer said in a statement. “It was nothing short of an assault on the system of checks and balances that has anchored this nation since its founding.”
Senate Republicans sought to target the preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders that often block administration policies. Republicans in the House passed a measure in their version of their party’s major policy bill to impose limits on federal
Republicans are pushing the bill through Congress using special rules that shield legislation from a filibuster, depriving Democrats of the ability to block it. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
judges’ power to hold people in contempt.
The actions came as federal judges have opened inquiries about whether to hold the Trump administration in contempt for violating their orders in cases related to its aggressive deportation efforts.
The decision on Sunday is part of a broader review MacDonough is conducting
of the Republican-written legislation, which includes large tax cuts and reductions in social programs such as Medicaid and food stamps.
She ruled that Republicans could include in their bill a divisive measure that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., opposes that provision and has said he intends to introduce an amendment to try to kill the measure.
MacDonough also rejected a GOP plan to push some of the costs of nutrition assistance, formerly known as SNAP, onto the states, a ruling that has sent Republicans back to the drawing board to find another strategy for covering tens of billions of dollars of the bill’s cost.
She was expected to work into the week evaluating the measure and instructing Republicans to strip out any provision she deems out of order, including whether they can use a budget trick that would make extending the 2017 tax cuts appear to be free.
If Republicans fail to remove the measures she deems out of order, Democrats could challenge the bill on the floor, forcing Republicans to muster 60 votes to advance it. That would effectively kill the legislation since Democrats are solidly opposed.
Why the outside feels like soup in much of US (and when it will end)
By NAZANEEN GHAFFAR
It’s not your imagination — some hot days really do feel worse than others. Some feel like stepping into an oven, while others feel more like wading through a steam room.
As an intense heat wave grips much of the United States, from the Midwest to the East Coast, it’s the steam room that’s dominating for many places this week.
We talk a lot about temperature, but the thermometer tells only part of the story. A dry 99 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix might feel harsh but bearable. The same temperature in New York or Philadelphia this week can feel far more oppressive, partly because of higher humidity — which is increased water vapor in the air.
How does that work?
When humidity surges, the body struggles to cool itself. Normally, when your body gets too hot, it cools itself by perspiring. The evaporation of sweat carries heat away, acting like a natural air conditioner. But when the air is saturated with moisture, that evaporation process slows or stalls. As the National Weather Service puts it, “the human body feels warmer in humid conditions.”
The opposite is true when humidity decreases, so the body feels cooler in dry conditions, even if the temperature is climbing.
To capture this, the weather service uses something called the heat index, also known as apparent temperature, to describe what that combination of heat and humidity feels like.
On a humid day, that index can rise dramatically. For example, when the air temperature is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the relative humidity is 55%, the heat index can shoot up to a sweltering 124 degrees Fahrenheit.
And that’s in the shade. The service says that standing in full sun can make the temperature feel as much as 15 degrees hotter. So if the heat index is 120, your body might actually feel something closer to 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
What does creeping humidity do to your body?
The agency has four levels of heat-related risk, based on temperature and relative humidity. At the lowest level, the “caution” classification, you may feel tired with prolonged exposure. As humidity increases or temperatures rise, you could move into the “extreme caution” category, where heat cramps and
exhaustion become possible.
A heat index between 103 and 124 degrees Fahrenheit is considered “dangerous,” where the risk of heat-related illness becomes likely. Over the weekend, parts of the Midwest fell into this category, with heat index values between 107 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit across areas of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. When the heat index exceeds 125 degrees Fahrenheit, conditions are classed as “extreme danger,” with heatstroke highly likely.
However, in cities, humidity isn’t the only factor; urban areas trap heat too. Dark surfaces on buildings and sidewalks absorb heat through the day and release it slowly overnight, in what is known as the urban heat island effect, which can make city centers several degrees warmer than surrounding areas. Tall buildings block breezes, and concrete structures hold onto moisture after rainstorms. Cars and other vehicles pump out heat as well as water vapor. That combination can make a heat wave feel all the more hot and humid.
There’s also the matter of dew point, or the temperature the air needs to be cooled to achieve a relative humidity of 100%. Meteorologists often prefer dew point over relative
humidity as a measure of comfort. The higher the dew point, the muggier it will feel.
A dew point of 55 degrees Fahrenheit or less is considered comfortable. Above 65 degrees Fahrenheit, it starts to feel muggy and oppressive, especially when paired with high temperatures. In Washington, D.C., the dew point Monday morning was 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and forecast to reach a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit that day.
When is it going to end?
This week, there won’t be much relief for at least a few days. A heat dome has settled over the Eastern states, trapping hot air beneath it, like a lid on a pot. The heat dome has brought triple-digit temperatures to parts of the Midwest and is now tightening its grip on the East Coast. Highs in the 90s and low 100s are expected, with heat index values climbing near 110 degrees in some areas.
Cities including Philadelphia and New York are under excessive heat warnings. Philadelphia’s heath department declared a heat health emergency, opening cooling centers and urging residents to check on neighbors, loved ones and pets. New York City Emergency Management warned on social media: “Heat builds. It compounds. It kills quietly.”
This is ground zero in Trump’s trade war
Gene Seroka, the chief executive of the Port of Los Angeles, surveys the port along the harbor, in Los Angeles, May 29, 2025. Los Angeles County ports, the nation’s largest and a bellwether for the economy, are being whipsawed as President Donald Trump reorders global trade. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)
By ANA SWANSON
Normally, the towering green crane in the Everport Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles would be busy unloading hulking container ships. Longshoremen below would flit around in “bomb carts” used to ferry containers from the ship. Big rigs would carry off imported furniture, car parts and clothing to other parts of the country.
But on a recent Thursday morning, the 300-foot crane sat idle, a casualty of the tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed to curb foreign trade. Almost a fifth of the 99 boats that Gene Seroka, the port’s CEO, had expected to arrive in May were canceled.
“It’s a very quiet day,” Seroka said. “This is the impact that the tariffs have had.”
The Port of Los Angeles, along with a nearby facility in Long Beach, makes up a shipping complex that stretches across nearly 75 miles of Southern California shoreline. The ports are a bellwether for trade and the U.S. economy. Together, they move an astonishing 40% of the goods that come into the United States via containers. They also account for 30% of what the country exports.
As Trump’s chaotic and aggressive tariff strategy has seesawed this year, activity here has, too. That has threatened the livelihood of the roughly 100,000 workers at the port complex and complicated life for the hundreds of thousands of companies that bring goods through the port each year. The trends at the port hint at the pain that will ripple through the broader economy in the coming months as fewer and higher-priced goods travel from
ports and warehouses to U.S. stores and consumers.
The ports experienced a surge of activity this year when shippers rushed to bring in goods before tariffs that reached their highest levels in a century. That rush has faded, and trade has become more sluggish. With higher tariffs set to snap back within weeks, importers and port workers remain cautious, unsure of what their futures will hold.
Most arrivals to the Southern California ports come from China. After Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods to at least 145% in April, many shipments between the world’s two largest economies came to a halt.
From March to April, U.S. imports and the trade deficit plummeted by the biggest volume on record. In the roughly four weeks that the 145% tariffs were in effect, future bookings to send shipping containers from China to the United States plunged by half from a year earlier, according to data from Vizion and Dun & Bradstreet, which track global shipping activity.
In May, Chinese exports to the United States were down roughly 35% from a year earlier, the biggest drop in decades apart from the pandemic. For the Port of Los Angeles in particular, May was the slowest month in more than two years.
Now the port is preparing for another uptick in traffic, a delayed reaction after the president paused some levies in April so he could negotiate new trade deals. Bookings have since rebounded modestly, especially after an agreement in early May between the United States and China to reduce some of
the tariffs they specifically targeted against each other.
The surges and crashes are lowering the supply of certain goods. They are also pushing up the costs for companies to import goods. The cost of shipping a container to Southern California from China has doubled since the start of March, according to data from Freightos, a shipping marketplace, as importers try to find space on vessels in case tariffs increase.
For some economists, these compounding forces hold ominous implications.
While inflation this year has stayed relatively steady so far, economists say the higher cost for imports could filter more noticeably into prices in stores later this year. Consumer demand could also weaken, a reaction in part to rash purchasing in the early months of 2025 before tariffs took effect. Companies and people rushed to buy machinery and cars, furniture and computers, meaning they could most likely spend less later this year.
Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, said the tariffs posed a “very significant threat to the economy” that would become visible in the next few months.
“The hit to the economy is dead ahead,” he said. “We haven’t dodged that bullet.”
The tides of trade
The ports are an illustration of the effects of globalization that Trump criticizes. As factories moved abroad over decades, particularly to China, the ports formed one end of a busy ocean superhighway.
Most of that traffic flows in one direction. For every four containers that arrive stuffed with foreign cars, textiles and toys, only one is sent out filled with corn, soybeans and other U.S. exports. The other three containers often return empty — evidence of the trade deficit that the president rails against.
Trump has used tariffs to try to force Americans to buy more domestically made goods instead. The problem, critics say, is that this strategy threatens many jobs that Americans hold now, which are dependent on trade, without much indication that manufacturing could thrive again in the United States.
Only 8% of Americans work in manufacturing, down from 22% in 1980.
Since Trump has returned to office and adopted protectionist policies, the number of manufacturing jobs is still roughly flat, according to the Labor Department.
In fact, spending on the construction of new factories has slumped in recent months.
“Maybe it’s a worthwhile goal to incentivize manufacturing jobs, but the way that we’re going about it is putting a lot of other jobs at risk,” said Mario Cordero, the CEO of the Port of Long Beach. The days of U.S. manufacturing dominance, he added, are “long gone.”
Today, the ports are an economic engine in their own right, supporting the communities that blanket the rolling coastal hills leading down to San Pedro Bay.
Across Southern California, port officials estimate, 1 million jobs are tied to the port, including truckers, warehouse workers, manufacturers and freight forwarders. Their jobs now hinge on the terms of trade set by the president.
On the recent Thursday, the effects of the tariffs were evident in the union hiring hall across the channel from the Port of Los Angeles where dockworkers go each morning to claim new assignments. The screens displaying jobs for daily workers showed about 40% fewer positions than normal.
Some truckers say tariffs have already hammered their business.
Erick Gordon, the vice president of Redefined Transportation, a trucking business based in Long Beach, said he was moving roughly half the number of containers that he did last year. In response, his company had lowered its rates, pushed harder to get new business and let half its drivers go. He has had to sink money into his business just to hang on for now.
“They’re almost killing the industry,” he said. “It’s survival mode.”
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Wall St rallies as rate cut hopes outweigh Middle East turmoil
Wall Street gained ground on Monday as the prospect of the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting interest rates as early as July offset fears that Iran would retaliate against U.S. airstrikes and further escalate the war in the Middle East.
A broad rally pushed all three major U.S. stock indexes modestly higher. Consumer discretionary stocks led the gainers, with a solid boost from Tesla.
“The rally is a bit surprising,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO and portfolio manager at InfraCap in New York. “In a way the U.S. attack puts an end to the uncertainty of whether the U.S. is going to attack.”
“The market action is extremely bullish because this is the time frame in June when we’re supposed to have a pullback,” Hatfield added. “People do not want to sell in this market.”
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman said on Monday that “it is time to consider adjusting the policy rate,” as risks to the job market outweigh inflationary concerns related to tariffs. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Austan Goolsbee said that thus far, tariffs have had a more modest economic impact than expected.
Financial markets are pricing in at least two 25-basis-point rate cuts before year-end. The first cut is widely expected to happen in September.
Tesla shares surged after the long-awaited launch of the company’s robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. The electric vehicle maker’s shares were last up 9.4%.
Israel continued to bombard Iran the day after the U.S. joined the war.
Still, oil prices tumbled after Iran’s retaliation did not include action to disrupt oil and gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran had warned it would close the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route.
On the economics front, S&P Global’s advance “flash” purchasing managers’ indexes (PMI) showed the U.S. economy is expanding at a slightly more robust pace than analysts anticipated. A separate report showed new home sales, while under pressure from elevated borrowing costs, posted an unexpected gain in May.
Later in the week, the Commerce Department’s final take on first-quarter GDP and its Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony are likely to be parsed for clues regarding the near-term path of monetary policy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 305.71 points, or 0.72%, to 42,512.53, the S&P 500
gained 44.70 points, or 0.75%, to 6,012.54 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 177.08 points, or 0.91%, to 19,624.49.
Among the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, consumer discretionary stocks led the gainers, while energy was the only sector in negative territory.
Among other movers, drugmaker Eli Lilly rose 0.9% after detailed trial data on rival Novo Nordisk’s experimental obesity drug CagriSema failed to impress investors. Novo Nordisk’s shares dipped 5.3%.
Fiserv’s shares rose nearly 3.3% following its announcement that it would launch a new digital asset platform.
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AI-server-maker Super Micro Computer dropped 6.8% after it announced a private offering of $2 billion five-year convertible bonds.
Quarterly results from sportswear company Nike and package delivery firm FedEx are expected later in the week.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.67-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. There were 100 new highs and 66 new lows on the NYSE.
On the Nasdaq, 2,389 stocks rose and 2,026 fell as advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.18-to-1 ratio.
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Iran fires missiles at US base in Qatar
By FARNAZ FASSIHI, JONATHAN SWAN, RONEN BERGMAN, AARON BOXERMAN and ADAM RASGON
Iran on Monday launched a missile attack on an American base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, in retaliation for U.S. strikes on three critical Iranian nuclear sites.
But there were signs that Iran might have been looking for an off-ramp to the conflict, even as it targeted the base despite warnings from the Trump administration not to retaliate for the American bombing over the weekend.
Three Iranian officials said their government had given advance notice that a missile strike was coming, as a way to minimize potential casualties — and the Defense Department said were no reports of U.S. casualties at the base, Al Udeid. Qatar and the United States said that air defenses had been able to intercept the missiles.
At the same time, the strike stoked fears that the conflict with Iran might intensify, drawing in the United States further and expanding across the region.
In discussing the attack on the air base, the Iranian officials said their country needed to be seen as striking back at the United States for its attack on the nuclear installations, but in a calibrated way. A similar approach was used in 2020, when Iran gave a heads-up before firing ballistic missiles at an American base in Iraq in reprisal for the assassination of its top general.
Al Udeid Air Base serves as the regional headquarters for the U.S. Central Command. About 10,000 troops are stationed there.
Earlier in the day, as the United States and Britain braced for an attack, they warned their citizens in Qatar to shelter in place. Qatar later announced that it had closed its airspace, and the United Arab Emirates did the same after the attack. The airspace closures disrupted flights into and out of Doha and Dubai, two major hubs of international air travel.
The Iranian assault came as Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Tehran, Iran’s capital, on Monday and promised more “in the coming days,” pressing on with its bombing campaign two days after the United States attacked three Iranian nuclear sites.
The new Israeli barrage, which a military spokesperson said targeted a paramilitary headquarters, a notorious prison and access routes to the Fordo nuclear enrichment site that the U.S. military bombarded, came as
A woman looks at an ambulance on display that was said to have been burned in an Israeli strike in Tehran, on Monday, June 23, 2025. Iran on Monday launched a missile attack on an American base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, in retaliation for U.S. strikes on three critical Iranian nuclear sites. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
Iran fired salvos of missiles that sent Israelis to huddle in shelters, and as world leaders called for de-escalation.
Iran’s attack on Al Udeid came after its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, met with a key ally, President Vladimir Putin of Rus-
Emergency responders at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Ness Ziona, Israel, on Sunday morning, June 22, 2025. Iran vowed to defend itself after the United States military joined Israel’s war against Iran early Sunday morning by dropping bombs and firing missiles at three key nuclear sites in the country. The strikes prompted fears of more dangerous escalations across the Middle East. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
sia. While the Russian leader called the U.S. strikes “absolutely unprovoked aggression,” he stopped short of offering concrete support for Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, in a televised address Sunday night, said that his country was “very, very close” to realizing its objectives in the conflict but did not say when its bombing campaign would end.
Though President Donald Trump declared that Iran’s nuclear program had been “totally obliterated” by the U.S. bombings, the actual state of the program was far murkier, with senior officials conceding they did not know the fate of Iran’s stockpile of nearbomb-grade uranium.
Here’s what else to know:
— Possible response: Trump’s decision to attack Iran, and Iran’s retaliatory attack Monday, dimmed hopes for a negotiated solution to end the fighting. While U.S. officials say that Iran has depleted its stockpile of medium-range missiles, the country still has an ample supply of other weapons, including rockets and drones, some of which would — if employed — give U.S. forces in the region only minutes of warning.
— Economic impact: Oil prices fell and stocks climbed after Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar. Before the attack, investors appeared cautiously optimistic about the potential economic fallout from the U.S. strikes over the weekend, and of any moves Iran might make that would disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit point for global oil supplies.
— Calls for peace: After European foreign ministers met to discuss Iran, the European Union’s chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said that “the concerns of retaliation and this war escalating are huge.” The International Atomic Energy Agency held an emergency meeting in Vienna, where the head of the agency, Rafael Grossi, warned that “violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels” if Iran, Israel and the United States do not find a path to diplomacy.
— U.S. strikes: Pentagon officials described their attack on three nuclear sites as a tightly choreographed operation that included B-2 bombers carrying 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs and submarine-fired Tomahawk cruise missiles hitting a trio of sites in less than a half-hour. A senior U.S. official acknowledged that the attack on Fordo had not destroyed the heavily fortified site, but it had been severely damaged.
‘We’re all in shock’: Iranians react to US attack on nuclear sites
By KIANA HAYERI and VIVIAN NEREIM
The Israel-Iran war that broke out over the past week has already upended life for Iran’s 90 million people, killing more than 400 and injuring more than 3,000, according to the country’s Health Ministry. Countless others have fled to safety in the countryside or neighboring states.
Now, after a direct American attack on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, many Iranians said in phone interviews that they faced an uncertain and frightening future.
“We’re all in shock — none of us expected that, within six or seven days, we’d reach this point,” said Peyman, a 44-year-old business executive who asked that his last name not be used because of concern over reprisals from the authorities.
After Israel launched its military assault last week, a missile hit nearby on his commute to work, and he decided to escape Tehran. Now his immediate family, parents, in-laws and brother’s family are all sheltering in one house in northern Iran. His primary concern is for his 9-year-old daughter.
“I grew up in war, so the sound of bombardment doesn’t scare me, but I left because of my daughter,” he said. “I fear soon we’re going to have a shortage of water and food.”
Iranians awoke to the news of the American attack Sunday feeling a combination of sorrow and anger.
“I really hope there’s a ceasefire, because
spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect her family from reprisals, described how she and her children left everything behind after Israel began its military campaign and Iranian authorities issued an evacuation order for her neighborhood in Tehran. They packed a few small bags, locked the door and left, traveling on a pothole-filled road to the border and crossing into Armenia, where they have been staying in hotels.
By day, her sons live a normal life. But as night falls their crying and nightmares begin, and they awaken at the slightest sound, she said. When she mentioned that they were on a vacation, her 7-year-old son corrected her, saying that he knew that they had escaped from a war.
ion, possessing and operating drones, filming sensitive locations and sending that footage to “hostile media outlets,” Fars, an Iranian news agency affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, reported Sunday.
Iranian authorities also arrested a European citizen accused of espionage in the western province of Kermanshah, the Tasnim news agency, which is closely affiliated with the government, reported Sunday. The report did not say what country the person was from.
The New York Times was not able to independently verify the Iranian news media reports.
this is not OK,” said Dr. Parsa Mehdipour, 29, a general practitioner in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, who flew home to Tehran for a visit in late May and has been trapped there since the war began and flights into and out of Iran were suspended.
Mehdipour said he had no idea how he would get back to Dubai. His options include traveling by road and then taking a ship across the Persian Gulf or crossing into a neighboring country where he can catch a flight.
“These tensions will cause a lot of problems for civilians,” he said. “This is honestly a breach of international law,” he said, adding that attacking nuclear facilities “could have catastrophic consequences for the people.”
One 44-year-old mother of two, who
The woman said that leaving Iran was the worst feeling, but that she had lived through the Iran-Iraq War and did not want her children to experience the same trauma. She does not care about the nuclear sites, she said, but feels sad for regular Iranians who are stuck between two fronts: their own government, and the countries attacking them.
Since the Israeli attacks, which appeared to have involved intelligence breaches deep inside Iran’s government, Iranian news media have reported that officials have cracked down on people they accuse of being “collaborators” with Israel.
Iranian authorities arrested 53 people who they said were linked to Israel and charged them with disturbing public opin-
Peyman, the executive, said that he was no fan of President Donald Trump or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — “not at all” — but that he nonetheless found himself blaming his own government for the war and its heavy toll.
“The feeling I have is a feeling of 40 years of hatred toward this foolish government,” he said, lamenting the money that had been spent to develop Fordo, a uranium enrichment site that the United States targeted. “All these years of slogans and chest beating, saying we have a strong defense system and that no enemy could ever attack our soil.”
“That’s not even counting how much the value of our currency has dropped, how much of our human capital has fled the country, how much chaos has been created,” he added. “The psychological, financial and cultural toll on the country is immense.”
4 missing after medical helicopter crashes in Quebec lake
By RYLEE KIRK
Emergency responders over the weekend were searching for four people who were missing after a medical helicopter crashed into a lake in rural
Quebec, Canada, on Friday night, authorities said.
Five people were on board, four crew members and one patient, said Raphaele Bourgault, a manager for Airmedic, a company that operates the medical helicopter.
One person was found with injuries that were not life-threatening and taken to a hospital, said Sgt. Laurie Avoine, a spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police. It was not clear if the person was among the members of the crew.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. in a wooded area north of Natashquan, Quebec, Avoine said. The Canadian Armed Forces have been asked to help the provincial police, she said.
Teams are searching on the ground, in the water and by air for those missing,
Avoine said.
The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff, said Nicholas Defalco, a spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The destination and departure sites of the flight were not immediately known.
Airmedic, which has seven planes and six helicopters, said on its website that it was temporarily suspending its air operations until further notice.
Natashquan, which is on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and 625 miles northeast of Quebec City, is described by Bonjour Quebec, the province’s tourism group, as “really at the edge of the world.”
The village of 300 is the childhood home of Québécois singer-songwriter and poet Gilles Vigneault.
The area is part of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, which has fewer than 100,000 people. Tourists visit the area for whale watching and to enjoy the forest.
Demonstrators carry the Iranian flag during a march in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
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Trump’s courageous and correct decision
By BRET STEPHENS
For decades, a succession of American presidents pledged that they were willing to use force to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. But it was President Donald Trump who, by bombing three of Iran’s key nuclear sites Sunday morning, was willing to demonstrate that those pledges were not hollow and that Tehran could not simply tunnel its way to a bomb because no country other than Israel dared confront it. That’s a courageous and correct decision that deserves respect, no matter how one feels about this president and the rest of his policies. Politically, the easier course would have been to delay a strike to appease his party’s isolationist voices, whose views about the Middle East (and antipathies toward the Jewish state) increasingly resemble those of the progressive left. In the meantime, Trump could have continued to outsource the dirty work of hitting Iran’s nuclear capabilities to Israel, hoping that it could at least buy the West some diplomatic leverage and breathing room.
Trump chose otherwise, despite obvious risks. Those include Iranian strikes on U.S. military assets and diplomatic facilities in the region and terrorist attacks against American targets worldwide, possibly through proxies and possibly over a long period. One grim model is the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
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over Lockerbie, Scotland, which was carried out by Moammar Gadhafi’s regime most likely in retaliation for President Ronald Reagan’s 1986 bombing of Libya. In the Lockerbie atrocity, 270 people lost their lives.
But one set of risks must be weighed against another, and there are few greater risks to American security than a nuclear Iran.
The regime is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. It is ideologically committed to the annihilation of Israel and is currently attacking it with indiscriminate missile fire on civilian targets. It is an ally of North Korea, China and Russia — and supplies many of the drones Russia uses to attack Ukraine. It is developing and fielding thousands of ballistic missiles of increasingly greater reach. Its acquisition of a bomb would set off an arms race in the Middle East. And it has sought to assassinate U.S. citizens on American soil. If all this is not intolerable, what is?
Critics fault the administration for its refusal to seek congressional authorization for attacking Iran. But there’s a long, bipartisan history of American presidents taking swift military action to stop a perceived threat without asking Congress’ permission, including George H.W. Bush’s invasion of Panama in 1989 and Bill Clinton’s four-day bombing campaign against Iraq in 1998.
Critics of the strike also point to an American intelligence estimate from this year that claimed Iran’s leaders had not yet decided to build a bomb. But that was a judgment about intent, which can be fickle. Trump’s responsibility was to deny Iran’s leaders the capabilities that would have allowed them to change their minds at will, to devastating effect. Amid uncertainty, the president acted before it was too late. It is the essence of statesmanship.
We’ll find out in the coming days and weeks how Iran will react. In his White House address, Trump noted that there are many other targets in Iran that the United States could easily destroy if Iran doesn’t agree to dismantle its nuclear program once and for all. Iran may disregard that warning, but if it does, it is choosing further destruction for the sake of a nuclear fantasy. As in 1988, when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini chose to end the Iran-Iraq war
for the sake of regime survival — he said it was like “drinking from a chalice of poison” — my guess is that the current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, will stand down and seek a negotiated settlement. In my column last week, I suggested the outlines of a potential deal, in which the United States could promise Iran relief from economic sanctions in exchange for its complete nuclear disarmament and an end to its support for foreign proxies including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis.
Whether or not that happens, Iran’s hopes of acquiring a nuclear weapon have probably been seriously degraded. And adversaries everywhere, including in Moscow and Beijing, must now know that they are not dealing with a paper tiger in the White House. The world is safer for it.
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A large billboard depicting missiles in Tehran, April 19, 2024. Through revolution and upheaval, the program has become intertwined with the country’s security and national identity. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
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Educación médica en la región de Bayamón provee adiestramiento gratuito sobre el diagnóstico de las condiciones de depresión mayor severa, trastornos de ansiedad e insomnio
BAYAMÓN – Como parte de su programa educativo y educación continua dirigido a profesionales de la salud, el Sistema Hospital San Juan Capestrano ofreció el taller presencial en sus facilidades ubicadas en el Metro Medical Center de Bayamón cuyo tema fue la: “Identificación y Manejo de las Condiciones Psiquiátricas más Comunes en la Práctica de la Medicina en Puerto Rico”, al que asistieron cerca de sesenta (60) médicos primarios y psiquiatras del área de Bayamón.
Liderado por el conocido psiquiatra, Dr. Edgardo Prieto Agostini, el taller se concentró en los tres diagnósticos más frecuentes en la práctica médica general: depresión mayor severa, trastornos de ansiedad e insomnio.
“Se concientizaron a médicos primarios, enfermeras y psicólogos en la importancia de identificar las condiciones psiquiátricas más comunes y más importantes en la práctica de la salud mental. La necesidad de reconocer estas condiciones psiquiátrica puede significar decisiones tales como quitarse la vida o llevar al paciente a las incapacidades sociales, familiares y laborales. La causa de la incapacidad número uno en el mundo entero clasificada, así como por la Organización Mundial de la Sa-
lud desde 2017 es la depresión. Precisamente durante la jornada, se discutió que la depresión es una de las principales causas de discapacidad y un factor que aumenta la mortalidad en pacientes con condiciones como infarto al miocardio, cáncer, diabetes y VIH/SIDA. Los trastornos de ansiedad, por su parte, afectan el funcionamiento diario y suelen manifestarse con síntomas físicos en la consulta médica.
Finalmente, el insomnio, en sus formas transitoria, persistente o recurrente, impacta la salud física y mental, y su manejo adecuado es esencial para la recuperación del paciente. La condición de insomnio está presente en todas condiciones psiquiátricas más importantes; tales como esquizofrenia, el trastorno bipolar en sus dos fases, la depresión mayor junto a los trastornos de ansiedad, trastornos estrés postraumático (TEPT) junto a todas las condiciones de abuso y dependencia de alcohol y drogas tanto en niños, adolescentes, adultos y envejecientes”, señaló el conductor del taller Dr. Edgardo Prieto Agostini. Esta jornada educativa forma parte de una serie de actividades que San Juan Capestrano está llevando a distintos municipios del país. Ya se han celebrado con éxito talleres en Caguas y Bayamón, y la próxima edición se está programada para el área de Ponce en agosto de
2025. Se informó que los talleres son libres de costos y con valor de créditos para educación continua (ACME). Para información sobre futuros eventos, puede comunicarse con el equipo educativo del Sistema Hospital San Juan Capestrano llamando a los teléfonos: 787-612-5775 o 939-213-8971.
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Sus hijos Janet y Pito, Octavio y Nelly, Manuel, Conchi y Jorge, Angel y Olga, Mariela y Pedro, nietos, biznietos, notifican el inesperado fallecimiento de nuestra abnegada y extrahordinaria madre.
Muchos la conocieron como Ramonita, pero para sus nietos y más allegados como Abuela Tita.
Tristes por su partida, pero felices porque se reencuentra con su amado esposo.
Estamos profundamente agradecidos por la gran madre y abuela que la vida nos regaló.
Expresamos un agradecimiento muy especial a Adela, por acompañarla y quererla tanto.
Celebraremos la vida de mami, con una misa por su eterno descanso en la Parroquia Santuario del Divino Niño Jesús en la Urbanización Santa Bárbara, Gurabo, el sábado 21 de junio de 2025 a la 1:30 pm
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‘28 Years Later’ review: Danny Boyle revives his monsters
By MANOHLA DARGIS
After more than two decades of dipping in and out of genres that have taken him from the Milky Way to Mumbai, Danny Boyle has returned to the juicily gruesome world of consuming violence, human and otherwise, with “28 Years Later.” Once again, flesh-shredding creatures are wandering, crawling and, most worryingly, running amok, ravaging every conceivable living being. Humanity remains on the run with some souls safely barricaded in isolation. It’s a sensible precaution that — along with all the gnawed bodies, shredded nerves and broken relationships — makes this futuristic freakout seem as plausible as it is familiar.
Pitched between sputtering hope and despairing resignation, the movie is a classic boys-into-men coming-of-age story updated for the postapocalypse and future installments. On a lushly green British island, a ragtag collection of adults and children are doing their best to keep the tattered remains of civilization intact. Inside a protected hamlet, they live and congregate much as their peasant forebears might have centuries earlier. They share precious resources; nuzzle sexily in the dark. There are threats and some provocative mysteries, like the figure who appears in a ghoulish mask that’s suggestive of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.”
This is the third addition to a cycle that opened with “28 Days Later” (2002), a violent parable also directed by Boyle in which humanity is stricken into near-oblivion. (The 2007 follow-up, “28 Weeks Later,” was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.) The 2002 movie opens in Britain with animal-rights activists set on freeing some lab chimps. Even after an on-site scientist helpfully explains that the animals are infected with rage, the activists keep blundering toward doom. As they restrain the scientist, he shouts, “You’ve no idea—” just before a chimp chows down on a would-be liberator in a flurry of blood-red imagery.
Like the new movie, “28 Days Later” was written by Alex Garland and draws on different influences, most obviously zombie movies. (Boyle directed the screen adaptation of Garland’s novel “The Beach”; they also collaborated on “Sunshine,” a very different dystopian fantasy.) In interviews, Boyle readily discussed the inspirations for “28 Days Later,” realistic and otherwise, citing the Ebola virus as well as “The Omega Man” (1971), a thriller set in the wake of germ warfare. Even so, he pushed back against genre-pigeonholing “28 Days Later.” “See, it’s not a film about monsters — it’s a film about us,” he told Time Out. That our monsters are always us is as obvious as the all-too-human face of Frankenstein’s creature.
Whether zombies or not, the infected in “28 Days Later” kill indiscriminately, much like the undead that George A. Romero first sicced on us in 1968 with “Night of the Living Dead.” One striking, nerve-thwacking difference between these generations of insatiable beings is their pacing. Along with Zack Snyder in his zippy 2004 remake of Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead,” Boyle popularized the now-familiar fast zombie. Romero’s tend to stagger and lurch with their arms raised like scarily ravenous toddlers, moving slowly enough for some of
their swifter would-be victims to escape, though not always. Quickening the pace of the creatures added genre novelty, and it expressed the real world’s ever accelerating rhythms.
The pace complemented Boyle’s filmmaking, which tends toward speed. That’s very much in evidence in “28 Years Later,” which opens with some pro forma background about the state of the world (it’s still bad) and a freaky episode in a house that echoes the opener in the previous movie. The scene here begins with a group of obviously terrified children shut up in a room watching “Teletubbies” on a TV. It’s an unsettling scene that grows all the more disturbing as noises from outside the room grow progressively louder. As the thumps and panicked voices rise, increasing and then converging, the editing rapidly goes into overdrive and grows choppy, finally becoming a grim churn of tots, Teletubbies and monsters.
It’s a shock of an opener that announces this isn’t for the faint of heart and introduces Boyle’s expressionistic approach. Partly shot with iPhones, the new movie sometimes has a degraded visual quality that dovetails with the more helter-skelter violence and abrades the realism of even the quieter passages. There is, you intuit, something off even on the island, where 12-year-old Spike (the very good Alfie Williams) lives with his mother, Isla (Jodie Comer), and father, Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). They seem like good, kind parents (both roles are smartly cast), but Isla suffers from enigmatic episodes that send her into hallucination-ridden fugue states. During her episodes, she can seem as wholly possessed as the infected.
Divided into two complementary sections, the story follows Spike through twinned journeys onto the mainland, the first during a hunt with his father. With Jamie, Spike leaves the island on a causeway that connects it to the mainland during low tide. It’s a questionable initiation rite, but this interlude shrewdly works your nerves, as does Jamie and Spike’s lack of better weapons. The islanders rely on handcrafted arrows, presumably because no one grabbed a hunting rifle before hunkering down. They seem committed to the heroic romance of their own struggle, as Boyle suggests by inserting snippets from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Boots” as well as images of marching boys and clips from Laurence Olivier’s film of “Henry V.”
These nods at a past that’s by turns historic and romantically mythic, feed an undercurrent of tension that Boyle builds on, one kill at a time. By the time Spike and Isla have set off on their own adventure, their world has been repeatedly washed in blood. Their time on the mainland brings both brutal and pacific shocks, and death upon death. A giant called Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry) rises like a messenger from the future,
while Ralph Fiennes shows up like the ghost of Earth’s past. For his part, Spike faces manhood caught between dualities — between innocence and guile, benevolence and sadism, a violent bequest and a possible alternative — as he looks toward the uncertain horizon … and at least one already shot sequel.
‘28 Years Later’
Rated R for extreme violence, human and otherwise. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes. In theaters.
A TODOS MIS PACIENTES
Por este medio les comunico que he vuelto a brindar servicios en mi oficina ubicada en el anexo del Hospital Menonita de Caguas
Oficina C 200 desde el pasado 6 de mayo.
Estaremos recibiendo Pacientes Nuevos • Además de nuestros Pacientes regulares.
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Greenland says visit. But step lightly and speak softly.
By LISA ABEND
Standing at sunset on the boardwalk that rims the jagged western edge of Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital, I felt simultaneously dwarfed and expanded.
The glassy water of the fjord, the veins of granite that made the snow-capped mountains look like crinkle cookies, the clarity of the northern light: All these combined in their immensity to make me feel paltry, while their beauty sent my spirits soaring. But what struck me most was the profound silence that hung, weighty and dense, as if the universe had slipped a pair of noise-canceling headphones over my ears.
That silence was even more striking because I had arrived in Nuuk at what is most likely the noisiest period in Greenland’s history. For years now, the city has been undergoing a very loud building boom, cranking out housing and more recently, a new airport.
Yet the noise is as much metaphorical as it is literal. Ever since President Donald Trump revived his intentions to claim Greenland for the United States, the country has been at the uncomfortable center of the world’s geopolitical conversations, with a steady stream of parachuting journalists and politicians to prove it. And it’s sure to get noisier in June, when United Airlines becomes the first U.S. airline to offer direct flights from the United States — one reason Greenland is among the Travel section’s 52 Places to Go this year.
The trip I took in April wasn’t my first to Greenland. But this time, I was aware of how much hung in the balance.
Reflections of a colonial past
The approach by plane was as breathtaking as ever. Yet from the moment we passengers spilled onto the tarmac, it was clear that things were changing: A new runway and a sparkling terminal had made reaching the capital, where just over a third of the country’s population of 57,000 lives, much easier.
In the city itself, Nuuk still has the rough-and-ready feel of a frontier town, and although it lacks the life-changing scenery of Ilulissat (which gets its own international airport next year) to the north, nature imposes itself just as resolutely.
After checking into a bright new Airbnb, I began in the old part of the city, where the red wooden Church of Our Savior, built in 1849, and the hilltop statue of the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede reflect the country’s colonial past. (Today, Greenland is an autonomous region within the Kingdom of Denmark.) Close by is the “Mother of the Sea” sculpture, which depicts the Inuit goddess Sedna, and the fascinating Greenland National Museum, which features exhibits on Inuit clothing — including long underwear made from bird skins with the feathers still attached — and three ice-frozen mum-
People walk through the streets of downtown Nuuk, Greenland, on May 21, 2025. Already in the geopolitical spotlight, the country prepares for the first direct flights from the United States. (Sigga Ella/The New York Times)
mies.
Together, the sculpture and the museum served as reminders that Greenland had been Inuit for centuries before the Danes arrived 300 years ago.
In the town’s modern center, the contemporary face of colonialism is evident in the dilapidated concrete apartment blocks where the Danish government forcibly relocated families in the 1970s; in the graceful cultural center Katuaq, whose wavy facade (inspired by the northern lights) was designed by a Danish architectural firm; and in the city’s supermarkets, owned by Danish chains.
‘Greenland is not for sale’
About as close to trendy as Nuuk gets is Bibi Chemnitz, a local designer whose shop features stylish streetwear and the occasional Greenland-inspired piece, like colorful socks with patterns derived from Inuit tattoos.
Recently, Chemnitz added T-shirts with the words “Greenland Is Not for Sale” to her collection. When I asked her husband, David Rogilds, who manages the company, how he feels about planeloads of tourists arriving from the country whose government would beg to differ with that slogan, he told me that he — and most people he knows — are excited.
“Actually, I feel sorry for Americans,” he said. “But they are very welcome.”
According to a recent poll, 85% of Greenlanders oppose becoming part of the United States — 1% more than the segment who favors independence from Denmark. Yet nearly everyone I met said they were looking forward to more American visitors. Tourism holds significant economic potential in a country that relies heavily on fishing and an annual grant from Denmark. The government has set a goal for tourism to reach 40% of total export value in the next decade.
Yet there is also uneasiness about what the new influx will mean. As climate change has made the harbors more accessible, cruise lines have added Greenland to their itineraries; this year, 77 ships will call in Nuuk, many with capacity for more than 2,000 passengers.
Over an excellent Thai dinner that included a whole local redfish in curry at Charoen Porn (many restaurants are owned by Thais, who began
immigrating to Greenland in the early 2000s), I asked my dining companion, writer Niviaq Korneliussen, if she was worried about overtourism. She nodded, and I expected her to talk about rising housing costs, or pollution. Instead, she talked about how loud tourists were.
“Greenlanders speak softly,” she said. “If you go to a cafe, even if it is full, it will be quiet. But Europeans and Americans speak so loudly. Whenever the cruise ships are in, my friends and I know not to go out because it’ll be so loud.”
It’s in the potential subsuming of local culture and social norms that Korneliussen sees the greatest threat, whether that means taking photos of people without asking (“I’ve even had people take pictures of me while I was walking my dog!” she said) or peering into people’s windows. That, and an insensitivity to the conditions of local life. “Sometimes when the cruise ships pull into smaller settlements, the passengers stream into the grocery store and buy up all the fresh fruit. They don’t understand that there won’t be any more for another week.”
I got a taste of why some locals worry they may lose their special places to tourism when I first tried to visit the Nuuk Art Museum: It was closed for a private viewing for cruise passengers. The next day, I discovered an evocative collection, including 19th-century landscapes and contemporary political works, like Pia Arke’s video installation “Arctic Hysteria.”
A staff member, Lena Andersen, told me how overwhelming the sudden global attention seemed. “Everybody is welcome,” Andersen said. “Just don’t stomp on us.
‘We will protect it’
Like most tourists, I wanted to spend time in the spectacular landscapes in and near Nuuk. But it was too late in the season for snowshoeing. I settled for a boat ride up the fjord.
Qooqu Berthelsen and his father, Jens, started their tour company, Greenland Arctic Xplorers, last year. As a Danish couple and I boarded the small craft, Qooqu, 22, told us he had been piloting a boat since he was 13. “We had so much freedom growing up,” he said. “You could always be in nature.”
We disembarked at Qoornoq, a collection of houses that had once been home to a small community and a nowabandoned fish-processing factory. Then we settled back on board for some fishing ourselves. After unwinding the spools of weighted line, I was surprised when, after just a few minutes without a nibble, Qooqu decided we were in the wrong spot. No sooner did he move the boat and drop the lines again than one of the Danes landed a cod. Before 30 minutes were up, there were eight more flopping on the deck.
“Aren’t you worried that too many tourists will destroy all this?” I asked Qooqu, indicating the water, the white peaks, the fish. “Not really,” he replied. “We will protect it.” I wish I had Qooqu’s confidence. On my last night, I checked into Aurora Huts, a set of glass “igloos” overlooking the fjord. The two other huts were occupied by tourists who sat outside drinking, talking loudly and singing along to music playing from their phones.
When I shut the door, the weighty Greenlandic silence descended again. There wasn’t room for much more than a bed, but with windows on three sides, I didn’t need anything else. As I watched the sun inch toward the horizon, the stillness helped me realize that I had never been anywhere that made me so acutely aware of my impact, for both good and ill, as a tourist. And maybe, I thought, that was just as it should be.
Insurers pledge to ease controversial prior approvals for medical care
An examination room at a medical practice in Evanston, Ill., on Oct. 28, 2024. (Taylor Glascock/The New York
By REED ABELSON
Facing regulatory crackdowns and intensifying criticism from patients and doctors, the nation’s biggest health insurers said late last week that they would retreat from tactics that have delayed medical care and led at times to denials for necessary treatments.
For years, the widespread practice known as prior authorization has vexed patients who might not have been notified until the day of surgery whether a procedure would be covered by their insurance or if a prescription medicine would be denied for no clear reason.
Insurers often send unintelligible form letters, leaving patients to puzzle out the basis for the denial or what their next steps should be. Patients may delay or even abandon necessary medical care because they may not even be aware that they can appeal the decisions.
Lawmakers, regulators and public outrage have drawn attention to abuses of the system, leading to mounting calls for reforms. Insurers have also been the target of myriad lawsuits, some of which attributed patient deaths to those denials and delays. The killing of Brian Thompson, a UnitedHealthcare executive, in December renewed criticisms of the tactic, unleashing a barrage of complaints that the practice was deployed to avoid covering care.
“Prior authorization is a huge issue for people who are in managed care plans because it is one of the ways plans use to control their costs,” said David A. Lipschutz, co-director for the Center for Medicare Advocacy. He pointed to several studies showing that insurers may have inappropriately denied care, particularly in private Medicare plans.
Various reports from federal regulators and researchers show that the vast majority of appeals are successful.
Insurers have defended the practice as an effort to rein in health care costs, citing some high-priced medications, procedures and tests that they say are unnecessary.
In making the announcement, executives from the two main insurance trade groups acknowledged the growing outcry over the process and said that the plans promised to take a series of voluntary steps over the next year and a half.
“We recognize the frustration people often feel about their experience,” said Mike Tuffin, CEO of AHIP, an industry trade group in Washington, D.C. By easing the policies, he said, “we expect patients will feel less friction and more peace of mind.”
The insurers said they had agreed to streamline the process to ensure patients and their doctors get a decision about the treatment when the request is made, saying they hope to answer 80% of requests in real time by 2027.
Telling patients and their doctors immediately whether a test or treatment is covered “should alleviate a lot of the surprises,” said Kim Keck, CEO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which represents Blue Cross plans in different states.
Not all the delays are caused by the insurers. They estimate that nearly half of the prior authorization requests submitted by hospitals and doctors are via mail, phone or fax. The insurers said they hoped to work with providers to develop ways to use electronic requests that can be answered more quickly.
Other changes include more standardization over what information doctors and patients need to submit to get approval. The insurers have also agreed to protections for patients who change health plans so they can receive previously approved treatments for at least 90 days.
The insurers have also said they will reduce the number of procedures and tests subject to prior authorization. “All plans have been looking at scope in prior authorization for a long time,” Keck said.
Dozens of insurers have signed on to the new agreement. The companies include Aetna, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealthcare and Blue Cross plans in nearly every state, and they cover some 260 million Americans. While there will be some variation in states and among employers, the changes apply to employer-based and government plans under Medicare and Medicaid.
Some companies had begun making these changes under growing pressure from lawmakers and regulators.
During the Biden administration, Medicare officials had enacted stricter rules over the process, and the Trump administration has also taken on the issue.
The new head of Medicare, Chris Klomp, has been in discussions with the health plans, and senior Trump officials are expected to hold a news conference Monday to discuss the steps they are taking. The federal officials are expected to be supportive of these industry changes but will emphasize the need for accountability.
In a statement, Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, offered support for the insurers’ move but cautioned that the proof would be in how the companies behave in the coming months and years. “While this commitment is a step in the right direction, we will ultimately measure its impact by real changes in the day-to-day experiences of patients and the physicians who care for them,” he said.
Others say the voluntary guidelines are not enough. “We believe these and other consumer protection commitments should be in statute, and not just voluntary,” Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, a consumer advocacy organization in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.
While emphasizing the need to not burden patients, he said that standardizing and streamlining the process would
help patients. “We look forward to working with AHIP and policymakers in Washington and the states to recommend reforms that will ensure people can get the care they need when they need it,” he added.
AVISO AMBIENTAL
SOBRE INTENCIÓN DE RENOVAR UN PERMISO PARA OPERAR UNA INSTALACIÓN DE DESPERDICIOS SÓLIDOS NO PELIGROSOS INYECCIÓN SUBTERRÁNEA
El Sr. Santos J. Hernández, propietario de la La Villa Metals, Inc, sometió ante el Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (en adelante DRNA) una solicitud para renovar el permiso para operar una instalación de procesamiento de despoerdicios sólidos no peligrosos (metales y baterías de automóviles desechadas). Esta Instalación está ubicada en la Calle Villa #251 en Ponce, Puerto Rico.
El Reglamento para el Manejo de los Desperdicios Sólidos No Peligrosos (en adelante, Reglamento), establece en el Capítulo IX el requisito de solicitar un permiso como condición previa a la operación de una instalación de desperdicios sólidos no peligrosos, el cual es aplicable a dueños u operadores.
Luego de evaluar los documentos sometidos, el DRNA tiene la intención de conceder el permiso de operación. Copia de la solicitud de permiso, al igual que el borrador del permiso y otros documentos relevantes al caso, están a la disposición del público para ser examinados en la Oficina Regional de Guayama ubicada en la Carr. PR-3 Km. 136.0, Barrio Algarrobos, Guayama, de 7:30 A.M. a 4:00 P.M., de lunes a viernes.
Cualquier persona interesada podrá someter comentarios por escrito sobre el borrador del permiso y podrá solicitar una vista pública. Toda solicitud de vista pública deberá hacerse por escrito y deberá ser debidamente fundamentada y exponer la naturaleza de los planteamientos que se levantarán en la vista. El DRNA podrá celebrar una vista pública de forma discrecional. Toda solicitud deberá ser dirigida a la Oficina Regional de Guayama, Ave. Los Veteranos #2000, Guayama, P.R. 00784, no más tarde de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este Aviso. Este anuncio se publica conforme a lo requerido por la Ley Núm. 38-2017, conocida como la “Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Uniforme del Gobierno de Puerto Rico”, la Ley Núm. 416-2004, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley sobre Política Pública Ambiental”, los reglamentos aprobados a su amparo; y las leyes y reglamentos federales aplicables.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SEBASTIÁN MUNICIPIO DE SAN SEBASTIÁN
Demandante Vs. JOSE ESTELA JIMENEZ Y OTROS
Demandado
Civil Núm.: SS2024CV00817.
Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.U.U., SS.
A: JOSÉ ESTELA JIMÉNEZ, PROPIETARIO; OTRAS PARTES CON INTERÉS; JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE, OTRAS PARTES CON INTERÉS.
Este caso de expropiación forzosa es para una adquisición de un terreno que se describe:
URBANA/RUSTICA: Propiedad marcada en el Plano de Mesura emitido por el Agrimensor Licenciado, Juan Carlos Dávila García, licencia número 10865, con un área de ciento treinta y siete punto sesenta y siete (137.067) metros cuadrados, localizada en la Calle Jesús T. Piñero Núm. 15, Barrio Pueblo, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Propiedad con linde al Norte por, Lucrecio Méndez Alicea por el Sur, calle Jesús T. Piñero, por el Este, Fidel Rodríguez De Jesús y Oeste Rosalía Rosa Román. La propiedad antes mencionada no aparece inscrita (Según datos de Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián). Numero de Catastro: 129-012-011-31-001.
Con el fin de eliminar Estorbos Públicos, a tenor con la Ley 107 de 2020, según enmendada, la Ordenanza Núm. 11, Serie Núm. 2020-2021, según enmendada y la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 41, Serie Núm. 2023-2024. Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento, y notificar al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte peticionaria o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del
Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia previa a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Dirección del abogado parte demandante: Lcdo. Noel A. Arce Bosques, RUA 9058, Calle Muñoz Rivera 10, Lares, Puerto Rico; Tel.: (787) 897-3112; Email: noelarce@ gmail.com. Dada en San Sebastián, Puerto Rico a 4 de junio de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LAURA LUGO CRESPO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR VEJA BAJA
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESION DE MARITZA SALAS VALENTÍN
COMPUESTA POR YAHAIRA MALPICA
SALAS Y FRANCISCO
SALAS; SUCESION DE JUANITA RIVERA GARCÍA COMPUESTA
POR CARMEN MILLIE MARTÍNEZ RIVERA Y MARIO DÍAZ
RIVERA; “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIONES DE MARITZA
SALAS VALENTÍN Y JUANITA RIVERA GARCÍA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) – parte con interés
Demandado
Civil Núm.: BY2024CV00260. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 30 de abril de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, pro-
cederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela número 489 de la Comunidad rural La Trocha en Bo. Río Abajo de Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Area: 527.39 m.c.
Lindes: NORTE, con acceso; SUR, Parcela 493; ESTE, Parcela 488; OESTE, Parcela 490.
Edificación: Casa residencial de concreto y bloques de concreto que consta de tres cuartos dormitorios, sala-comedor, cocina, balcón y baño, con un valor de $20,000.00, según consta de la escritura número 94, otorgada en Bayamón el 27 de noviembre de 1985, ante el notario Pedro Acevedo Rodríguez, inscrita al folio 165 del tomo 252 de Vega Baja, finca 16,699, inscripción 2da. Inscrita en la finca 16,699, inscrita al folio 165 del tomo 252 de Vega Baja, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de Bayamón. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada y notificada en este caso el 25 de febrero de 2025, notificada el el 26 de febrero de 2025, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $19,635.77 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 7.50% desde el 1ro de julio de 2023; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $4,795.50 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 1 DE JULIO DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $47,955.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 8 DE JULIO DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $31,970.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma
se llevará a efecto el día 15 DE JULIO DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $23,977.50, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Artículo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #888, DIVI-
SIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESION DE AIDA LUZ PÉREZ RIVERA COMPUESTA POR JOMAR JESUS PÉREZ PÉREZ, GLAMARIS PÉREZ MATOS; JOSELYN MARIE RODRIGUEZ RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR ELLA Y JOMAR JESUS PÉREZ PÉREZ
Demandados Civil Núm.: DCD2016-0285. (701). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS
SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, Alguacil de la División de Subastas del Centro Judicial de Bayamón, a los demandados y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 29 de abril de 2025 y para satisfacer la Sentencia por la cantidad de $116,326.18 de principal, dictada en el caso de autos el día 28 de febrero de 2017, notificada y archivada en autos el día 13 de marzo de 2017, publicada por edicto el 21 marzo de 2017 y notificada el 23 de marzo de 2017, procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, mediante efectivo, giro o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil de este Tribunal todo derecho, título e interés que hayan tenido tengan o puedan tener los deudores demandados en cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el Municipio de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble se describe a continuación: DESCRlPCIÓN: URBANA: Solar radicado en el barrio Hato Tejas del término municipal de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, marcado con el número cuatro (4) del bloque “AB” de la Urbanización Reparto Teresita, con un área superficial de 300.150 metros cuadrados. En lindes al Norte; con los solares
catorce y trece del mismo bloque; en una distancia de 13.05 metros; al Sur, con la calle #26, en una distancia de 13.05 metros; al Este, con el solar #5 del mismo bloque, en una distancia de 23.00 metros y al Oeste, con el solar #3 del mismo bloque, en una distancia de 23.00 metros. Enclava una casa de concreto. FINCA: #2287 inscrita al folio 60 del tomo 41 de Bayamón Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Ill. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala de Bayamón, cuyas cantidades son las siguientes: $116,326.18 por de principal, 6.375% de intereses, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda $304.92 de gastos por mora, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma de tasación pactada, la cual es $118,220.88 para la propiedad antes descrita. Si no produjere remate o adjudicación la primera subasta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servirá de tipo mínimo de 2/3 partes del valor de la tasación, o sea $78,813.92 . Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se procederá a tercera subasta, en esta el tipo mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado o $59,110.44 . Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse a opción del demandante. Art. 104 de la Ley Hipotecaria, 30 L.P.R.A sec. 2721. Para el lote descrito, la PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 7 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efecto una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 14 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 21 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en la Oficina del Alguacil de Subastas, localizada en el Cuarto Piso, en el Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón. De Estudio de Título realizado el 20 de marzo de 2025 no surgen gravámenes preferentes. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de cur-
so legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. La propiedad para ejecutar se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, previa orden judicial dirigida al Registrador de la Propiedad de la sección correspondiente para la cancelación de aquellos posteriores. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 14 de mayo de 2025. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193. ***
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ALEXIS CABRERA GARCÍA; MARÍA MILAGROS VÁZQUEZ
NIEVES
EX-PARTE
Peticionarios
Civil Núm.; BY2025CV02022. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DO-
MINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: PERSONAS IGNORADAS, SUCN. DE ANSELMO CABRERA CABRERA, P/C DE SU HIJO ANSELMO CABRERA CABRERA, HC 74 BOX 5654 Y P/C DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ERNESTO CABRERA CABRERA, COMPUESTA POR ERNESTO JUAN CABRERA ORTEGA HC 72 BOX 4061, NARANJITO, PR 00719, LUZ ENEIDA CABRERA ORTEGA, HC 72 BOX 4061, NARANJITO, PR 00719 Y CARLOS RAÚL CABRERA ORTEGA, HC 74, BOX 5659, NARANJITO, PR 00719. Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba mencionado, con el fin de justificar e inscribir a favor de la Promovente, el dominio que tiene sobre la siguiente finca: “RÚSTICA”: Predio de terreno ubicado en el barrio Guadiana del término municipal de Naranjito, Puerto Rico, compuesta de OCHOCIENTOS OCHENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO TRES MIL SETECIENTOS SETENTA Y UNO METROS CUADRADOS (884.3771 m.c.), equivalentes a CERO PUNTO DOS MIL DOSCIENTOS CINCUENTA CUERDA (0.2250 cda). En lindes por el NORESTE y SURESTE, en seis alineaciones distintas que suman sesenta y tres punto setecientos ochenta y tres metros, con camino municipal asfaltado; por el SUROESTE, en una distancia de veinticinco punto cero, cinco, uno metros, con terrenos propiedad de Eneida Narváez; y por el NOROESTE, en cuatro alineaciones distintas que suman veinticuatro punto cuatrocientos tres metros, con terrenos propiedad de Ernesto Cabrera. Alega la parte Peticionaria que adquirió la finca descrita mediante documento privado para el 30 de diciembre de 2015. Es abogado de la parte Peticionaria: LIC. JORGE M. DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, PO BOX 852, NARANJITO, P.R. 007190852, TELEFONO: (787) 8694042, jorgemdiazrodriguez@ gmail.com. Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique la pretensión por tres veces durante el término de veinte días en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que los que tengan algún derecho real sobre el inmueble descrito, las personas ignoradas
contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 27 de mayo de 2025, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. NERYSA ALEJANDRINO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR ROBERT ALAN RECK Demandante V. FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DEL CUAL Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2025CV01256. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO
DEL CUAL, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO
QUE SE INTENTA CANCELAR.
POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la presentación de una Demanda en su contra. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través de Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda enmendada, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. La parte demandante alega que por la Escritura de hipoteca número 21, otorgada en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el día 9 de diciembre de 1994, ante la Notario Público Ida L. Agosto Serrano, se suscribió un pagaré hipotecario por la suma de $82,000.00 a favor de Saul Reck, o a su orden, con intereses al 7.5% anual, vencedero el día 9 de mayo de 2019, autenticado bajo testimonio número 953 de la Notario Público Ida L. Agosto Serrano, y en garantía del mismo constituyó hipoteca (inscrita al folio 28vto. del tomo 116 de Río Grande, finca nú-
mero 5,815, inscripción décima (l10ma), Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Carolina) sobre la finca que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Colinas del Yunque, localizada en el Barrio Mameyes y Zarzal del término Municipal de Río Grande, Puerto Rico, marcada con el número treinta y siete (37) del Manzana “F”, con un área de mil doscientos ochenta y dos metros cuadrados con cincuenta centímetros (1,282.50m.c.). En lindes por el NORTE; con el solar treinta y seis (36), distancia de cuarenta y cinco metros (45m); por el SUR; con el solar treinta y ocho (38), distancia de cuarenta y cinco metros (45m); por el ESTE; con el solar cuarenta (40), distancia de veintiocho metros con cincuenta centímetros (28.50m); y por OESTE; con Calle quince (15), distancia de veintiocho metros con cincuenta centímetros (28.50m). El inmueble antes descrito contiene una casa de concreto diseñada para una familia. La Propiedad consta inscrita al folio 27 del tomo 116 de Río Grande, finca 5,815 Sección III de Carolina. La deuda evidenciada por el pagaré hipotecario fue satisfecha y pagada en su totalidad por la parte demandante, y el mismo se ha extraviado o la posesión la ostentan los demandados desconocidos de epígrafe, sin que la parte demandante lo haya podido localizar a pesar de las gestiones realizadas, por lo cual no lo tiene para su cancelación. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la Demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto notificándole con copia de dicha contestación al Lcdo. Luis G. Parrilla Hernández, PO Box 195168 San Juan, PR 009195168 y/o 250 Avenida Muñoz Rivera, Piso 6, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy 27 de mayo de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. LOURDES DÍAZ MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
UE LAS CATALINAS LLC
Demandante V. CCS2, LLC H/N/C PALETTAMERICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2025CV02320. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE
DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CCS2, LLC H/N/C PALETTAMERICA - 425 CARRETERA 693, STE 1, DORADO, PR 00646; PASEO CORALES I, CALLE MAR DE CORTEZ 655, DORADO, PR 00646. POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a CCS2, LLC H/N/C PALETTAMERICA, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante UE LAS CATALINAS LLC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Mauricio O. Muñiz Luciano (mmuniz@mpmlawpr. com) y la Lcda. Natalia Negrón Roure (nnegron@mpmlawpr. com), 250 Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 11 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN UE MONTEHIEDRA HOLDING II LLC
Demandante V. PALETAS DE PUERTO RICO, INC. H/N/C PALETTAMERICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2025CV02322. Sala: 503. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS
UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CCS2, LLC H/N/C PALETTAMERICA - 425 CARRETERA 693, STE 1, DORADO, PR 00646; PASEO CORALES I, CALLE MAR DE CORTEZ 655, DORADO, PR 00646. POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a PALETAS DE PUERTO RICO, INC. H/N/C PALETTAMERICA, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante UE MONTEHIEDRA HOLDING II LLC, solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Mauricio O. Muñiz Luciano (mmuniz@mpmlawpr. com) y la Lcda. Natalia Negrón Roure (nnegron@mpmlawpr. com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 11 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. IVETTE M. MARRERO BRACERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA MUNICIPAL CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Demandante Vs. JOSHUA PÉREZ VÁSQUEZ
Demandado
Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV02111. (906). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA,
EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A:J OSHUA PÉREZ VÁSQUEZ.
Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero. Se le notifica para que comparezca ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se le notifica que deberá presentar su alegación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Centro Judicial de San Juan, Sala Municipal, y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Andrea Carolina Chaves Figueroa; PO Box 193813, San Juan, PR 00919; achaves@esqlegalpr. com. Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la demanda, sin más citársele ni oírsele. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal a 10 de junio de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MICHELLE RIVERA RÍOS, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA MUNICIPAL CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Demandante Vs. NED JAMIL CRUZ RAMOS
Demandado Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV02129. (906). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: NED JAMIL CRUZ RAMOS. Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero. Se le notifica para que comparezca ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se le notifica que deberá presentar su alegación
a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Centro Judicial de San Juan, Sala Municipal, y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Andrea Carolina Chaves Figueroa; PO Box 193813, San Juan, PR 00919; achaves@esqlegalpr. com. Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la demanda, sin más citársele ni oírsele. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal a 10 de junio de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MICHELLE RIVERA RÍOS, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. MADISON
ELIZABETH RUSS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV01459. (Salón: 905 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: MADISON
ELIZABETH RUSS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de junio de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic-
to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN LÓPEZ VILCHES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. SUCESION DE WALTER IVAN RAMIREZ GONZALEZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2022CV02749. (Salón: 508 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FASJCFORTUNO@FORTUNO-LAW. COM. A: IVAN RAM IREZ BLANCO Y LIZA RAMIREZ MAYA COMO HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE WALTER IVAN RAMIREZ GONZALEZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS O PERSONAS CON INTERES SOBRE DICHA SUCESION.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de junio de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARTHA ALMODÓVAR CA-
BRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO
ORIENTAL BANK Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE ERNESTO MELÉNDEZ MORALES COMPUESTA POR ERNESTO MELÉNDEZ AYALA Y ANA MELÉNDEZ AYALA; SUCESIÓN DE AMPARO AYALA DE JESÚS COMPUESTA POR CÁNDIDO DE TAL AYALA, ERNESTO MELÉNDEZ AYALA Y ANA MELÉNDEZ AYALA; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHAS SUCESIONES Demandados Civil Núm.: FA2025CV00230. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SUCESIÓN DE ERNESTO MELÉNDEZ MORALES COMPUESTA POR ERNESTO MELÉNDEZ AYALA Y ANA MELÉNDEZ AYALA; SUCESIÓN DE AMPARO AYALA DE JESÚS COMPUESTA POR CÁNDIDO DE TAL AYALA, ERNESTO MELÉNDEZ AYALA Y ANA MELÉNDEZ AYALA; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHAS SUCESIONES - URB. RIO GRANDE TOWN, 9 (LOTE 2) CALLE SOLEDAD, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745; PO BOX 88 PALMER, RIO GRANDE, PR 00721. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/ salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación
anual, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la obligación hipotecaria y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo $19,090.00, pactado para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La parte Demandante presentó para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: URBANA: Solar marcado bajo el número cuatro (4) de la Manzana “G”, del plano de la Urbanización Alemañy, radicada en el Barrio Sábalos y Cárcel de la Ciudad de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de Cuatrocientos Cincuenta metros cuadrados, que colinda por el Norte, en quince metros, con la Calle Santa Teresa de la urbanización; por el Sur, en treinta metros, con propiedad de Juan Alemañy y Sosa; por el Este, en treinta metros, con el solar número tres; y por el Oeste, en treinta metros, con el solar número cinco (5) de la urbanización. Enclava una casa de una sola planta de concreto y bloques, techada de concreto, que mide veintiún (21) pies seis (6) pulgadas de frente por cuarenta y seis (46) pies cuatro (4) pulgadas de fondo, o sea de una área de vivienda de ochocientos noventa y tres punto sesenta y dos (893.62) pies cuadrados. Contiene sala, comedor, cocina, tres cuartos dormitorios y un cuarto de baño y una marquesina de diez (10) pies seis (6) pulgadas de frente por veintitrés (23) pies cuatro (4) pulgadas de fondo, de un área de doscientos cuarenta y cinco (245.00) pies cuadrados. lnscrita al folio cincuenta (50) del tomo quinientos cuatro (504) de Mayagüez, finca catorce mil doscientos veintiséis (14,226), Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez. SE LES APERCIBE que, de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Carolina, Puerto Rico. A 16 día de mayo de 2025. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ. SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. STEVEN BREBAN
MALDONADO
Demandada
Civil Núm.: PO2025CV00278. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: STEVEN BREBAN MALDONADO.
POR LA PRESENTE: Se le notifica que contra usted se ha presentado la Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero de la cual se acompaña copia. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere para que dentro del término de TREINTA (30) días desde la fecha de la Publicación por Edicto de este Emplazamiento presente su contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, P.O. Box 7185, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00732-7185 y notifique a la LCDA. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al Apartado 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620 y (845) 345-3985, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 21 de mayo de 2025. CARMEN TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. LOYDA TORRES IRIZARRY, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
MCS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Demandante V. BLUEWATER DEFENSE INC.
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2025CV01008. (Salón: 702). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
JUAN CARLOS ORTIZ AROCHOJUANKORTIZ@AOL.COM. A: BLUEWATER DEFENSE, INC. - PO BOX 1509 CAGUAS, PR 00754.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17
de junio de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante V. TAUSHA CARTER
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: VB2025CV00060. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ASHLEY ANNE CLEMENTE SERRANO - ACLEMENTE@ MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGI - LMARINI@ MPMLAWPR.COM. A: TAUSHA CARTER102 CHESTERFIELD LN. APT 101, STAFFORD, VA 33556-9006. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de junio de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia
Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. DELVIS I. VAZQUEZ RIVERA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2025CV01077. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: DELVIS I. VAZQUEZ RIVERA - 100 CALLE MARGINAL N APT 806, BAYAMON PR 009597262; BO INGENIO 225 CALLE JAZMIN, TOA BAJA PR 00951.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la direc-
ción natalie.bonaparte@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO
BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de mayo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. VIVÍAN J. SANABRIA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. ZILKA M. NAVARRO CASTRO
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2024CV03761. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ZILKA M. NAVARRO CASTRO - COND PARKVIEW TERRACE 5 CALLE HORTENCIA APT 504, CANOVANAS PR 00729-3582; RR 1 BOX 39I, CAROLINA PR 00983. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de mayo de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SE-
CRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CABO ROJO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. MIGUEL ACOSTA SUAREZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CB2024CV00638.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MIGUEL ACOSTA SUAREZ - 3601 MONT MARTRE DR. APT 3216, ORLANDO FL 32822. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de mayo de 2025. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE TOA BAJA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS
FUND, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. ARELIS ALVARADO ALVARADO
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: DO2025CV00056. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ARELIS ALVARADO ALVARADO - BO. MAMEYAL CALLE 16 PARC 66 C, DORADO PR 00646-2422.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio,
LEGAL NOTICE
Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico Inc. is proposing to construct a 50-foot overall height small cell pole telecommunications structure located off PR#3 Avenue, 65 Infantería, KM 3.8, San Juan, Puerto Rico (18°23’49.5”N, 66°1’9.9”W). The proposed tower is not anticipated to be lit.
Any interested party may also request further environmental review of the proposed action under the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act rules, 47 CFR §1.1307, by notifying the FCC of the specific reasons that the action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. This request must only raise environmental concerns and can be filed online using the FCC pleadings system at www.fcc.gov or mailed to FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 within 30 days of the date that notice of this proposed action is published on the FCC’s website. Refer to File No. A1315569 when submitting the request and to view the specific information about the proposed action. 25002176/TLR
en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de mayo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. GLORYMAR SALDAÑA QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico Inc. propone construir una estructura de telecomunicaciones de 15 metros de altura, con un poste de celda pequeña, ubicada en la Avenida PR#3, 65 Infantería, Km. 3.8, San Juan, Puerto Rico (18°23’49.5”N, 66°1’9.9”O). No se prevé que la torre propuesta esté iluminada.
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Sudoku
How to Play:
Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.
Sudoku Rules:
Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9
Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9
Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9
Crossword
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1. City on the Mexican border
2. Loner
3. It's symbolized by a lightbulb
4. Genghis Khan followers
5. Copy of an orig.
6. Tardy
7. Moved rapidly
8. "___ be done" (optimist's opinion)
9. Tavern in "The Simpsons"
10. It's hard to see through
11. Walked in
12. Lets up
14. "____ Life" (Beatles classic)
15. Slangy "Don't lose any sleep over it"
24. "I'll do ___ you will"
25. Written discourses
26. Like a witch's nose
29. Unilateral
30. Wild West Wyatt
33. Up to
34. "Eye of the Needle" author
35. Valued fungus
37. Isn't naughty
38. Primed
39. Actress Bening of "American Beauty"
43. Means of escape
45. Father-and-daughter Hollywood duo
Diagonally
48. 20 quires
49. China preceder
50. Brand of microwave wax
51. Busy place
Ring figure
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The San Juan Daily Star Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Carroll’s explosive power makes him ‘one of one’
By DOUG HALLER / THE ATHLETIC
The ball left Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll’s bat with an exit velocity of 94.8 mph, more of a line drive than a towering fly. Sprinting out of the batter’s box, Carroll did not think it was enough.
But the ball kept carrying at Chase Field in Phoenix, landing in the front row of the left-field bleachers, No. 20 on the season, putting Carroll, 24, on a 46-plus home run pace, not that such things matter in the middle of June, if at all.
In his third full season, Carroll’s power is not a secret. He has had it in some form since his high school days in Seattle, and it has transferred to baseball’s highest level. But there is still something amazing about seeing someone listed at 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, muscling balls over the fence the opposite way.
As he rounded the bases last Friday, he moved into fifth on this season’s home run leaderboard. The four ahead of him at that point — the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, the Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber — outweighed him by an average of 74 pounds.
After the game, manager Torey Lovullo said that unlike last season, when Carroll got off to a slow start, he is not missing the pitches he is looking to square. “There’s a ton of bat speed in there,” he added.
There are several ways to describe Carroll. Pitcher Ryne Nelson went with “physical.” Damion Easley, the assistant hitting coach, called him a “walking muscle.”
His signature play is not the home run but the triple. When he hits a ball into the gap, nearly everyone is thinking three bags. After a triple Thursday night, his nine triples led the major leagues. (Over his first three full seasons, Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki, similar in size to Carroll, had 24 triples; Carroll has 33 and counting.)
Rick Huegli witnessed this firsthand when he worked with Carroll at Lakeside School in Seattle. A former strength and conditioning coach at the University of Washington, Huegli noted that there are various ways to measure explosiveness, but one method is through a standing vertical jump. During his high school days, Carroll leaped an impressive 36 inches.
Not long after, Huegli began telling people Carroll might be among the five most impressive athletes he had been around, whether in high school or college.
Another thing Huegli noticed about Corbin: his drive, which he found uncommon. At Lakeside, the strength staff stored the school’s prowler sleds in a storage room inside the gymnasium. Athletes could use the sleds, pushing them with varying weights, speeds or both. But they could not be pushed on the hardwood floors of the gym. They had to be relocated to a turf field, 100 yards away and uphill.
Carroll transferred everything himself, carrying the sled and the 45-pound bumper plates, a task that required five or six trips. This is the story Huegli tells when asked what made Carroll different.
“Not every kid does that,” he said.
In 2023, the year Carroll started in the All-Star Game in his hometown and won National League rookie of the year, he hit 25 home runs. Last year, he rallied after the slow start and finished with 22.
This season, he said, he feels as though he has been hitting balls hard, with launch angles ranging from 20 to 35 degrees. Most of his home runs early this season were to the pull side, something he would like to get back to doing. His last two homers, both to the opposite field, had exit velocities below 96.5 mph, which ranked among the lowest of his career.
Carroll could not recall when he first realized his power. It has just always been there.
“I guess I’ve never tried to put a limit on myself,” he said. “I’ve always tried to work on every part of my game, hitting for power would be no exception. I got a belief that I can damage the baseball, so I always want that to be a part of my game. I feel like that’s when I’m at my best.”
Baseball numbers are difficult to project. Line drives are run down. A hot bat turns cold. Pitchers learn from mistakes. (Indeed, after hitting his 20th homer, Carroll was 0 for 9 in his next 10 plate appearances against San Diego, striking out six times.) Still, trying to approximate Carroll’s power potential is a fascinating exercise. Easley says 35-plus is realistic, but recent history suggests 40 would be difficult for a player of Carroll’s size.
Over the last 20 years, 59 players have hit 40 or more home runs in a season. Of that group, only three have weighed less than 200 pounds — Marcus Semien (who topped 40 homers in 2021), Alex Bregman (2019) and Alfonso Soriano (2006).
Carroll is not concerned about such things.
“My mindset is kind of if I can hit one a week, then I can look up at the end of the year and be in a pretty good spot,” he said. “Anything additional to that is kind of just a bonus.
In his third full season, Corbin Carroll’s power is not a secret. (Facebook via Arizona Diamondbacks)
I’m not trying to be a power hitter. I want to be a good hitter and hit a bunch of balls hard on the line. If they go, they go.”
Easley said when he first met Carroll in 2022, he thought he was a slasher — someone who hits doubles, triples and gets on base — “which he is,” Easley said, but he did not realize Carroll’s line drives often leave the park.
Asked if he had played with anyone of similar size and skill over his 17 big league seasons, Easley looked down for about 10 seconds. José Reyes, a teammate with the New York Mets, could run like Carroll, he said, but he did not have that kind of power. The same goes for Juan Pierre, a teammate of the thenFlorida Marlins.
“Man, that’s a tough one,” Easley concluded.
Asked the same question, Lovullo, who played parts of eight major league seasons, mentioned Brian Giles, a teammate in Cleveland, but the more he talked about the 5-foot-11 outfielder, who was thicker than Carroll, the more he talked himself out of it.
“I want to believe Corbin is a little bit different,” Lovullo said. “He’s one of one. I’ve known him now for several years. How hard he works, he’s jacked. He’s got some God-given ability combined with this incredible drive that helps him create some amazing torque. He’s dynamic with his legs, his ability to chase balls down, hit for power. It’s a full complement of tools. There’s not a lot of them like that.”
NBA Finals
(Best of 7)
Game 1
Indiana Pacers 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 110 Game 2
Thunder 123, Pacers 107 Game 3
Pacers 116, Thunder 107 Game 4
Thunder 111, Pacers 104 Game 5
Thunder 120, Pacers 109 Game 6
Pacers 108, Thunder 91 Game 7
Sunday
Thunder 103, Pacers 91 (OKC wins 4-3)
Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 21
