Tuesday Mar 4, 2025

Doubts Arise Over Genera Pact

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Manufacturers Association to hold Logistics Summit

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico is establishing itself as a strategic hub for trade and logistics. To support this growth, the Manufacturers Association will host the Supply Chain & Logistics Summit on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Resort & Casino, T-Mobile District. The summit will feature prominent speakers, including Governor Jenniffer González Colón, Ports Authority Director Norberto Negrón, and Sebastián Negrón, the secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). Additionally, companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb, Crowley, Boston Scientific, UPS, FedEx, Amerijet International, Aerostar, Invest Puerto Rico,

and Amazon Web Services Puerto Rico (AWS) will also participate.

“This summit is crucial for positioning Puerto Rico as a leader in logistics through the exchange of innovative strategies,” stated Tom Vincent, president of the Transportation and Logistics Committee. “It will be a unique opportunity to share knowledge and transform our supply chain.”

Attendees will engage in panels and conferences led by industry experts on a range of key topics, including Puerto Rico’s strategic position, public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, global trends, company transformations in global logistics, technology strategies, and logistics security to mitigate risks and ensure continuous operations in an increasingly complex global environment. There will also be updates on port development and operations.

“The supply chain is the economic heartbeat of the island, and each link is a bridge to progress. Public-private collaboration is essential for strengthening our infrastructure and enhancing global competitiveness, driving Puerto Rico’s growth and resilience,” said Yandia Pérez, executive vice president of the Association of Industrialists. “With this meeting, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting projects that stimulate development.”

This event is aimed at decision-makers in the supply chain, including manufacturers, distributors, and leaders in the medical device, food, and beverage sectors, among others.

By THE STAR STAFF

The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) installed new acoustic buoys in Caño Martín Peña and the Piedras River to alert boaters about the presence of manatees and reinforce navigation safety.

The designated secretary of the DNER, Waldemar Quiles, explained that the buoys warn boat users about the maximum speed allowed of five knots in these areas. “These buoys guide the boater who is entering an area used by manatees. We will continue to label and implement the current laws and regulations on navigation in Puerto Rico,” Quiles said in a written statement.

As part of this effort, agents of the Maritime Unit of the San Juan Municipal Police issued two fines of $250 each to boat drivers who exceeded the speed limit in designated areas.

The DNER had recently placed similar buoys in the Caracoles, Mata La Gata and Collado keys, in the La Parguera sector, in Lajas. Quiles reiterated the call to boat owners to

comply with Law 430-2000, known as the “Navigation and Aquatic Safety Law of Puerto Rico,” which establishes negligent navigation in areas exclusive to bathers and manatees as a crime.

Former representative fails to see true savings in Genera contract amendments

By THE STAR STAFF

Former independent representative Luis Raúl Torres shared his frustration and disappointment regarding the recent renegotiation of the Public-Private Partnership contract with Genera PR, the private operator of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) legacy power plants.

On February 27, 2025, Genera and PREPA filed a document with the Energy Bureau agreeing to remove the existing incentive structure to ensure “long-term cost savings, administrative simplicity, and greater certainty.”

The amendment acknowledges $15.42 million in verified incentives for Genera, covering Fiscal Year 2024, which is included in a total payment of $110 million.

According to the parties, over the remaining nine years of the contract, the amendment could represent potential cost savings of up to $805.52 million, which would have otherwise been allocated to incentive payments under the current structure. Genera and PREPA further emphasized that, under the existing framework, Genera is entitled to performance-based incentives across six categories, totaling up to $100 million annually. These incentive payments could have amounted to $1 billion. Genera has agreed to forgo all incentive payments for the entire duration of the contract. In exchange, Genera will receive $110 million, payable in eleven monthly installments of $10 million, with payments scheduled to commence by the end of March, subject to approval from the Energy Bureau and the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (FOMB).

This restructuring eliminates uncertainty in incentive calculations and ensures that 100% of all future operational savings will directly benefit the people of Puerto Rico, rather than being shared with Genera, the parties said. Therefore, Genera and PREPA requested that

its first year, when projected over ten years, is approximately between $110 million and $120 million. “This NPV figure aligns closely with the proposed payment. By opting for the lump-sum payment, PREPA avoids future financial commitments while securing an equivalent value in today’s terms. This could result in savings by eliminating annual payments and reducing longterm financial uncertainty,” the Bureau said.

the government, as previously stipulated.

not what governor González Colón announced.

the Energy Bureau grant preliminary approval for the proposed amendment, pending final submission for regulatory approval. Required approvals from PREPA and P3A Boards have been obtained.

Nonetheless, the Energy Bureau said it is not clear how the amendments save money.

“Upon reviewing the information submitted, the Energy Bureau acknowledges that the proposed amendment could lead to financial benefits, including potential savings for the public, if properly structured and implemented. The changes outlined in the February 27 motion suggest a shift in the incentive framework, potentially resulting in improved operational efficiencies. However, the Energy Bureau notes that, under the original agreement, performance-based incentives were only awarded upon meeting established metrics, raising the question of how the amendments establish genuine cost-saving mechanisms,” a motion to the Energy Bureau reads.

Nevertheless, the Energy Bureau says, the proposed $110 million payment can be considered a cost-saving measure when evaluated against the Net Present Value (NPV) of future incentive payments over a ten-year period. The NPV of $15.42 million earned by Genera in

This strategy allows for efficient fund usage while maintaining the same overall value, rendering the payment a viable and financially sound option. The shift to a lump-sum payment might be seen as a strategic decision to maximize cost savings for Puerto Rico’s energy consumers. While the proposal includes a $110 million payment, the February 27 motion does not clearly specify how this amount will be budgeted or sourced. The Energy Bureau directs PREPA and Genera, along with any relevant government entities, to clarify the funding source and any budgetary implications associated with this payment.

Governor Jennifer González on Sunday highlighted amendments to the contract between Puerto Rico and Genera PR, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy, which manages the island’s power generation. The current contract includes performance-based incentives totaling up to $100 million annually, potentially reaching $1 billion over ten years. In response to concerns, the governor instructed Energy Czar Josué Colón and La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech to renegotiate the contract.

González explained that the amended agreement caps incentive payments at $110 million for the years 2023 and 2024, eliminating potential additional bonuses for Genera PR. The new arrangement ensures that all savings resulting from the company’s operational efficiency directly benefit the public, rather than being divided equally between Genera PR and

However, some remain skeptical about the deal, arguing that the company has yet to make substantial improvements in service or capital investments since taking over electricity generation in Puerto Rico two years ago. Critics argue that the privatization of power generation appears to prioritize corporate interests over those of the Puerto Rican people, while issues such as rising electricity rates and funding for retiree pensions remain unaddressed.

Torres, who as representatives investigated the contracts awarded to LUMA and to Genera, said the amendments are not what González Colón announced. “Through this agreement, $110 million will be paid to Genera PR for the years 2023 and 2024, thus eliminating future bonuses that could have reached up to $100 million annually in incentives for achieving savings in the operation of the electric generation system, during the next ten years. In other words, $110 million is being paid in advance bonuses for improvements not yet made and without achieving any savings,” he wrote in social media.

“According to the governor, this agreement could represent a savings of between $360 million and $890 million for Puerto Rico in the next decade. In addition, it was mentioned that 100% of the savings resulting from the operational efficiency of Genera PR will directly benefit the people, instead of being divided 50/50 as previously stipulated. And what savings have been achieved in the two years that Genera PR has been in charge of electricity generation? None,” he said.

On the other hand, there is no tangible evidence of improvements in service and the absence of capital investments by Genera PR and its parent company, New Fortress Energy, reinforce the perception that these agreements benefit corporations more than the Puerto Rican people, he said.

Inspector General finds irregularities in Health’s contracting, management of federal funds

By THE STAR STAFF

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of Puerto Rico has identified significant issues in the contracting services and management of federal funds within the Department of Health. Notably, there was an overbilling totaling $83,003 between 2021 and 2023.

The report, published Monday, revealed that a company contracted by the agency overcharged by $51,315 through two contracts in 2022. In 2023, this company billed an additional $5,876 and received $25,812 for services provided without a valid contract.

According to the OIG, these deficiencies may represent breaches in internal controls, as invoices were certified and processed without meeting regulatory requirements. Irregularities were also discovered in the Unique Registry of Professionals (RUP), with discrepancies noted between the employer’s Social Security number on the contract and the one officially registered.

The analysis indicated that, despite contracts specifying payment with local funds, at least $31,679 was paid using federal funds. Additionally, $57,609 was identified in equipment and materials purchases not covered by the contracts, along with 60 invoices containing incomplete or defective

information.

The OIG pointed out that the contracted services were provided in facilities not included in the agreements, which adversely affected the operations of the Department of Health’s Central Office at the San Juan Medical Center. The affected facilities include those in Adjuntas, Arecibo, Río Grande, Rincón, Cataño, and Ponce.

The OIG has recommended that the agency address these deficiencies, enhance internal controls, and implement more rigorous processes for contracting, billing, and the use of federal funds. The Department of Health is required to report the corrective actions taken.

Former independent representative Luis Raúl Torres who investigated the contracts awarded to LUMA and to Genera, said the amendments are

PDP calls on the governor to approve the bill that eliminates the Public Safety Department

By THE STAR STAFF

The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) is urging Governor Jenniffer González to approve House Bill 261, which aims to eliminate the Puerto Rico Public Safety Department (DSP) and restore autonomy to its constituent agencies.

Héctor Ferrer Santiago, the PDP spokesman in the House of Representatives, along with Representative Ramón Torres Cruz, made this appeal today. Ferrer authored the bill, which was filed on January 22, but it has yet to receive approval from the majority New Progressive Party (PNP).

“We are calling on the Governor to instruct her representatives in the House to support our

measure. We have recently heard her express intentions to legislate for the elimination of the DSP. If there is genuine will to act, she simply needs to approve House Bill 261,” Ferrer Santiago stated.

He further emphasized, “Governor González needs to move beyond political rhetoric. This is about translating words into action and working towards the elimination of the Department of Public Safety in the legislature.”

Ferrer also highlighted, “The evidence is clear. Since the DSP’s inception in 2017, the PDP has maintained that integrating the Police into a department only adds bureaucracy and duplicates functions. Time has proven us correct.”

Representative Ramón Torres Cruz, a member

By THE STAR STAFF

To promote economic growth in Culebra, House Speaker Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez, along with the Mayor of the island municipality, Ediberto ‘Junito’ Romero, held a meeting with Port Authority Director Norberto Negrón to explore building a series of new hangars for aircraft maintenance at the Benjamín Rivera Noriega Regional Airport.

of the PDP and the Security Commission in the House, added, “Today, the Governor expresses a desire to propose legislation for its elimination, but there is a bill already filed and awaiting legislative action. This is not about speeches or showmanship; it’s about public safety. Our delegation has done the work; we presented the bill, filed it, and we defend it because we know that the DSP has failed.”

Torres Cruz concluded by stating, “If the Governor is committed to this issue, she should not waste time with more speeches. Instead, she should direct her NPP delegation to approve our measure. The security of our country cannot be compromised by the inaction of the worst start to a government in Puerto Rico’s history.”

House Speaker discusses expansion of Culebra airport

“Our goal is to support the initiatives of the Mayor of Culebra, who has expressed his desire to create a network of hangars for the maintenance of aircraft that fly to and from the Benjamín Rivera Noriega Regional Airport. We believe this presents a valuable opportunity to further promote economic growth in this island municipality, and we are committed to making this a reality,” explained Méndez, who represents District 36, which includes the municipalities of Río Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Vieques, and Culebra.

So far in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which ends on June 30, the Culebra airport has received approximately 3,295 flights. The officials did provide a cost for the work or its financing.

The Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport underwent significant renovations, including the first rehabilitation and reconditioning of landing and takeoff runways in over 30 years, with a total investment of more than $4 million in federal funds, including support facilities.

“Our airport is an economic development hub with

great potential. Our proposal focuses on developing several hangars to facilitate the maintenance of aircraft using this airport facility. For this reason, we are eager to discuss the matter in more detail with the Executive Director of the Port Authority to establish a program that brings this vision to life,” said the Mayor of Culebra.

In response, the Executive Director of the Port Authority expressed his willingness to work closely with the Mayor and the Speaker of the House to evaluate the proposal.

The discussion regarding the potential expansion of the hangar area of the Culebra airport brought a group of agency heads to the island municipality, including the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC), Sebastián Negrón; the Executive Director of the Public Buildings Authority, Félix Lassalle; the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works, Edwin González; and Norberto Negrón.

The Senator for the District of Carolina, Héctor J. Sánchez, was also present.

Swain orders litigation of issues before approving PREPA’s debt adjustment plan

By THE STAR STAFF

Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who oversees the bankruptcy of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, ordered all parties Monday to consult with the Mediation Team to determine the issues that must be resolved before the approval of a debt adjustment plan to restructure the utility’s $9 billion debt. In January, the First Circuit Court of Appeals overturned certain determinations previously made by Judge Swain, specifically regarding the extent and value of bondholder claims within PREPA’s Title III case. In light of this reversal, Judge Swain requested the Financial Oversight and Man-

agement Board (FOMB), representing PREPA, to submit a proposed timetable for the formulation and filing of an amended plan of adjustment. The FOMB agreed to submit a plan by March 17.

Despite the FOMB’s commitment, Judge Swain noted that there are still substantial unresolved issues pertaining to the amount and priority of PREPA bondholders’ claims. These issues must be settled before any new or amended plan of adjustment can be approved. Key concerns include determining which funds legally constitute net revenues, assessing the extent to which PREPA bondholders have an administrative expense claim, and evaluating whether any

such claim must be paid from funds other than existing or future net revenues.

Judge Swain emphasized that addressing these issues prior to a confirmation hearing would promote both judicial efficiency and the responsible use of party resources. By ensuring that all concerns are addressed before moving forward, the bankruptcy proceedings can progress in a more streamlined and effective manner.

“The court believes that these issues should be determined prior to a confirmation hearing in a manner that promotes judicial efficiency and the economical use of parties’ resources,” she said.

The runways at the Benjamín Rivera Noriega Regional Airport in Culebra underwent work at the end of February.

PDP spokesman in the House of Representatives Héctor Ferrer Santiago.

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Federal judges are ordering Trump to slow down. Will he listen?

By MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ and ZACH MONTAGUE

Justice Department lawyers, confronting an onslaught of legal challenges, have made a case in court that expansive executive power inherent in the Constitution buttresses the lawfulness of President Donald Trump’s aggressive unilateral actions.

Outside the courtroom, however, legal niceties have little to do with the strategies pursued by White House officials and their allies as they attack individual judges, question the legitimacy of the courts — and undermine the separation of powers that has been at the core of U.S. governance since the nation’s beginning.

The two-pronged defense of Trump’s actions may be an understandable reaction to the run of successes that the president’s opponents have had in court. But it raises the prospect of a high-stakes confrontation between two branches of government that the nation’s founders designed as coequals: the executive and the judicial.

On Saturday, the number of active lawsuits in federal courts challenging administration actions reached 100. In 21 of those cases, judges had issued temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions, effectively stopping, at least for a time, parts of Trump’s second-term agenda.

Trial court judges have tried to block the unilateral firing of civil servants, the access that Elon Musk’s team has enjoyed to sensitive agency data, the relocation of transgender female inmates to men’s prisons, the pursuit of immigrants inside houses of worship, and the freezing of up to $3 trillion in federal funding to the states.

Five of the judges who have ruled against the White House were nominated by Republican presidents, one by Trump himself.

On Thursday, Judge John D. Bates ordered administration officials to sit for depositions on Musk’s wholesale firing of federal workers and to turn over documents to a coalition of unions suing to stop them.

“They’re losing,” said Matthew J. Platkin, New Jersey’s attorney general, in an interview.

In response, the Trump administration has been recalcitrant. Officials appear to be slow-walking the implementation of some judicial orders and finding loopholes to avoid complying with the spirit of others. Two judges have issued “motions to enforce” because the government failed to heed their initial orders.

While Trump has praised judges who have ruled in his favor, his allies have called on Congress to impeach those who have not. On social media, Trump and Vice President JD Vance have even hinted that they could decide not to be bound by judges’ orders at all. “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump posted.

“The court process is forcing a lot of public exposure as to what the administration is actually doing,” said Skye Perryman, the CEO of Democracy Forward, which has won 12 court orders stemming from more than two dozen legal actions it has filed.

The orders blocking the White House are preliminary, and where the courts ultimately decide to draw the lines around presidential authority remains to be seen. Some of Trump’s most aggressive moves appear to have stalled, such as an effort to end birthright citizenship for some babies born on U.S. soil. The administration has twice failed to revive this order in appellate courts.

the last five years.

To some, a clash appears inevitable. On Wednesday, when asked if it was ever permissible for an elected official to defy an order from a federal court, two of Trump’s nominees to high-ranking Justice Department posts equivocated. John Sauer, the nominee for solicitor general, cited two notorious Supreme Court rulings: Korematsu, which upheld the legality of Japanese internment camps during World War II, and Dred Scott, which denied citizenship to the descendants of enslaved people. If faced with “extreme cases” like these, Sauer suggested, the executive branch could hypothetically justify defying the courts.

With the White House moving at a relentless pace, judges have struggled to extract from Justice Department lawyers even the most basic details about actions taken by the Trump administration and Musk.

But in other cases, the administration has found ways to carry out Trump’s policies despite adverse rulings. For instance, when a judge found that moving transgender female inmates to men’s prisons would most likely violate their constitutional rights, the government chose to read the order narrowly and apply it only to the trans women who had filed the suit. It moved ahead with plans to relocate the others, some of whom then filed suit as well.

After Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to end a domestic funding freeze, the administration said that it was still holding up some of the money — for reasons that it said fell outside the scope of the lawsuit and the judge’s order.

At this point, the argument appears to be shifting toward a debate over whether the judges — not the president — are pushing the limits of their authority.

Michael McConnell, a former federal judge and an assistant to the solicitor general in the Reagan administration, questioned whether district-court judges should issue restraining orders that force the White House’s hand, such as releasing billions of dollars in foreign aid or reinstating executive-branch employees.

The suggestion that the administration would flout court orders was “fearmongering,” he said, adding, “Let’s allow the process to work before we panic.”

But if “fearmongering” is happening, it’s coming from both sides. As prominent Democrats raise concerns about a looming constitutional crisis, Trump’s allies are using social media to publicly attack judges themselves. Musk used his social platform X to accuse one judge of “violating the will of the people.” He also amplified a post from far-right activist Laura Loomer that contained screenshots of what she claimed was the LinkedIn profile of another judge’s daughter.

Such rhetoric has raised concerns for judges’ safety.

In his most recent annual report on the judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the U.S. Marshals Service had investigated more than 1,000 threats against federal judges in

Before issuing a deadline for the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in foreign aid payments this week, Judge Amir H. Ali of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia pressed a lawyer in the case to point to a single instance in which the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development had complied with his order from 12 days earlier to unfreeze money that the government had paused for review.

“I’m not in a position to answer that,” said Indraneel Sur, a lawyer for the government.

Government lawyers have at times appeared alone in court — and seemingly unprepared — on behalf of multiple agencies or senior Trump administration officials.

“You appear to be a little outgunned,” Judge Trevor N. McFadden told Joseph F. Carilli, a Justice Department lawyer seated by himself across from a passel of lawyers representing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a case in February. Carilli was set to defend the administration against claims that it had arbitrarily frozen funding that the bishops were relying on to resettle more than 5,000 refugees already in the United States.

Before the case could proceed Friday, the State Department announced that it had canceled the disputed funding agreement. A challenge to an executive order on refugee resettlement was, to the White House, now a simple contract dispute. If the bishops believed they were still owed money, administration lawyers argued, they could file a new lawsuit.

It will be weeks if not months before the Supreme Court can fully consider any of the lawsuits. But the administration won a small victory Wednesday when Roberts paused an order from Ali that would have required the State Department to pay out more than $1.5 billion in frozen money by midnight Thursday, a deadline it said that it could not meet.

In their response, the plaintiffs accused the government of “flouting” the district court’s order “for 12 days.”

In other cases, trial court judges have been more sympathetic to the idea that the president holds broad authority to make changes to the executive, even opening new avenues for it to go further than the actions at issue.

In a case challenging the White House over its decision to bar Associated Press reporters from events with close access to the president, McFadden mused that Trump most likely enjoyed broad discretion to handpick the journalists and outlets that cover him. Days later, the White House did just that.

Elon Musk speaks as President-elect Donald Trump listens during a rally in Capital One Arena, Washington, the day before Trump’s inauguration, Jan. 19, 2025. Musk has posted on his social media platform about various judges. The rhetoric has raised concern for judges’ safety. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Professor, scrutinized for ties to China, sues to get his job back

By AMY QIN and ANA SWANSON

The chemistry professor’s nightmare seemed to finally be over.

Five years had passed since Feng Tao, also known as Franklin, was led by FBI agents out of his home in Lawrence, Kansas. The first professor to be arrested under a Trump-era program aimed at fighting Chinese economic espionage, Tao was accused of hiding his ties to a Chinese university while conducting federally funded research at the University of Kansas, where he was tenured.

In July, he won his legal fight. A federal appeals court overturned the final conviction in his case. His wife, Hong Peng, recalled in an interview that she thought her husband could finally return to his lab, and their family could perhaps recover some semblance of a normal life.

But the University of Kansas has not reinstated him.

Sen. Jame Risch (R-Idaho), who said colleges and universities “are a target-rich place for the Chinese,” at a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, 2024. Feng Tao, a tenured chemistry professor whose conviction on espionage related charges was overturned, is suing the University of Kansas for wrongful termination. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) The

Tao, a Chinese citizen and permanent U.S. resident, is now suing his former employer for wrongful termination. He has accused the university of unlawfully surveilling him on behalf of federal investigators and of violating its own faculty disciplinary policies by terminating him before his criminal proceeding concluded.

“The university allowed itself to join in fearmongering and racist witch hunting,” read a complaint filed by Tao’s lawyers in January in a federal court in Kansas.

The University of Kansas did not respond to requests for comment.

Tao’s experience underscores how, more than three years after the Justice Department officially ended the Trump-era program, known as the China Initiative, its impact is still reverberating among professors and researchers of Chinese descent.

The FBI brought at least a dozen prosecutions at universities or research institutions over the three years

the initiative was in effect, mostly against scholars of Chinese descent. None involved charges of economic espionage or theft of trade secrets or intellectual property.

Critics argued that the program had singled out scientists based on their ethnicity and overreached by blurring the line between violations of disclosure policies and more serious crimes such as espionage. Many of the prosecutions against academics of Chinese descent eventually collapsed.

Yet there are growing concerns that the China Initiative could be revived under a second Trump administration.

Congress is currently considering an appropriations bill that would allocate funding for a Justice Department program focused on rooting out Chinese espionage, including in academia. And about a week ago, Republican lawmakers reintroduced legislation to protect against Chinese espionage by establishing a “CCP Initiative” — referring to the Chinese Communist Party — under the Justice Department.

“President Joe Biden recklessly ended the China Initiative that President Trump established during his first term,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., the bill’s co-sponsor, said in a statement.

“Now, President Trump is back in action to hold Communist China fully accountable for its exploitation of the United States.”

There is broad agreement that the Chinese government has tried to steal U.S. technology, including through the recruitment of overseas scientists.

Chinese partnerships with U.S.funded researchers and universities have also helped propel Beijing’s advancements in such fields as hypersonics and nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and semiconductors, according to a report put out last fall by a House committee focused on threats from China.

American universities disputed parts of that report, but they have also begun shuttering collaborations with Chinese institutions. In January, the

University of Michigan ended its joint partnership with a Chinese university.

Lawmakers have also raised concerns about the large number of Chinese students studying science and engineering on U.S. campuses — sometimes using rhetoric that has been criticized as fearmongering.

“The difference is, Chinese students here in the U.S. are not studying ancient Greek history — they’re here studying STEM and national security issues,” Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in January. “And each one of them, whether they like it or not, is an agent of the Chinese Communist Party.”

Critics say resources could be better directed at rooting out actual Chinese espionage threats. Such programs could also backfire on U.S. national security by helping accelerate an outflow of talent that is key to maintaining a scientific and technological edge against China.

“There are real, genuine threats that need to be addressed, but we should not be using a sledgehammer on the issue — we should be using a scalpel,” said Gisela Perez Kusakawa, executive director of the Asian American Scholar Forum, an advocacy group based in New York.

A 2022 survey of scholars of Chinese descent found that 45% of respondents who had previously obtained federal grants said they would avoid doing so in the future. In interviews, many cited concerns that it could subject them to unnecessary racial profiling.

An image provided by the University of Kansas of Feng Tao, also known as Franklin, a former tenured chemistry professor at the college who was cleared of charges brought under a discontinued first Trump administration-era program aimed at Chinese spying. After not being reinstated, despite the reversal of his conviction by a federal appeals court, Tao is suing the university for wrongful termination. (University of Kansas via The New York Times)

The number of academic collaborations between researchers in the United States and China has also declined since 2017. And there are concerns that blanket restrictions on future research collaborations, such as the ones House Republicans recommended in their fall report, could cut U.S. scientists off from areas where China is already ahead, such as materials science, hypersonics and nanotechnology.

Caroline Wagner, a professor of public policy at Ohio State University who advises the government on research security, said that given the open nature of scientific research, efforts to blunt China from getting certain technologies could ultimately prove “shortsighted.”

Federal funding agencies and universities have recently taken steps to clarify which ties academics need to disclose, which Wagner said was a step in the right direction.

“I’m not sure there would be a need for the China Initiative now given all of the infrastructure that’s being put in place,” she said.

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Why American businesses aren’t raring to get back into Russia

By PATRICIA COHEN

The Trump administration is sending a startling message to corporate America: After three years as an international pariah, Russia could once again be open for business.

President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept a deal to end the war. And Marco Rubio, his secretary of state, told a delegation from Moscow in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last week that the United States and Russia could pursue “potentially historic economic partnerships” and “incredible opportunities,” if Moscow ended its war.

The question, though, is whether American businesses are interested.

And the answer, analysts and investors agreed, is not likely.

“I don’t think America’s big businesses are going to rush back into Russia fast, if at all, and surely not soon,” said Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics.

The invasion of Ukraine launched by President Vladimir Putin of Russia in February 2022 caused a sudden and swift flight of foreign companies as the United States, Europe and other countries imposed punishing sanctions and cut off most trade. Since then, more than 1,000 corporations have left or curtailed operations, according to a database compiled by the Yale School of Management.

The Russia that they left, however, is not the Russia they would be returning to.

The country’s war-driven economy is struggling with 21% interest rates, labor shortages and a shrinking number of middle-class consumers.

Then there is the unpredictable business environment in a country where the rule of law can easily shapeshift into the ruler’s law. American companies must contend with the risk of Kremlin decrees that impose new fees, taxes and price controls; restrict the ability to send profits and dividends back home, sell assets or make management decisions; and seize private businesses.

In just the last month, the government has stepped up efforts to expropriate Russian-owned businesses as well. And on Friday, Putin declared that he wanted Russian companies to have “certain advantages” over foreign ones “that return to the market.”

There is also the possibility of further policy shifts on Russia in Washington, if not now, then possibly in four years, after the next election.

“No one is going to spend a lot of money in Russia if they think the policy is going to change overnight,” said Mark Walker, a senior adviser in the sovereign advisory practice at Lazard, an investment bank. And Russia cannot be trusted to stay open to foreign investment. “It’s a regime that’s hard to do business with,” he said.

Even if the United States were to lift all of its sanctions, thousands of others imposed by the European Union, Britain, Japan and other countries could remain in place, hampering supply chains and threatening company profits. On Monday, the EU approved a 16th package of sanctions against Russia.

“The Russian business environment is extremely difficult,

soldiers in the country’s northern Sumy re-

near the border with

region, Jan. 9, 2025. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed back on Sunday, Feb. 23, against demands from the Trump administration for billions in Ukrainian natural resources and for holding peace talks that exclude Ukraine, while announcing plans for a major summit of European leaders on Monday. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times)

the risk of expropriation is high and the Russian economy is not exactly booming,” said Agathe Demarais, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

The American firms that have stayed in Russia don’t fully control their revenues and assets, Demarais said. Companies deemed “unfriendly” by the Kremlin often had to sell their businesses for pennies on the dollar and pay a 35% surcharge — labeled a “voluntary” contribution — to the government. Those that remained have been barred from returning a large chunk of their profits to their home country.

Other Western firms like Danone, Carlsberg and German state energy company Uniper have had their assets seized.

The Trump administration is pursuing what most analysts believe are fanciful economic opportunities in Russia as it has targeted Mexico and Canada, which are America’s biggest trading partners. U.S. manufacturers have complained that the president’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on those two longtime allies would cause severe harm by increasing costs and disrupting supply chains.

Russia, of course, controls vast swaths of land, a storehouse of oil and gas and a nuclear arsenal. But it has been a bit player in the global economy. Before its troops invaded Ukraine, the country was responsible for just 1.7% of the world’s total output.

Trade with the United States was minuscule. In 2021, exports to Russia accounted for 0.4% of total U.S. exports — roughly the same amount as Honduras. And most multinationals in Russia earned no more than 1% of their global revenues there, according to researchers at Yale.

“Even before 2022, the environment was already challenging, but there was money to be made,” said Elina Ribakova, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International

Economics in Washington. “Now the risks have increased dramatically, but there is no money to be made.”

In the 2000s, the soaring price of oil fueled a growing Russian middle class with an appetite for foreign goods and cars. “That dynamic no longer exists,” said Ribakova, who is also vice president for foreign policy at the Kyiv School of Economics.

And Russia’s No. 1 export — oil and gas — directly competes with the United States’ own energy sector. Even U.S. oil companies that once had operations in Russia, like Exxon Mobil, do not appear eager to make big investments there.

The United States, the European Union and dozens of other countries have also severed a wide range of financial ties with Russia. They jointly barred many Russian banks from using SWIFT, the system used around the world to complete financial transactions. And they froze billions of dollars owned by the Russian government but held in Western banks.

The United States, which dominates global banking, could abandon this united front. Trump could decide to permit American banks to once again process transactions in dollars involving Russia. That would remove an enormous barrier that has crippled many companies’ ability to conduct business with Russia.

Companies that stayed in Russia would probably welcome an end to U.S. sanctions. And Russian officials are trying to pique American interest. On Friday, the first deputy prime minister, Denis Manturov, said the government would consider allowing Boeing to resume the purchase of titanium if the company was ready to return, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

But deterrents to reentering Russia remain.

Unwinding the tangle of sanctions — as well as countermeasures enacted by the Russian government — would be a long and complicated process. So would sorting out the legal and financial mishmash left by the exit of foreign companies. Even some debt investors who built their careers betting on dicey outcomes said it was too soon to be thinking about returning to Russia.

As Ribakova at the Peterson Institute said of Russia: “The biggest problem here is just that there’s not money to be made.”

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The euro strengthened and European stocks rose on Monday after European leaders agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan, while Wall Street stocks eased as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to decide what tariffs to impose on Canada and Mexico early on Tuesday.

Bitcoin was last down about 4% after surging over the weekend as Trump raised the possibility of a new U.S. strategic reserve that would include a range of tokens.

European leaders agreed at the weekend to draft the peace plan to present to the United States, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s clash with Trump in the Oval Office.

“That’s certainly a positive for Europe because it’s unifying more of western Europe including Ukraine and drawing a line for the Russians, who have been very transparent that they want to recreate the old Soviet Union,” said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.

The European acknowledgement of the need to spend more on defense sent shares in European arms makers soaring.

Reuters reported that parties in talks to form Germany’s new government are considering setting up a defense fund.

U.S. data on Monday showed manufacturing was steady in February, but a measure of prices at the factory gate jumped to a nearly three-year high and materials deliveries were taking longer, suggesting that tariffs on imports could soon hamper production.

Trump has vowed to impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, with 10% for Canadian energy. CEOs and economists say the action would set back the North American economy. The tariffs, scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday, have increased uncertainty for investors.

“There’s speculation about Trump and what happens with the tariffs. Are these really going to be put through?” Ghriskey said.

The euro was last up 1.1% at $1.0489, while the dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, fell 0.72% to 106.54.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 1.12%, with shares of companies including BAE Systems surging, while MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 2.43

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points, or 0.28%, to 865.38.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 108.71 points, or 0.25%, to 43,732.20, the S&P 500 slipped 16.32 points, or 0.27%, to 5,938.18 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 89.63 points, or 0.48%, to 18,757.64.

Bitcoin rose as much as 20% from last week’s lows below $80,000 after Trump posted on Truth Social that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies, including bitcoin, ether, XRP, solana and cardano.

Trump provided no detail on how the fund

would work, but it was enough to revitalize the crypto bulls, who had taken a serious knock last week.

“Trump just gave the pump that crypto traders have been holding out for,” said Matt Simpson, senior market analyst at City Index.

Bitcoin was last at $90,129.

Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields extended declines after the latest reading on manufacturing, as the tariff deadline approached.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield hit 4.182%, its lowest since December 9. It was last down 3.2 basis points at 4.197%.

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Who will join Europe’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to help Ukraine?

By MARK LANDLER and JEANNA SMIALEK

Britain and France have promised to muster a “coalition of the willing” to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Now comes the acid test for Europe: How many countries will step up, and does that even matter, given Russia’s rejection of such a coalition as part of any settlement?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain left those questions unanswered as he bade farewell to fellow leaders after a summit in London on Sunday. He conceded that “not every nation will feel able to contribute,” though he expressed optimism that several would, and that this would send a signal to President Donald Trump that Europe was ready to “do the heavy lifting.”

Drawing Trump back into the process is as important as the mission and scope of a European coalition, analysts say. For the moment, the United States appears determined to strike a deal with President Vladimir Putin of Russia over the heads of Europe and Ukraine, and without any security guarantees.

Starmer presented his coalition of the willing as one of multiple steps that included continued military aid for Ukraine to improve its position on the battlefield, a seat at the table for Ukraine

in any peace negotiation and further help with its defensive capabilities after a settlement. That is where the coalition would come in.

In addition to Britain and France, northern European countries like Denmark and the Netherlands seem obvious candidates to take part. Both have been strong financial supporters of Ukraine’s war effort and are NATO members who contributed to other security campaigns, like that in Afghanistan. Germany is the secondlargest contributor of military and other aid to Ukraine, after the United States.

But each country faces political and economic hurdles, such as the need to pass specific parliamentary measures in the Netherlands and the lack of a new government in Germany after recent elections. Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said she had an “open mind.”

Dick Schoof, prime minister of the Netherlands, said he had not yet made concrete commitments.

“We will renegotiate precisely these issues,” departing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said after Sunday’s meeting, in what sounded like something less than a stirring call to arms. Ramping up military spending, he added, “will require an effort that many are not yet really sufficiently prepared for.”

Scholz’s likely successor, Friedrich Merz, is

scrambling to obtain a huge amount of funding for defense — potentially at least 200 billion euros (about $207 billion) — in the current German parliament because he faces the prospect of an opposition minority in the next that is big enough to block additional spending.

President Emmanuel Macron of France said the nascent British-French plan would begin with a one-month truce between Ukraine and Russia. Any deployment of peacekeeping troops would come only after that, he said in an interview with French paper Le Figaro on Sunday evening.

“There will be no European troops on Ukrainian soil in the coming weeks,” Macron said, noting the need for negotiations first. “The question is how we use this time to try and obtain an accessible truce, with negotiations that will take several weeks and then, once peace has been signed, a deployment.”

“We want peace,” Macron said. “We don’t want it at any price, without guarantees.”

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has cultivated friendly ties with the Trump administration, remains skeptical of a peacekeeping force. On Sunday, she noted that deploying Italian troops “has never been on the table” and added that such an operation ran the risk of being “highly complex and less effective.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the State Dining room at the White House in Washington, Feb. 21, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

By EDWARG WONG

SThere are also openly unwilling countries, notably Hungary, which has in the past tried to hold up additional European aid to Ukraine. Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, thanked Trump for his hostile treatment of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine during their Oval Office meeting last week.

Orban and Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, have demanded that the European Union push for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Both have threatened to block statements of support for Ukraine at an EU summit meeting this week. Neither leader was invited to the gathering in London.

Even if Europe marshals a robust coalition, it is not clear that will satisfy Trump. On Monday, he is expected to meet with top aides to discuss suspending or canceling U.S. military aid to Ukraine, according to an administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

In addition to shutting down military aid, Trump could also decide to pull back on intelligence sharing and training for Ukrainian troops and pilots, as well as on U.S. management of an office that coordinates international aid at a U.S. military base in Germany, the official said.

Rubio bypasses Congress to send Israel $4 billion in arms

decision Saturday why he was using an emergency authority. He said only that the Trump administration would “continue to use all available tools to fulfill America’s long-standing commitment to Israel’s security, including means to counter security threats.”

State Department officials told the two congressional committees in the House and Senate that review foreign weapons sales about the emergency declaration on Friday. At least one congressional official privately expressed alarm at the bypassing of the review.

Several of the cases of munitions to be sent to Israel were undergoing review in Congress. But one large case worth about $2 billion had not been sent by the State Department to Congress for review, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly about sensitive weapons deals.

The Pentagon announced details of that sale to Israel on Friday. The announcement lists several possible mixes of bombs that would be delivered, including more than 35,000 2,000-pound bombs.

to Israel, then withheld one shipment last summer as Israel prepared to attack Rafah, a shelter point for many displaced Palestinians. Israel destroyed much of Rafah anyway, and the White House released the shipment days after President Donald Trump took office in late January.

Israel announced Sunday that it was halting all goods and humanitarian aid into Gaza in a pressure campaign to get Hamas to accept a temporary extension to a ceasefire that had just expired. Most of the aid is from groups and governments outside Israel, and some legal experts said Israel’s halt violated international law.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the proposal for a ceasefire extension had been the idea of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. Hamas had insisted that Israel seriously take part in talks for a permanent truce during the just-expired ceasefire, which Israel did not do. The San Juan Daily Star

ecretary of State Marco Rubio has invoked “emergency authorities” to bypass Congress and send $4 billion in weapons to Israel, the second time in a month that the Trump administration has skirted the process of congressional approval for sending arms to the country.

Rubio did not explain in a statement announcing the

Israel has been dropping 2,000-pound bombs in Gaza, a densely populated strip of 2 million people that is about the size of Las Vegas. U.S. military officers have said the bombs are unsuitable for urban combat.

President Joe Biden sent several orders of the bombs

Hamas still holds dozens of Israeli hostages who were abducted in October 2023, when about 1,200 Israelis were killed in a Hamas-led assault in southern Israel. The Israeli military then attacked Gaza, killing nearly 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza Health Ministry estimates. Most of the people killed on both sides have been civilians.

Besides the case of bombs worth $2 billion, the other military equipment to be sent to Israel under the emergency authorization includes bulldozers, more bombs and GPS-guidance kits to be fitted onto unguided or “dumb” bombs.

The two relevant congressional committees — the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — had been doing an informal review of the equipment. During that process, aides and lawmakers can ask the

State Department questions about the orders before giving approval. The department usually expects the informal review process of arms for Israel to last no longer than 20 days.

In early February, the State Department bypassed the congressional informal review process to announce that it was sending $8 billion in arms to Israel that the Biden administration had approved.

The State Department under Biden, led by Antony Blinken, told the committees about that package in early January. Three of the four top Republican and Democratic officials on the committees approved the package during the normal 20-day informal review period. But one Democratic representative, Gregory Meeks of New York, wanted to continue the review, prompting the Trump administration to bypass full approval days after Trump and Netanyahu met in the White House.

The Saturday statement from Rubio claimed that the Trump administration had approved the $8 billion in arms to Israel,

when in fact the package had originated with the Biden administration.

The statement also falsely asserted that Rubio’s decision on the new $4 billion in weapons and equipment reversed a Biden administration “partial arms embargo” on Israel. In fact, Biden and Blinken approved almost all of Israel’s orders for weapons.

The State Department would not comment about either assertion.

Blinken did withhold issuing licenses for Israel to buy 24,000 U.S.-made assault rifles from U.S. companies for fear of helping to escalate violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. This year, the department under Rubio submitted to Congress for review at least one request from Israel for a license to buy 5,000 rifles.

During Trump’s first term, the administration invoked an emergency declaration to bypass Congress to send arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

USAID memos detail human costs of cuts to foreign aid

By APOORVA MANDAVILLI

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them:

— up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and as many as 166,000 additional deaths;

— 200,000 children paralyzed with polio annually, and hundreds of millions of infections;

— 1 million children not treated for severe acute malnutrition, which is often fatal, each year;

— more than 28,000 new cases of such infectious diseases as Ebola and Marburg every year.

Those stark projections were laid out in a series of memos by Nicholas Enrich, acting assistant administrator for global health at USAID, which were obtained by The New York Times.

Enrich was placed on administrative leave Sunday.

In one memo, he placed the blame for these potential health crises on “political leadership at U.S.A.I.D., the Department of State, and D.O.G.E., who have created and continue to create intentional and/or unintentional obstacles that have wholly prevented implementation” of aid programs.

Those leaders have blocked payment systems, created new and ineffective processes for payments, and constantly shifted guidance regarding which activities qualify as “lifesaving,” Enrich wrote.

Another memo describes the slashing of the agency’s global health work force from 783 on Jan. 20 to fewer than 70 on Sunday.

In an interview, Enrich said he released the memos Sunday afternoon, after an email arrived placing him on leave, to set the record straight on the gutting of USAID staff and the termination of thousands of lifesaving grants.

By detailing the series of events behind the scenes, he hoped “it’ll be clear that we were never actually given the opportunity to implement lifesaving humanitarian assistance.”

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Officials at the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In January, the Trump administration froze funds intended for foreign aid. On Jan. 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a temporary waiver for lifesaving humanitarian assistance.

But very little money has actually been delivered, essentially shuttering aid programs

worldwide and forcing hundreds of organizations to furlough or fire workers.

Still, employees in USAID’s Bureau for Global Health tried to remain optimistic and “to do everything we can” to implement the waivers, Enrich said.

But on Wednesday the Trump administration abruptly terminated some 5,800 projects financed by USAID, including many that had received waivers.

“It was finally clear that we were not going to be implementing under that waiver,” Enrich said.

“I needed for myself and all the staff who had been pouring their hearts into doing this — we needed records to show what had happened,” he said.

Enrich said he had hoped to compile one more memo, showing the ways in which he and others had conveyed the risks of disrupting crucial programs to Mark Lloyd and Tim Meisburger, political appointees at the agency. But they repeatedly asked for more details to justify the programs, he said.

“It is clear the Trump administration is well aware that it is violating court orders and not delivering lifesaving aid it claimed to be funding under a waiver,” said Matthew Kavanagh, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy and Politics.

“Unless reversed, this will cost millions of lives, by the government’s own accounting,” Kavanagh added.

According to Enrich’s memo, other devastating impacts could include uncontrolled outbreaks of mpox and bird flu, including as many 105 million cases in the United States alone, rising maternal and children’s mortality in 48 countries, and a 30% increase in drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Disruption to TB programs overseas will result in more patients arriving in the United

States, Enrich’s memo warned. Treating one patient with multidrug-resistant TB costs more than $154,000 in the United States.

(The Trump administration is said to be readying plans to turn back migrants on the grounds that they might bring TB into the country.)

The memos also note the disruption to the effort to contain Ebola in Uganda.

A single Ebola patient in New York in 2014 cost the city’s Health Department $4.3 million in response measures. The outbreak in Uganda appeared to be ebbing, but a 4-year-old boy died earlier in the week, indicating that the virus was still circulating.

The consequences may extend beyond human health, affecting U.S. businesses — including agriculture — and families by increasing health care costs, disrupting international trade and straining domestic resources.

Programs for maternal and child health and for nutrition can stabilize the economy and political climate in other countries, the memo notes.

“Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to create or remove agencies and authorize spending, not the president,” Kavanagh said.

By dismantling USAID and terminating its programs, the Trump administration is not only “risking death for millions of the most marginalized around the world, but they are also triggering a constitutional crisis in the service of cruelty,” Kavanagh added.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

With Trump’s prostration to Putin, expect a more dangerous world

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF

I’m not sure most Americans appreciate the monumental damage President Donald Trump is doing to the postWorld War II order that is the wellspring of American global leadership and affluence.

He’s shattering it. He’s making the world more dangerous. He’s siding with an alleged war criminal, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and poisoning relations with longtime U.S. allies. The trans-Atlantic alliance is unraveling.

“We have Trump and his oligarchy of ignorant shoe shiners vandalizing the network of organizations, agreements and values — largely put in place by America since the Second World War — which have given most of us, including America, on the whole an extraordinary degree of peace and prosperity,” Chris Patten, the former British Conservative Party chair and European foreign affairs chief, told me.

Patten’s tough language is a reflection of the distress in Europe, for he is a lifelong Americanophile, and now, as Lord Patten of Barnes, a model of British dignity and restraint. He added, “I love America and was once happy to regard its president as leader of the free world. Not any longer. Where are the American values that I used to admire?”

I wish I knew what to tell him. But this is a humiliating month to be an American. When I was a young reporter, we referred to countries like Poland and Romania as Soviet satellites; now Trump is doing Putin’s bidding and seems

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determined to put the United States in the Russian orbit.

Trump administration officials cozied up to Russian officials in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week over “a lot of jokes,” as one of the Russians put it. The two sides discussed Ukraine, and thus Europe’s future, while excluding both the Ukrainians and the Europeans. There is talk of adopting Russia’s position on Ukraine and dropping sanctions against Moscow.

This would be grotesque. I’ve covered the war in Ukraine, visited Russian torture chambers and interviewed Ukrainian children trafficked into Russia by the invaders. If only Trump and his aides had a fraction of the steel of one Ukrainian woman I interviewed in 2022, Alla Kuznietsova, who, even when subjected to electric shocks, beatings with cables and repeated rapes by Russian interrogators, refused to yield to them.

“We are grateful to Americans, but we just ask, please don’t leave us halfway,” she told me then. “Don’t leave us alone.” Yet now Trump has collapsed and seems ready to abandon heroes like her. What we’ve seen in the last 10 days from American officials is appeasement of the most craven kind.

As Neville Chamberlain’s ghost watched, Vice President JD Vance lit into Europeans in a speech in Munich and then met the leader of an extremist right-wing party, the Alternative for Germany, which many Germans see as descended from Nazism. Some of its members have downplayed the Holocaust, employed Nazi slogans and allegedly plotted to overthrow the government.

It is difficult to avoid the impression that the Trump administration is working to undermine democracy not only at home but also in Europe. As The Economist noted, what we’ve seen is “Donald Trump’s assault on Europe.”

Trump is widely expected to pull some troops out of Europe. And NATO looks more and more hollow; does anyone really think that if Russia dispatched little green men to seize Latvian villages, Trump would dispatch troops under NATO’s Article 5? It’s at least as likely that he would ask Putin about putting up a Trump Hotel there.

The Trump administration has lately sided with Moscow on one issue after another: Ukraine must cede territory, can’t join NATO and should hold new elections just as Russia insists. (Meanwhile, there’s no call for Russia to hold elections.) Trump even suggested that Russia should be readmitted to the Group of 7.

In a falsehood-filled rant on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump went further. He denounced Ukraine’s elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a “dictator” who had squandered money and had “better move fast or he is not going to have a country left.” Trump’s post had the tone of statements from the Kremlin.

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“European leaders are waking up to the fact that not only is the U.S. abandoning Ukraine, but that the U.S. represents a threat to the future of democracy and freedom in Europe,” wrote Phillips O’Brien, an international relations scholar at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain put it this way: “We’re facing a generational challenge.”

In fairness, Trump is right on a basic point: Europe should contribute much more to its own defense, rather than freeriding on American taxpayers. Europe is populous enough and rich enough that it could manage Russia on its own, but instead of managing a transition, Trump is close to switching sides.

Trump says of the Ukraine war that Ukraine “should have never started it” — when of course Ukraine didn’t start anything. Trump might as well say that a mugging victim shouldn’t have punched the attacker’s fist with his nose.

Conuna gran muestra de solidaridad y esperanza, más de mil personas participaron en la 4ta edición del 5K Corre o Camina por Ellas de Las Voces de Rhaiza Vélez Plumey, una iniciativa de VOCESPR. El evento, celebrado en El Viejo San Juan, abrió las celebraciones por el Día Internacional de la Lucha Contra el VPH, causante del 99% de los cánceres cervicales, y dio inicio a la Semana de la Mujer.

Como preámbulo al Día Internacional de la Lucha contra el VPH (4 de marzo) y abriendo la semana de la mujer, bajo el lema ¡Que nada nos detenga!, sobrevivientes, amigos, familiares y aliados de la causa se unieron para crear conciencia sobre la importancia de la prevención del cáncer cervical, al tiempo que se destacaron los avances en la detección temprana y la vacunación contra el VPH. Este evento se ha convertido en un símbolo de la lucha colectiva por la vida y la salud de las mujeres.

“El cáncer cervical es una realidad que afecta a miles de mujeres cada año. Es fundamental unirnos en la lucha contra esta enfermedad, y por esta razón realizamos la carrera 5K Corre o Camina por Ellas, para apoyar y regar la voz e historia de Rhaiza”, expresó Lilliam Rodríguez Capó, CEO y fundadora de VOCESPR. La carrera tuvo la emotiva presencia de los familiares de Rhaiza, quienes compartieron palabras de apoyo y aliento a los cientos de pacientes y sobrevivientes presentes. Rhaiza Vélez Plumey, una joven madre puertorriqueña que falleció a los 32 años a causa del cáncer cervical, es el corazón de esta causa, y su legado sigue

vivo en cada paso de este evento.

El primer lugar en la carrera fue para Jomar Cardona (#292), quien completó el recorrido en 18:24 minutos. La segunda posición la obtuvo Miguel Espada (#167) en 18:33 minutos, y en tercer lugar Adrían Rodríguez (#632) en 18:52 minutos.

La primera mujer en cruzar la meta fue Carla Rosado (# 1158) con un tiempo de 21:07 minutos, seguida de Valery Soto Picart (#484) con 27.28 minutos, y Marjorie Rosa (#14), el tercer lugar en 27:38 minutos.

Todos los fondos recaudados se destinan a la educación y a abogar para mejorar las condiciones de salud y atención médica en Puerto Rico, para que las mujeres reciban educación, cuidados y tratamientos de calidad.

“El cáncer cervical es una realidad que afecta a miles de mujeres cada año. Es fundamental unirnos en la lucha contra esta enfermedad, y por esta razón realizamos la carrera 5K Corre o Camina por Ellas, para apoyar y regar la voz e historia de Rhaiza”, expresó Lilliam Rodríguez Capó, CEO y fundadora de VOCESPR.

El cáncer cervical es uno de los más comunes en la isla, con casi 240 casos diagnosticados y alrededor de 48 fallecimientos al año, según datos CCCUPR. En Puerto Rico, las mujeres tienen acceso a la vacuna contra el VPH hasta los 26 años, como parte del Plan Vital. Además, los planes médicos generalmente cubren las pruebas de detección del cáncer cervical a partir de los 21 años.

Más de mil personas se dan cita en el 5K Corre o Camina por Ellas C3Tec

ElCentro Criollo de Ciencia y Tecnología del Caribe reunió a las participantes de todas las ediciones de su emblemático programa Codepillars el pasado 1 de marzo de 2025 en el Cine Teatro de la Fundación Ángel Ramos, ubicado en Caguas.

La celebración contó con un conversatorio a cargo de la doctora Esther Alegría, autora del libro “From Just Esther to Poly-Esther”, quien compartió su trayectoria en el campo de la ciencia y la tecnología, inspirando a las presentes.

“Para nuestro centro es vital la reconexión entre to-

das y todos nuestros participantes. En esta ocasión y con motivo de la celebración de la semana de la mujer, reunimos a las egresadas de Codepillars quienes han sido fundamentales para continuar impulsando este programa de STEM, ” comentó Tasha Endara, Directora Ejecutiva del C3Tec.

Codepillars es un programa que busca empoderar a las niñas y jóvenes a través de la educación en ciencia y tecnología. A lo largo de sus diversas ediciones, el programa ha brindado a las participantes herramientas y conocimientos para desarrollar sus habilidades en áreas

Tasha Endara, directora ejecutiva del C3Tec y la doctora Esther Alegría, autora del libro “From Just Esther to Poly-Esther”.

como la programación, la robótica y la ingeniería. Se espera que el reencuentro fortalezca la comunidad de Codepillars y sirva como plataforma para futuras colaboraciones y proyectos que impulsen el talento femenino en el campo de la ciencia y la tecnología.

El 5K llevado a cabo en El Viejo San Juan abrió las celebraciones del Día Internacional de la Lucha Contra el VPH.

Five action movies to stream now

By ROBERT DANIELS

This month’s picks include stories about a vengeful bombmaker, a blind assassin and more.

‘Blasting’

Seven years after a jewelry store robbery gone wrong, Gui (Lei Zhong), one of the thieves, has emerged from hiding to demand money from his former partner (Luo Da Hua). A bomb squad officer (Bai Hai Tao), who’s still haunted by that day, wants to put both men in jail, but a fourth vengeful party is pulling the strings to force these adversaries into a death match.

Chinese writer and director Wang Xiao Long’s “Blasting” isn’t an action film predicated on rapid shootouts or brutal hand-to-hand combat. Rather, homemade bombs assembled by Lan Xin Yan (Qui Jie), whose brother died in the robbery, escalates the tension. The abbreviated 84-minute running time of “Blasting” is packed yet precise. (Stream it on Tubi.)

‘Escape’

At night, North Korean Sgt. Im Kyu Nam (Lee Je-hoon) crawls through an air vent, burrows under a fence and surveys a minefield. This is a test run for Im, who plans to defect the next day. His desertion is quashed, however, when his fellow soldier Gam Dong Hyuk (Hong Xa-bin) tries to tag along. Im’s sadistic childhood friend Ri Hyun Sang (Koo Kyohwan) saves him from court-martial, but

at a steep price that pushes Im to once again flee and Ri to pursue him.

The cat-and-mouse game between Im and Ri in director Lee Jong-pil’s “Escape” unlocks latent queer tensions — it’s clear they were more than friends — and inspires each to navigate a military state known for spying on its own. Koo as Ri is a notable highlight, murdering anyone who stands in his way with the cool dexterity of a concert pianist. (Rent or buy on most major platforms.)

‘Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance’

Director Bingjia Yang’s “Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance” is the rare example of a sequel fully surpassing its predecessor. In this film, blind bounty

hunter Cheng Xiazi (Miao Xie) befriends Zhang Xiaoyu (Enyou Yang), a rebellious orphan who hires Cheng to avenge her friend’s murder by the conniving Chinese government official Li Jiuland (Huang Tao). Cheng doesn’t initially agree to seek violence, instead teaching Zhang how to ride a horse, hunt and fight. Their heartwarming relationship, not unlike “My Father is a Hero,” a film where Miao played the young son of Jet Li, adds memorable emotion.

“Blind Vengeance” is also brimming with style. Whenever Cheng decides to unsheathe his sword the action slows to the speed of molasses, the detailed sound design rises in volume and a flurry of clanging blades envelops the frame. A wonderful double exposure bathed in red adds menace to Li, and the utilization of black and white scenes further pushes the aesthetic border in this impeccably rendered action movie. (Stream it on Hi-Yah!)

‘Hunt the Wicked’ Keen detective Huang Mingjin (Miao Xie) and an underworld mastermind, Wei Yun-zhou (Andy On), are enemies in a larger drug war in China. They engage in the kind of elaborate fights that sees Wei using a retractable wire to throw a dagger from his wrist and Huang swinging a sledgehammer attached to a chain. But eventually in director Huo Suiqiang’s “Hunt the Wicked” the two realize they’re on the same side. For different reasons, Huang and Wei are after Song Pa

(Andrew Lin), who’s the mayor of Wusuli City and the head of a drug syndicate. As Huang, Miao isn’t a blind swordsman like in “Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance,” but he is no less dogged and honorable. He’s also just as physically impressive, his nimble body moving in unison with a woozy camera. A climactic raid carried out by Huang and Wei in a flooded sewer is a jumping, careening and immersive sequence so well-choreographed, by the end, the camera pulls back to satisfactorily take in the carnage.

(Stream it on Hi-Yah!)

‘Rifle Club’

An aesthetically adventurous take on the lovers-on-the-run frame, Indian director Aashiq Abu’s “Rifle Club” sees a dancer named Nadiya (Navani Devanand) and her partner Ali (Ramzan Muhammed) flee when Ali kicks a lascivious Bishu (Parimal Shais) through a window. Pursued by Bishu’s grieving gangster father, Dayanand (Anurag Kashyap), the couple go to Ali’s cousin Shajahan (Vineeth Kumar), an actor, for help. Thankfully for them, as preparation for his upcoming role, Shajahan is training with a venerated rifle club willing to protect them.

The film features an evocative color palette of reds, greens and almost neon blues that recall Hype Williams’ “Belly,” particularly with the inclusion of a thumping soundtrack. This club’s allhands defense — a barrage of headshots by way of double-barrel shotguns — is akin to “Smokin’ Aces.” And when Dayanand bloodily declares “I’m a tiger with an Uzi,” well, it’s a party. (Stream it on Netflix.)

‘Escape’

Why do women live longer than men?

By MOHANA RAVINDRANATH

Women outlive men, by something of a long shot: In the United States, women have a life expectancy of about 80, compared with around 75 for men.

This holds true regardless of where women live, how much money they make and many other factors. It’s even true for most other mammals.

“It’s a very robust phenomenon all over the world, totally conserved in sickness, during famines, during epidemics, even during times of starvation,” said Dr. Dena Dubal, a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco.

But the reasons women live longer are complicated and less established — and the fact that they are outliving men doesn’t necessarily mean they are living better. Women tend to have shorter health spans (the number of healthy years a person lives) than men, said Bérénice Benayoun, an associate professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Women are generally more physically frail than men in old age; they’re also more vulnerable, particularly after menopause, to developing cardiovascular issues and Alzheimer’s disease, in part because age itself is a risk factor for those conditions, Benayoun said.

In the United States, women have a life expectancy of about 80, compared to around 75 for men. (Bianca Bagnarelli/The New York Times) The San Juan

health span for both.

“If we can understand what makes one sex more resilient or vulnerable, then we have new pathways, new molecular understanding, for new therapeutics that could help one or both sexes also be resilient,” Dubal said.

Scientists are trying to uncover the reasons men and women age differently in the hopes of extending life span and

Here’s what they know so far about what causes the longevity gap.

Genetics

A growing body of research suggests that the XX set of female sex chromosomes (which, along with other chromosomes, carry our DNA) may impact longevity, though it’s not clear exactly how. For example, a 2018 study conducted by Dubal’s lab looked at genetically manipulated mice with different combinations of sex chromosomes and reproductive organs. Those with two X chromosomes and ovaries lived longest, followed by mice with two X chromosomes and testes. Mice with XY chromosomes had shorter life spans.

“There was something about the second X chromosome that was protecting the mice from dying earlier in life, even if they had testes,” Dubal said. “What if there was something on that second X chromosome that was in some ways a sprinkle of the fountain of youth?”

Scientists haven’t yet examined this in humans, but Dubal said the fact that we have the same hormones and sex chromosomes, and similar reproductive systems, suggests that the findings could be similar in people.

Epigenetic factors — environmental or lifestyle elements like climate or chronic stress that impact which genes are expressed, and how — may also play a role in life span, widening or shrinking the disparities between men and women, said Montserrat Anguera, an associate professor of biomedical

sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, who studies this topic.

Hormones

Researchers are also investigating the role of sex hormones like estrogen in longevity, and are especially interested in the effect they have on the immune system. “There’s decent data showing that, at least before menopause, the female immune system tends to be better, more on it and better able to mount responses,” Benayoun said. In general, males “tend to do much worse in response to infection,” which in turn could shorten their life spans; they’re also more likely than women to die of sepsis, she said.

One 2017 analysis found that women who experienced menopause later in life — older than 50 — lived longer than those who experienced it earlier. When estrogen levels drop, such as during menopause, women’s immune systems seem to weaken. And women tend to catch up to (or surpass) men in terms of developing diseases that were less common before menopause, Benayoun said.

Lifestyle and behavior

Behavioral patterns play a key role in the disparity. Women are generally less likely than men to smoke or drink heavily — behaviors that contribute significantly to mortality, said Kyle Bourassa, a psychologist and a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development at Duke University. Women also tend to practice more “health-promoting behavior,” like wearing a seat belt or going to the doctor for annual checkups, Bourassa said. In addition, he said that women are more likely than men to socialize, protecting them from the detrimental effects of social isolation and loneliness. A 2023 analysis found they’re also less likely to die by drug overdose or suicide. External factors

On a broader societal level, issues like war or gun violence disproportionately impact men, said Naoko Muramatsu, a professor of community health sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago.

During the COVID pandemic, men died at higher rates than women. Research showed that they were more likely to hold jobs that exposed them to the virus, like food preparation or construction, or to be homeless or incarcerated, all of which affected mortality rates.

Ultimately, it’s a combination of all these factors that determines the life span gap, said Alan Cohen, an associate professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. “There’s probably a thousand ways that that’s happening.”

And even though we do have control over some factors, like drinking, smoking and diet, it’s not yet clear how significantly longevity would be impacted by changing those behaviors, Bourassa said.

“We need randomized control trials to tease these things apart,” he said.

de Camuy, finca número 11,602, Anotación B. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, 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 y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. 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 en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación 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. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, 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 Camuy, Puerto Rico, a 5 de febrero de 2025. WILFREDO OLMO SALAZAR, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. ÁNGEL DE JESÚS TORRES PÉREZ, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL #770.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, not in its individual

capacity, but solely as trustee of RMF BUYOUT ACQUISITION TRUST

2018-1

Plaintiff v. The Estate of Heriberto Febus Bernardini composed of Roberto Febus Lomba, Lissette Febus Lomba, Heriberto Febus Lomba, and John Doe and Jane Doe; Santia María Lomba Delgado a/k/a Santia Lomba a/k/a Santia Lomba Delgado a/k/a Santia Lomba de Febus a/k/a Santia M. Lomba de Febus a/k/a Santia M. Lomba; Departamento de Hacienda; Centro de Recaudaciones de Ingresos Municipales

United States of America

Defendants CIVIL ACTION: 3:16-cv-1376ADC. NOTICE OF SALE. TO: THE ESTATE OF HERIBERTO FEBUS BERNARDINI COMPOSED OF ROBERTO FEBUS LOMBA, LISSETTE FEBUS LOMBA, HERIBERTO FEBUS LOMBA, AND JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE; SANTIA MARÍA LOMBA DELGADO A/K/A SANTIA LOMBA A/K/A SANTIA LOMBA DELGADO A/K/A SANTIA LOMBA DE FEBUS A/K/A SANTIA M. LOMBA DE FEBUS A/K/A SANTIA M. LOMBA; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ASUME, ANY OTHER PARTY WITH INTEREST OVER THE PROPERTY MENTIONED BELOW, AND, GENERAL PUBLIC WHEREAS: Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff to recover from defendants the principal, plus interest per annum until the debt is paid in full. The defendant also owes and ordered to pay WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of RMF BUYOUT ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-1 all advances made under the mortgage note including but not limited to insurance premiums, taxes and inspections as well as 10% of the original principal amount of $24,150.00 to cover costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. The records of the

case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150 Federal Office Building, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash, money orders, or certified check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at 441 Calle E, Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, 00969, Puerto Rico, (18.3698885, -66.1125446) to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property: URBANA: Solar número cuarenta y siete (47) del Bloque “A” del Plano de Urbanización Valle Verde, radicada en el sitio Las Tenerías del Barrio Machuelo Abajo del término municipal de Ponce, Puerto Rico, compuesto de cuatrocientos cincuenta y siete punto ochocientos ochenta y ocho (457.88) metros cuadrados. Colindando por el NORTE, en diecisiete punto veintiocho (17.28) metros, con la Calle “B” de la Urbanización; por el SUR, en diecisiete punto cero cinco (17.05) metros, con el solar A-1; por el ESTE, en veintiséis punto veinte (26.20) metros, con el solar número A-46; y por el OESTE, en veintisiete punto doce (27.12) metros, con la Calle “C” de la Urbanización. Contiene una casa de una planta. Property Number Number 25,082, recorded at page 221 of volume 2106 of Ponce.Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section I of Ponce. The mortgage is recorded in the Registry of Property of Puerto Rico, at page 221 of volume 2106 of Ponce, property number 25,082, 4th inscription. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: None. Junior Liens: Reverse mortgage securing a note in favor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or its order, in the original principal amount of $241,500.00, due on April 7, 2089, pursuant to deed number 222, issued in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on December 20,2010, before notary Alfonso J. Gómez Roubert, and recorded, at page 221, volume 2106 of Ponce Norte, property number 25,082, fifth inscription. Other Liens: None. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is su-

brogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. THEREFORE, the FIRST public sale shall be held on the 28th day of March, 2025, at 9:15 am. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $241,500.00. In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND public auction shall be held on the 4th day of April, 2025, at 9:15 am, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum $161,000.00, which is twothirds of the amount of the minimum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD public auction will be held on the 11th day of April, 2025, at 9:15 am, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $120,750.00, which is onehalf of the minimum bid in the first public sale. Should there be no award or adjudication at the third public sale, the property may be awarded to the creditor for the entire amount of its debt if it is equal to or less than the amount of the minimum bid of the third public sale, crediting this amount to the amount owed if it is greater. The Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency, money orders or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 21st day of February, 2025. By: Joel Ronda, Special Master. rondajoel@me.com

787-565-0515 ***

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT A/C/C

LA ADMINISTRACION DE HOGARES DE AGRICULTORES

Demandante Vs. MANUEL LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, SU ESPOSA CARMEN M. GUZMÁN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; CINDY ANN T/C/C CINDY A. ALMODÓVAR RODRÍGUEZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ A CANCELAR

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CG2024CV04238. Sala 703. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO ENMENDADO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: MANUEL LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, POR SÍ Y COMO COMPONENTE DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES QUE FORMA CON SU ESPOSA CARMEN M. GUZMÁN; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ A CANCELARBARRIO MAMEY, SOLAR J-16, JUNCOS PR 00777; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: REPARTO VALENCIANO. J-16 BARRIO MAMEY, JUNCOS PR 00777. 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 responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana

discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad. Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedies que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NUM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL.: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155

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Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE JUAN JOSÉ SANTIAGO SUAZO T/C/C JUAN J. SANTIAGO SUAZO COMPUESTA POR SU VIUDA AUREA AYALA SANTIAGO, POR SÍ; SU HEREDERO CONOCIDO COMO JUAN RAMÓN SANTIAGO AYALA; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN

Demandados Civil Núm.: CI2024CV00387. 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 JUAN JOSÉ SANTIAGO SUAZO T/C/C JUAN J. SANTIAGO SUAZO COMPUESTA POR SU VIUDA AUREA AYALA SANTIAGO, POR SÍ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN - BO. CUCHILLAS, CARR. 155 R 619 KM 3, MOROVIS PR 00687; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: PO BOX 190, MOROVIS PR 00687 Y CALLE JUAN EVANGELISTA RIVER #86, MOROVIS PR 00687. 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 responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención def Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. De ser el demandado un heredero de una sucesión, se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese térmi-

no de treinta (30) días, en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado, contados a partir de la fecha de publicación de este edicto, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del(los) causante(s) y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1,578 del Nuevo Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11,021. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUño & FORTUño FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUño FAS RUA NUM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155 E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com

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Caso Núm.: VB2024CV00875. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM.

A: JULIANNE FOLEY - 4201 VICTORIA DR, MOUNT KISKO, NY 105492528.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de febrero 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 24 de febrero de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 24 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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CRISTINA ALTAGRACIA DE JESUS FABIAN

Parte Demandante Vs. SAMUEL JOHNSON DE AZA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025RF00235. Sala: 705. Sobre: DIVORCIO (R.I.). EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: SAMUEL JOHNSON DE AZA - SE DESCONOCE. Se le notifica a usted que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría la solicitud del epígrafe. Se le emplaza y requiere que radique en esta Secretaría el original de la contestación a la Demanda de Divorcio y que notifique con copia de dicha contestación a la Lcda. María Pagán Hernández, P.O. Box 21411, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00928-1411, teléfono 787-282-6734, abogada de

la parte demandante, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Podrá 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 como se explicó anteriormente. Si dejare de hacerlo, podrá dictarse contra usted sentencia en rebeldía concediéndole el remedio solicitado en la demanda. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico. Sala de San Juan, a 18 de febrero de 2025. SRA. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN M. FIGUEROA ANDINO, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, COMO SÍNDICO DE DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO DORAL MORTGAGE, LLC; RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS

Demandados Civil Núm.; CG2025CV00493. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JOHN DOE; RICHARD ROE, POSIBLES TENEDORES DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO DESCRITO MÁS ADELANTE.

Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda donde se solicita se cancele el siguiente pagaré, el cual está extraviado, así como la hipoteca que garantiza su pago: (i) pagaré a favor Doral Mortgage LLC., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $112,660.00, con intereses al 6 % anual, vencedero el 1ro de junio del año 2039 y suscrito bajo affidavit 4,737, mediante escritura número 140, otorgada

en San Juan, Puerto Rico el 28 de mayo de 2009, ante el notario Javier Abendaño Ezquerro e inscrita en la Sección Segunda de Caguas, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, finca 18,829 de San Lorenzo, inscripción 8va. Por la presente se les emplaza y requiere para que notifique a la Lcda. Maritza Guzmán Matos, PMB 767, Avenida Luis Vigoreaux #1353, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00966, teléfono (787) 758-3276, abogada de la parte demandante, con copia de vuestra contestación a la demanda radicada en este caso contra ustedes, dentro de un término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este Edicto. Por la presente se les apercibe de que de no comparecer a formular alegaciones dentro de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia de acuerdo con lo solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 21 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS

COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO

JESÚS OBRERO

Parte Demandante V. EDGARDO H. LIHARD BOLIVAR

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2024CV03890.

Sala: 804. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: EDGARDO H. LIHARD BOLIVAR.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: AGS LEGAL GROUP, LLC

Abogados de la parte demandante

Lcdo. Ricardo A. Acevedo Bianchi - RUA 20637

Lcdo. José R. González RiveraRUA 13105

Lcdo. Juan A. Santos BerríosRUA 9774

P.O. Box 10242

Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792

Teléfono: (939) 545-4300

Email: rab@agslegalpr.com o jrg@ agslegalpr.com

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva, con copia a la representación legal de la parte demandante, dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día su publicación. 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/sumac/, 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, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Extendido bajo mi firma y Sello del Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 21 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. GLENN PETKOS, CATHERINE PETKOS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00088. 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: GLENN PETKOS, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; CATHERINE PETKOS, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBAS.

Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Den-

tro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 5 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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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. ZAIDA L. DAVILA MELTZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2024CV00412. 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: ZAIDA L. DAVILA MELTZ - URB MUNOZ

RIVERA 7 CALLE ARPEGIO, GUAYNABO PR 00969; 786 CALLE TOPACIO, SAN JUAN PR 00926-5815.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a

través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:///www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de diciembre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. LUISA I. ANDINO AYALA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS ISLAND PORTFOLIO

SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Parte Demandate Vs. JUAN R. TORRES RODRIGUEZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2024CV02638. Sala: 801. 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: JUAN R. TORRES

RODRIGUEZ - URB ALT. VILLA DEL REY FLU CALLE DAMASCO, CAGUAS, PR 00725. 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 (SUIvIAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal

podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, 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 CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de diciembre de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CABO ROJO POPULAR AUTO LLC. Demandante Vs. SAMUEL JOSÉ DETRES BOBÉ, SUCESIÓN DE SAMUEL DETRES TORRES COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL, FULANA TAL Y SAMUEL JOSÉ DETRES BOBÉ Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2024CV01784. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO Y DE INTERPELACIÓN JUDICIAL. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: FULANA DE TAL, FULANO DE TAL Y SAMUEL JOSÉ DETRÉS BOBÉ, POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE SAMUEL DETRÉS TORRES.

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 Mayagüez, P.O. Box 1210, Mayagüez, P.R. 006811210 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 006812342, 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. ORDEN DE INTERPELACIÓN

JUDICIAL: Vista la Urgente Moción Informativa Solicitando Expedición de Emplazamiento por Edicto en el caso de epígrafe, y examinado los autos de este caso y la ley aplicable, este Tribunal declara CON LUGAR la solicitud de Interpelación Judicial, y en su consecuencia se ordena a que la parte demandada de Fulana de Tal, Fulano de Tal y Samuel José Detrés Bobé, por sí y como miembros de la Sucesión de Samuel Detrés Torres y conforme lo dispone el Artículo 1587 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico 2020, a que dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepte o repudie la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de los causantes. Se le apercibe que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe a los demandados que luego de trascurso del término antes indicado, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante, por consiguiente, responden por las cagas de dicha herencia conforme al Artículo 1587 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico 2020. Se Ordena a la parte demandante a que proceda a notificar la presente orden mediante publicación de un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la isla de Puerto Rico. DADA en Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, hoy 6 de febrero de 2025. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. OLGA MARIA ARROYO ALMODOVAR T/C/C OLGA MARIA ARROYO Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV10750. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE

AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: OLGA MARIA ARROYO ALMODOVAR T/C/C OLGA MARIA ARROYO - D APT 201, COND. CRISTAL HOUSE, SAN JUAN, PR 00923; COND. CRISTAL HOUSE, 368 CALLE DE DIEGO APT 201, SAN JUAN, PR, 00923. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente 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: httrs://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 responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte cJe su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Los abogados de la parte demandante son:

ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE

DEMANDANTE:

Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández

RUA Núm.: 16,393

BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP

500 Calle De La Tanca, Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901

Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664

rdiaz@bdprlaw.com

EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy, 10 de febrero de 2025. GRISELDA

RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUZ ENID FERNÁNDEZ DEL VALLE, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DE CABO ROJO

Parte Demandante Vs EMMANUEL JOSÉ

SOTO ESTEVEZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AÑ2024CV00330.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: EMMANUEL JOSÉ

SOTO ESTEVEZ.

Se le apercibe que la parte demandante por mediación del Lcdo. José F. Giraud Mejías ha radicado la acción de epígrafe en su contra. Copia de la demanda, emplazamiento y del presente edicto le ha sido enviado por correo a la última dirección postal conocida de récord provista por la parte demandada: 1 Cond. Vista Del Río, Apto. #26-D, Añasco, Puerto Rico 00610. En dicha demanda se le reclama la suma de $5,391.65, por concepto de préstamo personal. Puede usted obtener mayor información sobre el asunto revisando los autos en el Tribunal. Se le apercibe que tiene usted un término de treinta (30) días para radicar contestación a dicha demanda de cobro de dinero y/o cualquier escrito que estime usted conveniente 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 epígrafe, pero que de no radicarse escrito alguno ante el Tribunal dentro de dicho término el Tribunal procederá a ventilar el procedimiento sin más citarle ni oírle. Dada en Añasco, Puerto Rico, hoy 11 de febrero de 2025. Lcda. Norma G. Santana Irizarry, Secretaria General, Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Sala De Añasco. Evelyn Padilla Nieves, Secretaria Del Tribunal Confidencial Ii.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR BAUTISTA CAYMAN

ASSET COMPANY

Demandante V. ENRIQUE ROSADO

VILLEGAS, SU ESPOSA LUZ ENEIDA REYES

CLAUDIO T/C/C LUZ

ENEIDA REYES T/C/C

LUZ E. REYES, LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, LA SUCESIÓN DE EUGENIO REYES

FLORES COMPUESTA

POR SUS HIJOS LUZ

ENEIDA REYES CLAUDIO

T/C/C LUZ ENEIDA REYES

T/C/C LUZ E. REYES, JUAN CARLOS REYES

CLAUDIO Y FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DEL CUAL COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS Y LA SUCESIÓN DE AMADA

CLAUDIO FUENTES

COMPUESTA POR SUS

HIJOS LUZ ENEIDA

REYES CLAUDIO T/C/C

LUZ ENEIDA REYES

T/C/C LUZ E. REYES, JUAN CARLOS REYES

CLAUDIO Y SUTANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2024CV04270. (804). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DEL CUAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE EUGENIO REYES FLORES, Y SUTANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE AMADA CLAUDIO FUENTES - HC09 BOX 59185, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00771; HC 5, PO BOX 59185, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725; SEC. RÍO CAÑAS WARD, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la presentación de una Demanda Enmendada 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://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso

deberá presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del término de treinta (30) días 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 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.

Lcdo. Luis G. Parrilla Hernández P.O. Box 195168 San Juan, PR 00919-5168

Tel.: 787-766-7000 / Fax: 787-766-7001

lparrilla@ferraiuoli.com

Se le apercibe a la parte que, conforme al Art. 959 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. § 2787, los codemandados antes mencionados, miembros de la Sucesión de Eugenio Reyes Flores y de la Sucesión de Amada Claudio Fuentes, tienen un término de treinta (30) días para informarle al Tribunal si aceptan o repudian la herencia del Causante. En caso de que no se manifieste declaración sobre la aceptación de la herencia dentro del plazo correspondiente, se tendrá la herencia por aceptada. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 12 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ

SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs. ADMINISTRACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS DE RETIRO DE LOS EMPLEADOS DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO T/C/C

ADMINISTRACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS DE RETIRO DE LOS EMPLEADOS DEL GOBIERNO Y LA JUDICATURA T/C/C

JUNTA DE RETIRO DEL GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO (RETIRO); R.F. MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION; MIGUEL ÁNGEL ROLDÁN ORTIZ; DORCA MARTÍNEZ

MELÉNDEZ,; FULANO

Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ

Parte Demandada

Civil Núm.: HU2025CV00042. (206). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO

POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: MIGUEL ÁNGEL ROLDÁN ORTIZ a las siguientes direcciones: COMUNIDAD RURAL RIO BLANCO, 39 CALLE 9, NAGUABO, PR 00918, 40 COND CAGUAS TOWER APT 1904, CAGUAS, PR 00725-5649, PO BOX 227, RIO BLANCO, PR 007440227, PO BOX 686, RIO BLANCO, PR 00744-0686; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ.

Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre cancelación de pagaré extraviado por la vía judicial El 10 de septiembre de 1992, Dorca Martínez Meléndez y Miguel Ángel Roldán Ortiz (en aquél entonces casados entre sí), constituyeron una hipoteca en San Juan, Puerto Rico, conforme a la Escritura núm. 75, autorizada por el notario Pedro J. Rodríguez Samalot en garantía de un pagaré suscrito bajo el testimonio núm. 2588 a favor del Sistema de Retiro de los Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y sus instrumentalidades, por la suma de $40,500.00, con intereses 8⅛% anual y vencimiento en treinta (30) años, sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número treinta y nueve (39) en el Plano de Parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Río Blanco del Barrio Río Blanco del término municipal de Naguabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cero (0) cuerdas con dos mil quinientos noventa y cuatro diezmilésimas de otra, equivalente a mil diecinueve punto sesenta y dos (1019.62) metros cuadrados. En lindes, por el NORTE, con la parcela número cuarenta (40) de la Comunidad; por el SUR, con la calle número nueve (9) de la Comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela número cuarenta y uno (41) de la Comunidad; y por el OESTE, con la parcela número treinta y siete (37) de la Comunidad. Inscrita al folio 125 del tomo 140 de Naguabo, Finca 7925. Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 126 del tomo 140 de Naguabo, Finca 7925. Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. Inscripción cuarta. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.

ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que, si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la parte demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo, PR 00970-3922, Teléfono y Fax: (787) 789-1826, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaalonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 12 de febrero de 2025, en Humacao, Puerto Rico. Evelyn Félix Vázquez, Secretaria. Dalissa Reyes De León, Sub-Secretaria. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE COAMO LUNA

PERFORMANCE II, LLC

Parte Demandante V. JULIO DELFÍN DE JESÚS REYES, Y OTROS Parte Demandada Caso Civil: CO2024CV00286. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, FULANO DE TAL Y FUTANA DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ERIDA REYES SÁNCHEZ Y COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE DELFÍN DE JESÚS SÁNCHEZ - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA. POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaría de este tribunal la demanda del caso del epígrafe. Se les apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas que pueden ser miembros de las sucesiones de ERIDA REYES SÁNCHEZ y DELFÍN DE JESUS REYES, deberán 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://poderjudicial.pr/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 término de 30 días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento e interpelación por edicto que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. LCDO. JAVIER MONTALVO

CINTRÓN, RUA 17682 PO BOX 11750 FERNÁNDEZ JUNCOS STATION SAN JUAN PR 00910-1750 TEL. (787) 274-1414 jmontalvo@delgadofernandez.com ADEMÁS, como herederos de los causantes arriba mencionados se les interpela para que, dentro del mismo término de 30 días de la publicación del edicto, ACEPTE O REPUDIE la participación que le corresponde en la herencia de dichos causantes. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal tendrá por aceptada la herencia, por lo que se podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, entiende que procede. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 13 de febrero de 2025. Elizabeth González Rivera, Secretaria Regional. María Del C. Mercado, Secretaria Del Tribunal Confidencial.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE QUEBRADILLAS

COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MEDICOS Y OTROS PROFESIONALES DE LA SALUD (MEDICOOP)

Demandante Vs. WILBERT R. MIRANDA NEGRON Y SU ESPOSA JELITZA AMAEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: QU2025CV00012. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JELITZA AMAEZ. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero, en la que se alega adeuda la suma

de $47,710.11 de principal, intereses al 9.85% anual, desde el día 2 de septiembre de 2024, hasta su completo pago, más un 30% del principal del Pagaré estipulado para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado y recargos acumulados todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte que de no comparecer en autos dentro del término de los treinta (30) días siguientes a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle, debiendo radicar el original de su contestación en este Tribunal, enviando copia a la abogada de la parte demandante: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez, Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC, P.O. Box 11550, San Juan, PR 00922-1550; Teléfono: (787) 625-9999. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, hoy 19 de febrero de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. JOHANNA GONZÁLEZ VILELLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Trump says he will posthumously pardon baseball star Pete Rose

By QASIM NAUMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

President Donald Trump said late Friday that he would grant a full pardon to Pete Rose, who was one of baseball’s greatest players before he spectacularly fell from grace for gambling on games while he was a player and manager.

Trump also repeated his call for Rose, who died last year at 83, to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, sharply criticizing the sport and calling it a “dying” game. Rose had more hits than any player in the game’s history, but Major League Baseball banned him because of his gambling, making him ineligible for the Hall of Fame.

The president promised the pardon close to midnight after an extraordinary day, when he lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a televised confrontation in the Oval Office and abruptly cut short a visit meant to coordinate a plan for peace.

On his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would sign a “complete pardon” for Rose in the next few weeks and added that Rose “shouldn’t have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on HIS TEAM WINNING.”

The pardon has nothing to do with Rose’s baseball career or gambling problems. He was sentenced in 1990 to five months in federal prison for filing false income tax returns. He was banned from baseball in 1989, when he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, and later declared ineligible for the Hall of Fame. An investigator had found that he regularly placed bets on sports, including baseball. Rose denied for years that he had bet on baseball but later admitted that he had done so regularly.

More recently, Rose has faced allegations of having sex with an underage girl. In 2017, a woman testified in a civil case that she had sex with him in the 1970s — when Rose was in his 30s and a star player for the Cincinnati Reds, and she was 14 or 15 years old. At the time, the age of

consent in Ohio was 16. The statute of limitations to bring charges has expired.

Trump did not elaborate on the offenses he would pardon Rose for.

Although Trump can issue a posthumous pardon for the false tax returns, his presidential powers do not extend to the Hall of Fame’s rules or to the baseball writers association and committees that choose Hall of Fame inductees.

“Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy ass, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!” Trump posted.

Trump has posted several times in recent years in support of Rose. In 2013, he wrote that the “best thing” for MLB to do would be to put Rose in the Hall of Fame.

For the rest of his life, Rose remained a hugely popular, if contentious, figure among baseball fans, and he would regularly draw crowds for signings.

But it’s hard to see a pardon having much effect on his standing in baseball.

In December 2015, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred considered an appeal from Rose to lift his lifetime ban. As part of that process, Manfred had a meeting with Rose, where Rose told him that he had continued to bet on baseball, which he was legally allowed to do in Nevada, where he lived. And Rose claimed that he had not bet on baseball when he played — although MLB had recently obtained evidence that contradicted that claim.

“In short,” Manfred concluded in a report at the time, “Mr. Rose has not presented credible evidence of a reconfigured life either by an honest acceptance by him of his wrongdoing” or “by a rigorous, self-aware and sustained program of avoidance by him of all the circumstances that led to his permanent ineligibility in 1989.”

In 2017, Trump, newly elected and embroiled in Robert Mueller’s investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia, hired the Washington-based lawyer John Dowd to represent him. Dowd had investigated Rose on behalf of the commissioner’s office decades earlier, ultimately writing what became known as the Dowd Report, which was finished in 1989 and led to Rose’s lifetime ban.

That same year — as part of a lawsuit Rose had filed against Dowd claiming that he had defamed him on a radio show by saying Rose had had sex with “12- to 14-year-old girls” — the woman testified that she had had sex with

Rose when she was underage. In response, the Philadelphia Phillies — the team that Rose helped win a World Series in 1980 — announced that Rose would not be participating in alumni weekend events that year.

In 2022, the commissioner’s office gave Rose special permission to attend a celebration commemorating the Phillies’ 1980 World Series-winning team. At the event, a female reporter asked Rose about the allegation that he had had sex with an underage girl.

“I’m not here to talk about that,” Rose said. “Sorry about that. It was 55 years ago, babe.”

Asked later by another reporter, he said: “I’m going to tell you one more time. I’m here for the Philly fans. I’m here for my teammates. I’m here for the Phillies organization. And who cares what happened 50 years ago? You weren’t even born. So you shouldn’t be talking about it, because you weren’t born.”

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

The retired baseball legend Pete Rose, interviewed in New York on Jan. 8, 2004. (Vincent Laforet/The New York Times)

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