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LUMA Energy sues P3A, PREPA to save its operation and management agreement

By THE STAR STAFF

LUMA Energy LLC has sued the Puerto Rico PublicPrivate Partnerships Authority (P3A) and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to settle disagreements related to the interpretation of the June 22, 2020 transmission and distribution operation and management agreement (T&D OMA).

LUMA, the private operator of PREPA’s transmission and distribution (T&D) system, filed the action late Monday within PREPA’s bankruptcy process because it is related to the utility’s ongoing bankruptcy. The contract (T&D OMA) that governs the operation of PREPA’s assets, as well as the collection and distribution of funds on behalf of and by PREPA, is integral to PREPA’s restructuring and fiscal plan.

The suit comes after Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz in July fired off an 81-page missive listing things LUMA has done wrong and threatening to cancel its operation and management agreement (OMA). The letter is a Notice of Disputes, listing six disputes and a detailed exposition of the nature of those disputes, together with the corresponding formal demands served upon LUMA.

The suit filed Monday appears to be an attempt by LUMA to stop the cancellation of its contract.

LUMA said Article 15 of the operation and management agreement provides two separate paths for dispute resolution depending on the nature of the dispute. Disputes defined by the agreement as “Technical Disputes” are to be adjudicated in an expedited proceeding by a technical expert whose decision is final and binding. Disputes other than Technical Disputes -- which are termed “Disputes” --

follow a more traditional path of mediation and litigation.

“Thus, in order for the Parties to know which disputeresolution path they must follow, there must first be a determination whether a particular dispute is actually a Technical Dispute or a Dispute,” LUMA wrote. “To the extent the Parties disagree about how a dispute is classified -- like they do here -- that disagreement is itself a Dispute (Threshold Dispute) subject to mediation and, if necessary, litigation.”

The P3A, as administrator for PREPA, recently notified LUMA of six issues of dispute. (Colón Ortiz, the energy czar, is also the executive director of the P3A.)

“Defendants assert all six are Technical Disputes. LUMA asserts none of them are Technical Disputes. Defendants’ misclassification of issues as Technical Disputes is designed to have the issues decided through a confidential, final, and binding process that was never intended for these sorts of issues,” LUMA said. “This is part of what has revealed itself to be a coordinated effort to manufacture a pretext to push LUMA out of the T&D OMA and return to the old days when PREPA acted as a monopoly and was subject to political control.”

Despite the fact that the parties agree that they have a Threshold Dispute to which a dispute-resolution path applies, LUMA said, the defendants have refused to resolve the Threshold Dispute through the procedures in Article 15. Instead, they have stated that they intend to unilaterally classify their issues as “Technical Disputes” and initiate the procedures for resolution of Technical Disputes, the private grid operator said.

“That would be acceptable if everyone agreed they actually were Technical Disputes. But LUMA does not agree. And that disagreement is therefore a key threshold issue, a Dispute, that must be resolved before the Parties can move forward pursuant to the terms of the T&D OMA,” LUMA said. “The method for resolving the Threshold Dispute is the same as any other Dispute that is not a Technical Dispute: mediation and, if unsuccessful, the court. Although Defendants previously admitted so in writing, now they inexplicably refuse to even mediate the issue. That refusal constitutes a breach of Section 15.5 of the T&D OMA.”

LUMA asked the court to compel the defendants to mediate the Threshold Dispute and to enjoin the defendants from invoking the Technical Dispute procedures until the Threshold Dispute has been decided.

“Lastly, in the event that mediation is unsuccessful or is ultimately determined to be futile, LUMA requests that the Court issue declaratory relief construing the Parties’ rights and responsibilities under the T&D OMA -- specifically, to declare whether the issues set forth in P3A’s July 22, 2025 Notice of Dispute are Technical Disputes or not,” the private operator said.

Corrections Dept. acquires 39 new vehicles to strengthen services, security

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, along with Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) Secretary Francisco Antonio Quiñones Rivera, announced on Tuesday the delivery of 39 new vehicles purchased with an investment of $3,298,620 of the agency’s own funds.

“We have to help our inmates rehabilitate, keep their court and medical appointments, and ensure they don’t reoffend once they leave,” González Colón said in a written statement. “To achieve this, we have to give the tools to those who make this possible. Today, all units in the system can count on a new fleet that will keep our officers safe and provide the service.”.

The delivery took place at the Bayamón Correctional Medical Center, with District 7 Rep. Luis “Junior” Pérez Ortiz and correctional officers also on hand. The purchased vehi-

The vehicles that Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) Secretary Francisco Antonio Quiñones Rivera and other officials helped deliver were distributed among the different DCR zones: 12 for the Ponce Route and Escort Unit, 12 for Bayamón, five for Guayama, four for Arecibo, three for Aguadillaand one for Mayagüez. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón)

cles are RAM Promaster 3500 vans, 2025 model year, with a capacity for 15 passengers and specifically designed for the correctional system.

The vehicles were distributed among the different DCR zones: 12 for the Ponce Route and Escort Unit, 12 for Bayamón, five for Guayama, four for Arecibo, three for Aguadilla, and one for Mayagüez.

Quiñones noted that the new fleet will improve compliance with medical and court appointments for the correctional population, in addition to strengthening officer safety.

The governor also highlighted that, after the non-recurring funds that covered a salary increase for officers expired, her administration identified $30 million in the new budget to guarantee the continued payment of $500 per month.

“You all have family and personal situations that you put aside to face great challenges,” she said.

Bill would require that short-term rental guests receive notices on beach conditions

By THE STAR STAFF

Due to the life-threatening risks associated with Airbnb guests’ lack of awareness regarding sea and beach conditions, New Progressive Party Rep. Lourdes Ramos Rivera announced on Tuesday a bill requiring short-term rental operators to include a safety notice for guests about hazardous conditions on nearby beaches.

House Bill 605, introduced in May, is currently under consideration by the House Tourism Committee. The legislation would also mandate that Airbnb property operators or managers provide contact information for relevant government agencies in case of emergencies and evacuations due to weather events.

The listed agencies include the Emergency Response System (911) Bureau, the Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Administration, the United States Coast Guard, the Police Bureau, the municipal police, and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.

Ramos noted that the significant increase in short-term rentals on the island presents considerable challenges in ensuring

the safety of guests.

“The issue is worsened when visitors, who come to relax and enjoy the Island’s natural beauty, are unaware of the specific conditions in the area where they are staying, especially regarding the beaches and rivers,” she emphasized. “This bill aims to fill the gap in safety information that is often not communicated to foreign visitors and which has already resulted in fatalities.”

On Tuesday, officials found the body of a surfer missing since Sunday at Mar Chiquita beach in Manatí.

The lawmaker pointed out that “the natural beauty of our coasts and bodies of water, which is a major attraction, often conceals strong currents and unsupervised areas, leading to accidents.”

“It is essential to implement an additional safety measure to alert guests about dangerous conditions in the areas where they are staying, in order to prevent serious incidents and protect both tourists and residents,” she reiterated.

Ramos noted that while Tourism Company Regulation No. 8856 outlines several physical and operational requirements

-- such as fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, security systems and pest control -- it does not require a safety notice for guests regarding the dangers associated with bodies of water and emergency protocols for weather-related events.

According to the measure, “it is the state’s responsibility to ensure public safety by requiring that owners or operators of short-term rentals provide clear, accessible information that enables guests to make informed decisions and respond appropriately in emergencies.”

House honors runners in support of domestic violence victims

By THE STAR STAFF

House Judiciary Committee Chairman José “Che” Pérez Cordero paid tribute on Tuesday to 23 runners from the non-profit organization Kilometers of Change, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the challenge of coping with domestic violence in Puerto Rico.

“Kilometers of Change is a social initiative that unites women runners from all corners of Puerto Rico, determined to con-

front domestic violence with every step they take,” the at-large legislator said. “Through sport, this movement demonstrates that physical activity not only strengthens the body, but can also be a transformative channel to generate awareness, hope and social action.”

“For us it is an honor to recognize the feat of these runners who with each step carry the message of the importance of eradicating this terrible social evil,” Pérez Cordero added.

“For us it is an honor to recognize the feat of these runners who with each step carry the message of the importance of eradicating this terrible social evil,” Rep. José Pérez Cordero said.

Following dismissals, fiscal board prefers to pause PREPA bondholders’ $3.7 billion expense claim process

By THE STAR STAFF

Following the dismissal of six of its seven members, the Financial Oversight and Management Board told the federal bankruptcy court earlier this week that it wants to pause the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) bondholders’ $3.7 billion administrative expense claims proceedings but can continue litigation on other matters.

The oversight board communicated the request to the Title III bankruptcy court in a status report filed late Monday, which was requested by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain earlier this month to assess the situation of PREPA’s Title III bankruptcy process after President Trump dismissed the board members.

Currently, the only active litigation in the PREPA Title III case is the bondholders’ pursuit of $3.7 billion as an administrative expense claim, which would have priority in the distribution of claims. The

legal issues related to this claim and the objections to it were fully briefed and argued before the court on July 23, and are now pending.

According to the oversight board, under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, commonly known as PROMESA, the board, as currently constituted, has the ability and authority to proceed with the administrative expense claim litigation as well as all pending matters in the Title III cases, their adversary proceedings, and contested matters.

The PREPA bondholders indicated via email on Aug. 19 that they believe litigation related to the PREPA Title III case should not continue until a new oversight board is appointed. In contrast, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for PREPA has informed the board’s attorneys that they believe litigation regarding the administrative expense claim should not be delayed pending new appointments to the board, as they plan to object to the bondholders’ claims regardless of the board’s actions.

“The Oversight Board defers to the Court’s preference regarding whether the Administrative Expense Claim discovery and any necessary hearings should be paused,” the oversight board stated. “All other matters in the PREPA Title III case have been stayed. That said, the current preference of the Oversight Board is to pause the Administrative Expense Claim discovery and any necessary hearings until new Board members are appointed.”

The oversight board also indicated that all other matters pending in different Title III cases, including claims reconciliation, claim objections, lift stay motions, and other adversary proceedings, can and should continue in the normal course as directed by the court.

Meanwhile, Blackrock broke its agreement Monday night to settle its PREPA debt and will now be part of the group of bondholders opposing PREPA’s debt adjustment plan.

The move means the oversight board may have to negotiate a new debt deal to settle PREPA’s $9 billion debt.

Legal Assistance Society sees possibility of reduced charges against teen being tried as adult in Aibonito slaying

By THE STAR STAFF

Jesús Rivera Delgado, the chairman of the Legal Assistance Society (SAL by its initials in Spanish) board of directors, confirmed on Tuesday that the case against an SAL client, Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, might return to Juvenile Court if Judge Marielem Padilla Cotto decides to reduce the charges during the preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 18.

Avilés Cabrera, 17, and her mother, Elvia Cabrera Rivera, 40, are facing charges of first-degree murder and Weapons Law violation in the killing of 16-year-old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario in Aibonito on Aug. 11. The SAL is representing the minor, who is being charged as an adult, while her mother has hired a private attorney.

“It’s a possibility that the case could be approached differently since her jurisdiction was waived, assuming she could still be charged with murder,” Rivera Delgado said during a radio interview. “However, the Puerto Rico Penal Code outlines other types of homicide that could be punishable as crimes

without necessarily being classified as murder. The Juvenile Court’s jurisdiction was waived due to the murder charge. A lot could change during the preliminary hearing, as a judge can reduce the charges after reviewing the evidence.”

On Monday, the judge decided to postpone a status hearing to Sept. 3, while the preliminary hearing will take place on Sept. 18. The delay is because the SAL did not have enough time to prepare for the proceedings, something Rivera Delgado indicated was foreseeable.

Judge Padilla Cotto decided that witnesses who are absent from the September preliminary hearing will not be allowed to testify. She also stated that Avilés Cabrera’s face cannot be shown in court during the proceedings.

“The courts take appropriate precautionary measures because they are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of minors, including the girl who has not yet been [formally] charged,” Rivera Delgado said. “She has been charged with a crime, and probable cause for her arrest has been established. After the preliminary hearing, if it is determined that there is

probable cause to believe she may have committed a crime, formal charges will be filed.”

Woman’s body and fetus found in Santurce lodging

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Police are investigating the discovery of a decomposing body and a fetus on Tuesday at a short-term rental property known as Beach House, located in the Santa Teresita neighborhood of Santurce. According to the police, the property’s cleaner arrived

at the scene as part of his duties and noticed a strong odor, so he notified the owner. Upon inspection, they found the body of a woman between 35 and 40 years old and a fetus, whose condition had not been determined at press time.

Authorities stated that the causes of both deaths, as well as the circumstances surrounding the events, were unknown at the time of the report. It was preliminarily

indicated that no visible signs of violence were seen at the scene.

The San Juan Criminal Investigation Unit, led by Inspector Edwin Figueroa, along with the prosecutor on duty, took charge of the investigation. Police urged the public to contact them confidentially at 787-343-2020 if they have information that could help bring clarity to the case.

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Trump orders major expansion of National Guard’s role in law enforcement

By JOHN ISMAY, HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT

President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department earlier this week to take a larger role in domestic law enforcement, including by “quelling civil disturbances,” as he threatens to broaden deployments of the National Guard in cities run by his political enemies.

The executive order, released by the White House on Monday morning, also formalizes the creation of specially trained National Guard units in the District of Columbia and all 50 states that can be mobilized quickly for “ensuring the public safety and order.”

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to questions about the order, which came two weeks after Trump declared a “crime emergency” in the District of Columbia and deployed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, over the objections of local officials who have said crime in the city is at its lowest level in decades.

Soldiers with the 30th Armored Combat Brigade from the South Carolina National Guard at Union Station in Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department on Monday to take a larger role in domestic law enforcement, including by “quelling civil disturbances,” as he threatens to broaden deployments of the National Guard in cities run by his political enemies. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

In a statement, the White House said the president was ordering “common-sense measures to ensure long-term safety of our nation’s capital.”

The statement said the executive order would increase “participation across agencies” in enabling more specially trained personnel to deliver on Trump’s campaign promise and “constitutional obligation to make D.C. safe and beautiful again.”

Trump has mused openly about expanding the deployments to other cities, particularly Democratic strongholds like New York, Chicago and Baltimore, saying crime there is out of control. On Monday, Trump said he could “solve” crime in Chicago in a week, though he hedged about whether he planned to move ahead with sending troops there.

While guard troops have been temporarily mobilized by governors in the past to respond to natural disasters and occasionally for civil unrest, the order appears to carve out a much larger domestic role for the National Guard.

According to government documents, guard troops can be mobilized for duty within a state or territory by a governor in response to “a crisis or a natural disaster, or in support of special events when local, tribal and state capabilities are overwhelmed, exhausted or unavailable.” The president can also federalize the guard, as Trump did in deploying members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles in June — over the objections of the state’s governor.

Monday’s order appears to create a force of guard soldiers that could be called out by the White House regardless of whether state and local law enforcement are available and able to handle civil disturbances, raising significant legal questions.

“Quelling civil disturbances is the responsibility of state and local law enforcement except in the most ex-

treme instances,” said Elizabeth Goitein, a senior director at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school. “Having soldiers police protests, as this order envisions, threatens fundamental liberties and public safety, and it violates a centuries-old principle against involving the military in domestic law enforcement.”

Under an 1878 law called the Posse Comitatus Act, it is normally illegal to use federal troops on domestic soil for policing purposes. But Trump, in federalizing the California Guard, invoked a statute, Section 12406 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code, that allows him to call National Guard members and units into federal service under certain circumstances, including during a rebellion against the authority of the federal government.

In California, where Trump deployed roughly 4,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles, citing protests over immigration raids, state officials opened a legal challenge to the deployment, which a federal judge had ruled to be illegal before an appeals court blocked the ruling.

The Monday order also directs a task force in Washington led by White House adviser Stephen Miller to create an online portal for “Americans with law enforcement or other relevant backgrounds and experience” to apply to join federal agents in enforcing Trump’s “crime emergency” order in the District of Columbia.

As of Sunday, there were 2,274 guard troops deployed to Washington. Only 934 of those troops are part of the D.C. National Guard. The rest have been mobilized from units in Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

On Sunday, guard soldiers in Washington who were previously unarmed began carrying their service weapons

while on patrol, a task that is outside traditional norms for guard troops on domestic missions. According to a report published by the Congressional Research Service in April, the typical jobs given to U.S. military personnel who have been mobilized to assist civil authorities include transporting supplies, clearing or constructing roads, and controlling traffic during missions such as border security, natural disaster response and public health emergencies.

The specialized force proposed for the guard in Washington would be deputized to enforce federal law, according to the executive order, which also directs the creation of a standing National Guard “quick reaction force” that would be available for rapid deployment anywhere in the country. (Federal law enforcement entities already maintain a nationwide network of trained special agents who can respond in times of crisis, like the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team based in Quantico, Virginia, which can be rapidly deployed anywhere in the United States for counterterrorism missions, and special weapons and tactics teams at each FBI field office.)

By directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to train a specialized D.C. National Guard unit dedicated to “ensuring public safety” in Washington, Trump is essentially requiring the city’s guard to come up with a rapid-response-style unit that can deploy quickly when he decides the need has risen.

Military analysts say that is what the National Guard trains to do anyway — deploy quickly, although usually in the event of a natural disaster like a hurricane. Guard troops have also deployed to respond to political crises, like the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Trump’s supporters, and during the Black Lives Matter protests that erupted after the Minneapolis police killed George Floyd in 2020. It is unusual, though, for National Guard troops to just live on standby waiting for the president to decide he wants to target crime in a city of his choosing. Guard troops train part time, often one weekend a month and two weeks a year, to respond to emergencies. They do not sit around waiting for the president to deploy them as a law enforcement arm.

“Most of them are not full-time soldiers; they have separate jobs,” said Pete Feaver, a political science professor at Duke University. “Maintaining a specialized force at a high amount of readiness is tantamount to mobilizing them.”

FEMA employees warn that Trump is gutting disaster response

By MAXINE JOSELOW

Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote to Congress on Monday warning that the Trump administration had reversed much of the progress made in disaster response and recovery since Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast two decades ago.

The letter to Congress, titled the “Katrina Declaration,” rebuked President Donald Trump’s plan to drastically scale down FEMA and shift more responsibility for disaster response — and more costs — to the states. It came days before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and costliest storms to ever strike the United States.

“Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters compel us to warn Congress and the American people of the cascading effects of decisions made by the current administration,” the FEMA employees wrote in the letter.

They added that they hoped their warnings would “come in time to prevent not only another national catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina, but the effective dissolution of FEMA itself and the abandonment of the American people such an event would represent.”

Daniel Llargués, the acting FEMA press secretary, said in an email that the Trump administration “is committed to ensuring FEMA delivers for the American people” and is working to reduce “red tape, inefficiency and outdated processes” across the agency.

“It is not surprising that some of the same bureaucrats who presided over decades of inefficiency are now objecting to reform,” Llargués said, an apparent reference to the FEMA employees who signed the letter.

In an undated image provided by Tia Dufour/Department of Homeland Security, David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Employees at the agency wrote to Congress on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, warning that the Trump administration had reversed much of the progress made in disaster response and recovery since Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast two decades ago. (Tia Dufour/Department of Homeland Security via The New York Times)

Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi caused an estimated 1,833 deaths and $161 billion in property damage and shook the country’s confidence in the government’s ability to handle disasters. President George W. Bush faced intense criticism for the slow federal response to Katrina’s devastation in New Orleans, leading to the resignation of his FEMA administrator, Michael D. Brown, and the passage of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act.

That landmark law required that FEMA administrators have a “demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management.” It also prohibited the homeland security secretary from interfering with FEMA’s “authorities, responsibilities or functions,” among other things.

But the Trump administration has ignored both require-

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ments of the law, the FEMA employees wrote in the letter. Trump installed first one and then another acting FEMA administrator who lack experience in emergency management. The current acting head, David Richardson, told employees in June that he did not know the United States had a hurricane season — a comment that unnerved FEMA employees who heard it. The agency later said Richardson was joking.

And Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has become directly involved in FEMA operations. She has imposed new spending rules that have delayed hundreds of FEMA contracts and that hampered FEMA’s response to the catastrophic floods that swept through central Texas in July.

At the same time, the administration has eliminated billions of dollars in FEMA grants intended to help communities better withstand disasters. The administration is also now requiring disaster survivors to provide email addresses when applying for FEMA aid, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times — a change that could prevent people with limited internet access from receiving vital assistance.

And the very future of the agency is unclear. In June, Trump said he wanted to eliminate FEMA after the end of hurricane season and move emergency management efforts “back to the state level.” After the Texas floods in July, when many Americans were focused on the rescue efforts, the administration’s rhetoric softened and officials spoke instead of reforming the agency.

Still, about 2,000 employees have left FEMA since Trump took office, accounting for about one-third of the agency’s permanent workforce. Those who resigned included some of the agency’s most accomplished leaders. The situation has alarmed the FEMA employees who signed the letter, which lamented the loss of “experienced staff whose institutional knowledge and relationships are vital to ensure effective emergency management.”

Of the 182 FEMA employees who signed the letter, 36 attached their names, while the rest withheld their identities for fear of retaliation. The letter was sent to the leaders of several congressional committees and to the FEMA Review Council, which Trump created to recommend ways to overhaul the agency.

A FEMA employee who helped organize the letter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said many workers declined to sign their names because they worried about being put on administrative leave. That was the fate of 144 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency after they signed a similar letter criticizing the administration.

A second FEMA employee who helped organize the letter, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, said she wanted to sound the alarm before it is too late and the next hurricane has struck.

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been relatively quiet, with Hurricane Erin avoiding landfall in the United States last week. But forecasters say hurricane season could ramp up before it ends on Nov. 30, with storms supercharged by warmer ocean waters fueled by human-caused climate change.

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Israel’s Gaza campaign is making it a pariah state

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Iwill leave it to historians to debate whether Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. But what is absolutely clear to me right now is that this Israeli government is committing suicide, homicide and fratricide.

It is destroying Israel’s standing in the world, it is killing civilians in Gaza with seemingly no regard for innocent human life, and it is tearing apart Israeli society and world Jewry, between those Jews who want to still stand with Israel no matter what and those who can no longer tolerate, explain or justify where this Israeli government is taking the Jewish state and now want to distance themselves from it.

I was struck by this paragraph in The New York Times’ story from Israel on Monday about the Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza, killing at least 20 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry — including five journalists who worked for international media outlets, plus medics and several others: “The Israeli military said it had carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital, without saying what the target was. The statement said the military regretted ‘any harm to uninvolved individuals,’ adding that its chief of staff had ordered an immediate inquiry.”

Obviously sensing that many around the world were appalled by this explanation — I mean, how many times have we heard this? — the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare statement of contrition, saying that “Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap.”

The truth is, though, what Netanyahu called a “tragic mishap”

is the inevitable byproduct of his policy of stringing out the war in Gaza in order to stay in power, to avoid his criminal trials and to avoid any Israeli inquiry commission into his profound complicity in the failure to prevent the surprise attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. For Netanyahu to stay in power, he needs the support of far-right ministers, such as Bezalel Smotrich, who is engaged in an effort to carpet the West Bank with as many Jewish settlements as he can to prevent any Palestinian state from emerging there. Smotrich is also encouraging the eviction of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, to pave the way for Israel to absorb both.

But here’s the problem: Israel has already devastated Hamas as a military force and killed virtually all of its top commanders who planned the Oct. 7 attack. So now, to justify the continued war effort, it must go after lower-level commanders, who are living and hiding among civilians.

It is one thing for a country at war to justify collateral damage when going after the enemy’s top leaders. It is something entirely more sinister when you are killing and wounding dozens of civilians to try to kill, say, the deputy to the deputy commander.

It is also devious and sinister when you use your military to move hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians from one part of Gaza to the other — under the guise of evacuating them from fighting zones — and then deliberately bulldoze the homes they left behind for no real military reason but with the clear ulterior motive of making life so miserable for them that they will leave the area entirely. And it is shameful when you stop and start humanitarian aid, with the hope that people will get hungry enough to leave.

But as I said, this is not just homicide pure and simple; it is also suicide and fratricide. Israel is now well on its way to making itself a pariah state — to the point that Israelis will think twice about speaking Hebrew when traveling abroad.

Palestinians hold signs during a rally and march to protest the ongoing war in Gaza City on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. The Israeli military said last week that it is moving ahead with its preparations to invade Gaza City, calling up an additional 60,000 reservists and announcing plans to extend the duty of 20,000 others. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)

be a partner for a two-state solution.

But because Netanyahu has now made it crystal clear that he refuses to let Gaza be ruled by either Hamas or the PA, the war increasingly looks like what it now is: a war to extend Israel’s occupation from the West Bank to Gaza. So it appears to many around the world that Palestinian civilians are being killed by the dozen almost daily as the inevitable spillover not from a just war for Israeli survival and an attempt to produce a better Palestinian partner in Gaza but rather from an effort to ensure that Israel has no Palestinian partner in Gaza.

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Unfair, says the Israeli government. The world seems to have forgotten, it argues, that Hamas murdered some 1,200 people; kidnapped some 250, including women, children and elderly; and is still holding some alive in inhumane conditions in tunnels and elsewhere in Gaza. Hamas’ leadership could have ended all of this suffering by agreeing to quit Gaza and release all its hostages. By perpetuating this war, Hamas has also engaged in its own heinous crimes — the murder of Israeli hostages and the human sacrifice of thousands of Palestinians to Hamas’ mad dreams.

It’s all true — and relevant.

So why is the world ganging up only on Israel now? Because it holds Israel to a higher standard than Hamas, because Israel has always held itself to a higher standard.

And because the world can tell the difference now between a war being waged for the survival of the Jewish state and a war being waged for the political survival of its prime minister. And finally, because the world can no longer look the other way, as it did for months, at the loss of Palestinian civilian life in Gaza as the inevitable byproduct of a war in which — it hoped — Israel was trying to expel Hamas from Gaza and replace it with an Arab peacekeeping force in partnership with the Palestinian Authority. The PA has recognized Israel and could, if reformed,

Is it any wonder Israel is losing so many friends around the world — as well as potential regional partners like Saudi Arabia — for whom this is becoming obvious?

As for fratricide, if this war continues this way, it is going to rip apart many, many synagogues around the world during the Jewish High Holidays this year — between those who feel the need to stand with Israel, right or wrong, and those who simply can’t stand this Israeli government’s awful behavior in Gaza any longer, especially when they see hundreds of thousands of Israelis themselves taking to the streets against this government.

It is also going to rip apart the Democratic Party, between those who are afraid to defy the influential Israeli lobbying group AIPAC, for fear of losing campaign funding to their Republican opponents, and those who just can’t stand it any longer.

Alas, if this is geopolitical suicide, as I believe, it has become assisted suicide. There is one person who could stop it all right now, and that is President Donald Trump. I hope that I am wrong, but I fear that — just as Trump was duped by Russian President Vladimir Putin into giving up on a ceasefire in Ukraine and opting instead for the chimera of total peace — Trump has been duped by Netanyahu into giving up on a ceasefire in Gaza in pursuit of Bibi’s fantasy of “total victory.”

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SAN JUAN – El cantante Elvis Crespo arrancó a principios de esta semana en Puerto Rico su innovadora “Gira de Bodega 2025: El Barrio Canta”, con una presentación en el pequeño comercio Raysa Market en San Juan, donde vecinos y clientes disfrutaron de una experiencia íntima y festiva.

En la tarde del lunes, entre góndolas y

Bodega 2025 “El Barrio Canta”

vitrinas, Crespo convirtió una visita cotidiana en una fiesta cargada de ritmo tropical y cercanía con la comunidad. La gira llevará este concepto a bodegas y colmados en múltiples ciudades de Estados Unidos como Nueva York, Nueva Jersey, Filadelfia, Connecticut, Chicago y Los Ángeles.

Durante agosto y septiembre, antes del Mes de la Herencia Hispana, Crespo ofrecerá presentaciones gratuitas y sorpresivas en estos espacios comunitarios, que serán

anunciadas a través de sus redes sociales y medios de comunicación.

Anuncian segunda edición del Festival de la Carne Ahumada en Naranjito

El artista explicó que la propuesta reconoce la importancia de las bodegas y colmados como símbolos de emprendimiento y puntos de encuentro cultural en las comunidades latinas. La idea nació tras filmar en colmados dominicanos varios de sus videos musicales, cuya autenticidad resonó con el público y dio forma al concepto de “El Barrio Canta”. POR CYBERNEWS

NARANJITO

– El alcalde de Naranjito, Orlando Ortiz Chevres, anunció la celebración de la segunda edición del Festival de la Carne Ahumada el domingo 31 de agosto en la plaza pública del municipio, a partir de las 10:00 de la mañana.

“El Festival de la Carne Ahumada es un homenaje a nuestras raíces, a nuestra gente trabajadora y al sabor auténtico que distingue a Naranjito como La Puerta de la Montaña. Luego del éxito del año pasado, regresamos con más entusiasmo para brindar una experiencia inolvidable que resalte lo mejor de nuestra cultura”, expresó Ortiz Chevres en declaraciones

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

Chapter 11

In re:

Exactech, Inc., et al, 1 Debtors.

Case No. 24-12441 (LSS) (Jointly Administered)

Ref. Docket Nos. 145, 658, 659, 660, 661, 667, 668, 669, 670, 685, 1059, 1095, 1359 & 1517

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF MODIFIED PLAN CONFIRMATION HEARING AND SALE OF ASSETS FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS, CLAIMS, INTERESTS, AND ENCUMBRANCES APPROVAL ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 AT 10:00 A.M. (ET)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 30, 2025, Exactech, Inc. and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed the Notice of Hearing on September 15, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. (ET) [Docket No. 1517] whereby the Debtors provided notice of a hearing (the “Hearing”) before the Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824 N. Market Street, 6th Floor, Courtroom No. 2, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 to consider the approval of certain matters.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Hearing will consider approval of, amongst other things, a motion [Docket No. 145] (the “Sale Motion”), seeking entry of an order, among other things, approving the sale of all or substantially all of the Debtors’ assets (the

escritas.

Durante la jornada, los visitantes podrán observar el proceso de ahumar carnes en vivo, adquirir carne ahumada cruda para preparar en el hogar y degustar platos confeccionados por restaurantes con recetas tradicionales y creativas. El evento contará con kioscos de artesanos, incluyendo piezas elaboradas con

“Sale”) to EI BIDCO, LLC (the “Stalking Horse Purchaser ”) under a stalking horse asset purchase agreement attached to the order approving bidding procedures at Docket No. 321 and as further amended at Docket Nos. 685 and 1555 (as may be further amended, the “Stalking Horse APA”). A proposed order approving the Sale is located at Docket No. 1493 (the “Sale Order ”).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that on August 15, 2025, the Debtors initiated a voluntary field action recalling certain components of their shoulder product, the Equinoxe shoulder platform (the “2025 Field Action”). Additional information regarding the 2025 Field Action can be found at https://www.exac.com/recall-information/

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the Sale Motion, the Stalking Horse APA, and the Sale Order, the Debtors’ assets will be sold free and clear of all liens, claims, interests, and encumbrances (other than certain Assumed Liabilities and Permitted Encumbrances expressly identified in the Stalking Horse APA), including any liens, claims, interests, and encumbrances on account of the 2025 Field Action.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Hearing will also consider confirmation of the Debtors’ chapter 11 plan [Docket No. 1501] (together with all exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto, the “Modified Plan”). At the Confirmation Hearing, the Debtors will ask the Court to order that, upon confirmation, the provisions of the Modified Plan will be binding on

la técnica autóctona Soles de Naranjito, así como la participación de agroempresarios locales. Además, habrá entretenimiento para niños y adultos y una oferta artística que incluye a Manuel Cátala, Julio César Sanabria y Julissa Sanabria, Concepto Clásico, Grupo Réplika y Límite 21. Para información adicional, los interesados pueden comunicarse al 787-2270169 o acceder a las redes sociales del municipio en Facebook e Instagram bajo @municipiodenaranjitopr.

Holders of all Claims, including those Claims arising from the 2025 Field Action.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, if the Hearing is continued, the Debtors will post the new date and time of the Hearing at https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/ exactech/ (the “Case Website”). Copies of documents filed in the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases, including the Sale Order, Stalking Horse APA, and Modified Plan, can be located free of charge on the Case Website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the deadline for filing objections to the Modified Plan is September 2, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) All objections to the Modified Plan must be filed and served in the manner set forth in the Order (I) Conditionally Approving Supplemental Disclosure, (II) Amending and Scheduling Certain Supplemental Dates and Deadlines in Connection with Confirmation of the Debtors’ Fifth Amended Plan, and (III) Approving a Limited Supplemental Voting Deadline for Holders of Claims in the Voting Classes [Docket No. 1513]. All objections to the Modified Plan or Sale will be heard and adjudicated at the Hearing.

1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number are: Osteon Holdings, Inc. (7042); Osteon Intermediate Holdings I, Inc. (7778); Osteon Intermediate Holdings II, Inc. (1292); Exactech, Inc. (3930); and XpandOrtho, Inc. (4250). The Debtors’ service address is 2320 NW 66th Court, Gainesville, Florida 32653.

At the Venice Film Festival, celebrating a different kind of filmmaking

By A.J. GOLDMANN

On the small island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, the world’s oldest film festival rehearses its future. Since 2017, the island, once a quarantine station for plague victims, has served as the staging ground for Venice Immersive, the Venice International Film Festival’s section devoted to extended reality (XR) filmmaking. The vaporetto, or ferry, ride to reach it only takes a couple of minutes. But when you disembark, you might as well be light-years away from Lido, the film festival’s main base, with its celebrity, fan and paparazzifueled hullabaloo.

On the island, scores of videos, experiences and other projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds come to life in labyrinthine indoor spaces that total more than 50,000 square feet. Elegant and surprisingly intimate, the setting is a far cry from the industry conventions and tech hubs where this sort of work is frequently unveiled.

Roughly half of the selected projects also compete for three official prizes that are awarded during the festival’s closing ceremony, alongside the Golden and Silver Lions. The festival opens Wednesday and runs through Sept. 6.

In his late July announcement of the official selection, Alberto Barbera, the festival’s artistic director, proudly called Venice Immersive, now it its ninth edition, “the reference competition in the world for all those who deal with this form of expression.”

Liz Rosenthal and Michel Reilhac, the curators of Venice Immersive, selected this year’s crop of 69 titles — 30 of which compete for the festival prizes — out of roughly 450 projects.

In 2016, Reilhac curated a trial virtual reality program as part of the Cannes Film Festival’s market. After Cannes decided not to continue the experiment past the initial year, Reilhac persuaded the Venice Film Festival, which is under the umbrella of the Venice Biennale, to let him try something similar there. He and Rosenthal developed a beta version of Venice Immersive called VR Theater later that year.

“Just a few months after Cannes, it was again an amazing success,” Reilhac explained. “On that basis, the Biennale then the following year decided: We’re going to give you the means to really grow and build something significant.”

In 2017, the section began awarding prizes and moved to Lazzaretto Vecchio, where it has remained since, save for two years when the pandemic forced it online. (Cannes started an immersive competition of its own in 2024.)

“We’re seeing the growth of a trend that is bridging

the gap between cinema and VR in terms of creative approaches,” Reilhac said of this year’s lineup, in a joint video interview with Rosenthal in early August. “We have a lot of projects that are using the language of cinema and the grammar and triggering emotions by telling the stories they tell.”

Rosenthal added: “Michel and I have always approached it that this is an art form that is not a technological gimmick.”

One of this year’s projects that she highlighted during the interview was “On the Other Earth,” by choreographer Wayne McGregor. The project, billed as “the world’s first post-cinematic choreographic installation,” is Venice Immersive’s initial collaboration with the Dance Biennale, which McGregor curates, and will come to life in the Venice Arsenal, the city’s former shipyard and armory, rather than on Lazzaretto Vecchio.

“It’s using a totally new form, where it’s a giant 360 LED, circular screen with mixed reality headsets,” Rosenthal said. “So you have the feeling you are actually there with a live performance.” She and Reilhac hope to work together with the Biennale’s other sections — art, music, theater and architecture — in future editions.

Taiwanese filmmaker Chen Singing took home one of Venice Immersive’s main prizes in 2022 for “The Man Who Couldn’t Leave,” a 360-degree short film that plunged the viewer into a harrowing historical episode of political repression in postwar Taiwan.

“I’m very grateful that Liz and Michel provide a really great platform for lots of creators and filmmakers and for helping to showcase all these virtual worlds from around the world,” Chen said in a recent video interview.

She was speaking through a translator from her office in Taipei, Taiwan, where she was putting the finishing touches on her virtual reality installation, “The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up,” one of the 30 projects selected to compete in this year’s program.

Chen’s new work also received gap financing from the 2023 Venice Production Bridge, the festival’s film market and another way in which the festival supports audiovisual and immersive productions. Inspired by a story by Taiwanese author Wu Ming-yi, Chen’s new work is a single-user, freeroaming VR experience in which the participant’s interactions are entirely triggered through moving their head and walking.

“VR is a very new medium, and everything is still improving, including the technical part,” Chen said. “Every year, me and my team go to Venice Film Festival and what we look forward to the most is to see how these works are improving from the technical side and the storytelling side.”

Beyond the resources — financial, technological and organizational — that the Venice Film Festival and the Venice Biennale provide, Reilhac said that the unique atmosphere of Lazzaretto Vecchio had been central to the section’s identity and to its success.

“Being on the island helps us so much, because you have to make that effort of taking the boat, even though it takes only two minutes to cross. You’re on the island and it’s small, and everyone is there because the immersive community is still not huge,” he said, adding that a lot of professional and creative connections occurred during the nightly cocktail evenings.

The president of this year’s three-person jury is Eliza McNitt, an American director of immersive films as well as those using more traditional technology. She is also a Venice Immersive veteran. In 2018, “Chorus of the Cosmos,” the first part of her immersive outerspace trilogy, “Spheres,” won the section’s top prize. “Venice is remarkable because it’s the oldest film festival and it’s embracing the newest forms of technology,” she said.

Stocks

Rate outlook Trumps deepening Fed turmoil

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors looked at President Donald Trump’s controversial efforts to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook through the prism of possible interest rate cuts soon and parked to one side the longer-term erosion of confidence in the central bank and U.S. policymaking more broadly.

More on that below. In my column today, I ask whether Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday will be strong enough to dispel concerns among some investors around when AI will deliver its promised returns, and keep the tech rally going.

If you have more time to read, here are a few articles I recommend to help you make sense of what happened in markets today.

Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage irregularities has cranked up his feud with the central bank to unprecedented levels. Cook insists she will not resign, her lawyer says she will sue Trump for trying to fire her, and the Fed says she will seek a court ruling to continue in her role.

Traders are betting on a rate cut next month, and Treasury yield curves are steepening. This may offer some near-term support for equities. But beyond that, doubts over the credibility of Fed policy are bound to intensify, and that will surely come back to bite markets.

It’s not just ultra-long U.S. Treasuries that are under heavy selling pressure. Longer-dated yields in Japan, Britain, and the euro zone are also rising as long-term debt sustainability across the industrialized world comes under the microscope.

Britain’s 30-year gilt yield surged on Tuesday to close near its highest level in 27 years, Japan’s 10-year yield rose to a 17year high, and the 30-year yield hugged Monday’s record high of 3.2150%.

* French politics

France’s minority government is teetering, with the three main opposition parties saying they will not back a confidence vote which Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced for September 8 over his plans for sweeping budget cuts.

The ripples are being felt across the euro zone, where equity and bond prices fell on Tuesday. Italy has long been viewed as the weak fiscal link among the big euro zone countries, but right now the spotlight is firmly on France.

Can Nvidia results dispel creeping AI doubts?

Questions are arising about when artificial intelligence will deliver its promised returns, meaning tech-concentrated U.S. equity indices sitting near record highs are vulnerable to a correction. Nvidia’s quarterly results this week could therefore potentially be explosive – not just for the company’s shares or the tech sector, but for all of Wall Street.

The U.S. chipmaker and global AI leader is the world’s most valuable company, with a market cap of $4.4 trillion. That’s double the entire value of Germany’s benchmark DAX and represents 8% of the S&P 500, the largest share for any single stock in the index’s history.

Nvidia is expected to report a 53% increase in revenue to $46.02 billion on Wednesday, according to the mean estimate from 40 analysts, based on LSEG data. That would be higher than the company’s own guidance three months ago.

Given Nvidia’s unprecedented weight in the U.S. market, its earnings releases have become an event – almost akin to U.S. GDP

or inflation statistics. But Wednesday’s numbers will be scrutinized particularly closely given the questions being raised about whether we’re seeing an AI bubble.

Doubt appears to be creeping in among investors about when and by how much - or even if - the eye-watering investment in AI projects and infrastructure will begin to pay off. And it’s not just the bearish, contrarian, ‘Magnificent Seven’ short sellers peddling this narrative either.

“Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI? My opinion is yes,” said none other than ChatGPT founder Sam Altman earlier this month, according to The Verge.

A recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology study found

that 95% of companies are getting zero return on the billions of dollars they have plowed into Generative AI investments. More than 80% of companies have looked into or started using tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, but they only boost individual productivity, not firms’ bottom line, the study found.

Investors appear to be growing antsy, with some beginning to rotate out of expensive tech and growth stocks and into small caps and value names. In the last two weeks, the Invesco QQQ exchange-traded fund tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is down nearly 1%, while the iShares Russell 2000 ETF is up over 5%.

That could just be a bit of mean reversion in thin August trading, but it’s a nervy backdrop for Nvidia’s earnings release.

Russia and Ukraine target energy sites, seeking leverage away from the front

By CONSTANT MÉHEUT and IVAN NECHEPURENKO

Fire engulfing a gas terminal near St. Petersburg, Russia. Oil storage tanks lying toppled, twisted and burned in southern Ukraine. Drone attacks briefly shutting down one of the world’s longest oil pipelines, used by Moscow to supply Central Europe.

Just as world leaders are attempting to jump-start peace talks, the energy war between Kyiv and Moscow is heating up as each side tries to weaken the other’s hand in negotiating an end to the war.

During just this month, the Ukrainian army has claimed at least 10 attacks on Russian oil facilities, with Russian officials acknowledging half of them. The strikes temporarily knocked out as much as one-sixth of Russia’s refining capacity, analysts say, while gasoline prices spiked.

Russian forces, for their part, have stepped up attacks on key Ukrainian gas and oil facilities, stoking fears of shortages this winter. Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine’s interior minister, said in an interview Monday that 20 energy facilities — including electrical substations, oil refineries and thermal power plants — had been damaged “over the last 10 nights.”

In all, this has become one of the most intense periods of energy strikes in the war. After a period of relative calm this spring, “the energy war is back,” said Andrii Zhupanyn, chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s subcommittee on natural gas policy.

Both sides have long targeted energy facilities to inflict damage away from a front line that is often deadlocked, but such strikes have failed to undermine their enemy’s war efforts. That leaves them hoping to create political and economic trouble for each other.

Russia has repeatedly hit Ukraine’s power grid to sap civilian morale. Ukraine, using a drone fleet that has grown immensely in number and sophistication, has struck Russia’s oil refineries in a bid to create shortages and curb one of the Kremlin’s main revenue sources.

But the latest round of attacks comes as Kyiv and Moscow vie for leverage amid a U.S.-led push to intensify peace talks. The energy strikes serve that purpose, energy experts say, as each side tries to persuade the other that it cannot afford to prolong the war, and to signal to the White House that it has an advantage and is willing to keep fighting.

“For Ukraine, it’s important to pressure Russia during these peace talks,” said Andrian Prokip, an energy expert with the Kennan Institute in Washington. “These strikes are important leverage.”

Strikes on energy targets have been a defining feature of this war. In the first three years, Russia systematically targeted power plants and substations, aiming to cut off electricity that powers Ukraine’s economy and plunge Ukrainians into darkness to break their morale. Ukraine began attacking oil refineries only in early 2024, hoping to chip away at the profits Moscow makes from oil product exports.

Some of these attacks caused significant damage, including widespread blackouts in Ukraine, but they did not force either side to compromise on its war aims. They proved harmful enough to push both countries to agree in March to a moratorium on energy strikes during the Trump

A darkened street during a blackout in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 29, 2022. In recent targeting of energy sites, Ukraine and Russia appear to be trying to raise political pressure on each other and send signals to Washington in case peace talks move forward. (Brendan Hoffman/ The New York Times)

administration’s early efforts at brokering a peace deal.

The energy truce was hailed by the White House as a confidence-building measure on the path toward peace. But as negotiations intensified this summer, both sides renewed the strikes.

“You can definitely say that there is no truce of that kind at the moment,” said Sergey Vakulenko, an energy expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a research group.

Russia began by striking a key oil refinery in Kremenchuk in mid-June, causing serious damage, according to Zhupanyn. Moscow has also hit Ukrainian gas facilities — targets it avoided during the first three years of the war, when pipelines through Ukraine were still used to transport Russian gas to Europe.

Gas is a crucial resource in Ukraine, fueling most centralized heating systems in apartment buildings across the country. It also accounts for more than half of the production of fertilizers and chemical compounds, said Klymenko. If shortages occur, he said, it “would lead to the shutdown of plants and factories, cold homes, social unrest and panic.”

Zhupanyn estimated that the attacks had cost Ukraine about 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas, about 5% of its annual needs, forcing the government to urgently seek funding from European partners to buy and import gas supplies before the winter heating season.

Following these attacks, Zhupanyn said, Ukraine struck back with repeated attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. “That was our response,” he said.

Long-range Ukrainian drones attacked oil refineries in southwestern and central Russia, sparking extensive fires and knocking out operations at several facilities. Among the targets

was the giant Lukoil refinery in Volgograd, the largest in southern Russia and one of the country’s top 10 producers, according to Ukrainian and Russian officials.

The Reuters news agency calculated that recent strikes had disrupted 17% of Russia’s refining capacity. Analysts say repairs could take longer than usual because sanctions prohibit Western sales of key components to Russia.

Ukraine has long said its strikes on refineries have three goals: to disrupt Russian fuel supplies for tanks and aircraft, to curb Moscow’s profits from oil exports and to disrupt daily life for average Russians.

Kyiv has so far fallen short on the first two goals, said Vakulenko, a former top manager at Gazprom Neft, one of Russia’s largest oil producers. Russia’s slow advance on the battlefield, carried out largely by troops on foot or motorcycles, means fuel consumption is not a major factor, he said, and it has enough surplus refining capacity to absorb the impact of the attacks for now. In addition, most of Russia’s oil export revenue comes from crude, not refined oil products.

But on the third aim, of disrupting daily life, Ukraine may be having some success.

The wholesale price of gasoline rose 12% in a month through mid-August, and there were shortages around the country, though it is hard to quantify how much of that is due to drone attacks. The strikes coincided with peak vacation and harvesting seasons, when the demand for gasoline is highest and when there were shortages in some years before the war.

In Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, local news outlets have reported long lines at gas stations and drivers scurrying from one station to another trying to fill their fuel tanks. In a televised interview, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-appointed chief of Crimea, said the disruptions were caused by “significantly lower” production at three oil refineries in southern Russia because of “objective reasons.”

A new Ukrainian goal has been to cut Russian fuel supplies to Central Europe. Last week, Ukraine struck the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies Russian crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia, whose current leaders have maintained ties with the Kremlin and taken hostile positions toward Ukraine. The head of Ukraine’s drone forces even boasted about attacking the pipeline.

“The strikes,” Zhupanyn said, “are a good tool to show that, as Trump says, we have some cards in our hands.”

Is the Trump administration building up to a military confrontation with Venezuela?

By CHARLIE SAVAGE, HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT

The Trump administration is aggressively stoking tensions with Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro, and appears to be creating conditions that could lead to a military confrontation.

A major buildup of U.S. naval forces is underway outside Venezuela’s waters as the administration has stepped up belligerent rhetoric about fighting drug cartels and labeled Maduro a terrorist-cartel leader. All that raises the question of whether the end goal is just to counter drugsmuggling boats, or a potential regime-change war.

President Donald Trump signed a still-secret directive last month instructing the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels that his administration has labeled “terrorist” organizations. Around the same time, the administration declared that a Venezuelan criminal group was a terrorist organization and that Maduro was its leader, while calling his government illegitimate.

Since then, the Pentagon has been moving U.S. Navy assets, including warships, into the southern Caribbean Sea. In response, Maduro announced Monday that he was deploying 4.5 million militiamen around his country and vowed to “defend our seas, our skies and our lands” from any incursions.

The Trump administration has said little about its intentions. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the movements and whether the administration was considering putting forces on the ground in Venezuela. She responded by calling Maduro illegitimate and invoking his indictment, late in the first Trump administration, on U.S. drug trafficking charges.

ated by drug cartels transporting fentanyl to the United States, the officials said, but have not said how they will do so.

Also headed to the region is the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group — including the USS San Antonio, the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort Lauderdale, carrying 4,500 sailors — and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, with 2,200 Marines, Defense Department officials said.

Those ships and the Marines departed Norfolk, Virginia, this week but had to turn around to avoid Hurricane Erin. They are expected to head back out soon and are likely to arrive in the next several days. Several P-8 surveillance planes and a submarine are also deploying to the region, officials said.

Venezuela. While there are plenty of examples of countries that have looked for incidents to use as a pretext to start wars, he said, “if the U.S. goes out of its way to pick the fight, that’s not self-defense.”

But Finucane also said the situation was difficult to read because the Trump administration has contradictory goals with Venezuela. Its desires to use militarized force against drug cartels and to get Maduro out of power conflict with its desire to persuade Maduro to cooperate in taking back more deported Venezuelan migrants, he said. Finucane added that the military buildup could turn out to be part of a pressure campaign to achieve the latter goal.

Trump, she said, is “prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela. It is a narco-terror cartel.”

The Pentagon declined to comment publicly about the specifics of the deployment. But Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, said that cartels “have engaged in historic violence and terror throughout our hemisphere — and around the globe — that has destabilized economies and internal security of countries but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs.”

He added that the Defense Department would “undoubtedly play an important role towards meeting the president’s objective to eliminate the ability of these cartels to threaten the territory, safety and security of the United States and its people.”

U.S. officials said that up to three guidedmissile destroyers would soon arrive in the region. The naval warships will target boats oper-

The destroyers heading toward a zone outside Venezuelan territorial waters are the USS Jason Dunham and the USS Gravely — both warships that recently featured in the campaign against the Houthi militia in the Red Sea. A third destroyer, the USS Sampson, now in the eastern Pacific, may soon join, one official said.

These warships are Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, equipped with more than 90 missiles, including surface-to-air missiles. They can conduct antiaircraft and anti-submarine warfare, and shoot down ballistic missiles. Deploying them against drug cartels would be like “bringing a howitzer to a knife fight,” one defense official said Thursday.

The U.S. Navy has long intercepted and boarded ships suspected of smuggling drugs in international waters, typically with a Coast Guard officer temporarily in charge to invoke law enforcement authority. But the scale of the forces the Pentagon is moving into place, coupled with Trump’s order, suggests that the administration is contemplating actions that go significantly beyond law-enforcement-style maritime interdictions.

“By sending three Arleigh Burke destroyers off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump is bringing serious land attack capability via Tomahawk missiles,” said Adm. James Stavridis, a former head of U.S. Southern Command, now retired. “Also sophisticated intelligence gathering, six advanced helicopters, a thousand sailors and sophisticated command control to run counter narcotic operations at sea.”

The administration’s specific operational intentions are being unusually closely held, even inside the executive branch, according to several officials. It remains unclear what criteria or rules of engagement the administration is considering for any operations using armed force.

Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer and a specialist in the laws of war, said the administration should go to Congress for authorization if it wants to use military force against

During the period when Trump was out of power, a wave of Venezuelans, most fleeing the political and economic chaos under Maduro, flooded toward the United States. Some members of Venezuelan criminal gangs, including one called Tren de Aragua, were apparently among them.

In March, Trump signed an order declaring that he could use the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th century wartime deportation law that had not been invoked since World War II, to send suspected members of Tren de Aragua to a notorious Salvadoran prison without due process hearings. Court rulings have since paused such transfers.

In invoking the law, Trump declared that Tren de Aragua was effectively an arm of the Venezuelan government and was committing crimes in the United States on Maduro’s instructions. But U.S. intelligence agencies do not believe that the Venezuelan government directs and controls the gang, according to officials familiar with the matter and a memo declassified in May.

It is not clear how the administration is interpreting domestic and international law regarding the scope and limits of its ability to use force against suspected cartel members.

One question is whether it wants the military to use wartime rules even though Congress has not authorized any armed conflict, or just to add more muscle to operations that still fall under law enforcement rules. Troops on a battlefield may kill enemy combatants even if they pose no threat in the moment. But police instead arrest criminals who pose no threat; it would be homicide to summarily kill them.

Airstrikes targeting suspected al-Qaidalinked terrorists away from conventional battlefields have raised additional complex questions about what standards would be used to determine whether a person has sufficient connections to a cartel and how confident operators must be that the person in the gun sights is who they think he is and that no civilian bystanders will be hurt or killed.

Seeking to control the Fed, Trump risks upending a pillar of the global economy

By BEN CASSELMAN, COLBY SMITH and TONY ROMM

In his monthslong battle to take control of the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump has tried threats, name-calling and — in one particularly memorable news conference with a hard-hat-wearing Jerome Powell — public humiliation. But he has always stopped short of the step that advisers warned could roil financial markets and upend a pillar of the global economy: attempting to fire a Fed official.

On Monday evening, he took that leap.

Trump’s target was not Powell, the Fed chair, at least for now. Instead it was Lisa Cook, one of the Fed’s six other governors. The president, in a letter, said he was removing Cook “for cause,” citing allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook has not been charged with any crime.

But Trump has made little secret of his true aim. He wants to control the Fed.

Janet Yellen, who was Powell’s immediate predecessor as Fed chair and later served as Treasury secretary under President Joe Biden, said she was “utterly alarmed” by the move.

“I feel this is now turned into an all-out assault on the Federal Reserve and an attempt by President Trump to really gain control over decision-making at the Fed,” she said.

Peter Conti-Brown, an expert on Fed governance at the University of Pennsylvania, said Cook’s firing, if successful, would mark “the end of central bank independence as we know it.”

In the short term, Trump’s attempt to fire Cook creates more uncertainty at a critical moment for Fed policy. Cook has vowed to fight her ouster, and on Tuesday her lawyer promised to file a lawsuit challenging what he called an “illegal action.” Legal experts say she has a strong case given that she hasn’t been convicted of a crime and the fraud allegations involve her private conduct, not her work at the Fed.

That sets up the potential for a protracted legal battle between Cook and the president, which almost certainly won’t be resolved before the Fed’s next meeting in mid-September, and perhaps not for many meetings after that. It is possible that the Republican-controlled Senate could confirm a replacement for Cook while she is still fighting for her seat, a standoff with no precedent in the Fed’s century-long history.

In the longer run, if Trump succeeds in replacing Cook, he will have reshaped the central bank in a way hardly anyone thought possible before last week.

For all the attention on Trump’s fight with Powell, it was always clear that the president would get to name a new Fed chair when Powell’s term ended next spring. Trump was also expected to get to fill another seat on the board in January — though that seat came open several months early when Adriana Kugler unexpectedly resigned this month.

But Cook’s term does not end until 2038, long after Trump will have left office. If he is able to fill both her seat and Kugler’s, he will have appointed a majority of the Fed’s seven-member board even before Powell steps down as chair.

And if Trump is able to fire Cook, that raises the possibility he could fire other Fed officials as well if they refuse to approve the interest rate cuts that he has demanded.

Cook,

on Monday,

took the extraordinary step of removing Cook from the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, in a legally dubious maneuver that could undermine the independence of the nation’s central bank. Cook has served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2022. (Brittany Greeson/The New York Times)

Officially, the president said he was firing Cook “for cause” over allegations that she made false statements in obtaining two mortgages in 2021, before she joined the Fed. Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, first made those accusations on social media last week and subsequently referred the matter to the Justice Department, which opened an investigation.

Fed experts said the allegations against Cook are serious and should be investigated. But they said it was clear that they were part of a larger effort by Trump to install loyalists at the central bank. After Kugler stepped down this month, the president said he would nominate Stephen Miran, chair of his Council of Economic Advisers, to replace her.

“It’s a mistake to see this as being about Lisa Cook,” said Lev Menand, a professor at Columbia Law School who studies the Fed. “He’s trying to take control of the Board of Governors by pushing out, and throwing the full force of the federal government against them, to scare them into resigning.”

Yellen said she worried that Trump would target other members of the Fed’s policy-setting Open Market Committee, and either try to force them out or intimidate them into enacting his preferred policies.

“This is a strategy that can be used against potentially any member of the Federal Open Market Committee to try to gain control of the policy process,” she said. “It can make members of the Federal Open Market Committee very worried about expressing or acting on their views.”

Economists warn that if Trump succeeds in pressuring the Fed into cutting rates, it could lead to faster inflation in the short run and make it harder for the central bank to manage the economy in the long run, as businesses, investors and consumers lose

confidence that policymakers are focused on basing decisions on evidence rather than politics.

“It seems clear that President Trump is working to undermine the independence of the Fed, which would lead to worse economic performance and higher inflation,” said Alan Blinder, a Princeton University economist and former Fed vice chair. “What American wants that?”

Economists have long warned that attempting to oust Fed officials could also cause panic in financial markets, particularly among bond investors, who count on the Fed to keep inflation low and the financial system stable. The threat of bond market turmoil has been one of the principal arguments that advisers to Trump have used to dissuade him from firing Powell in the past. So far, however, Trump’s attempt to fire Cook has generated little reaction in financial markets. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note — which reflect the interest rates that investors demand to lend the government money — fell on Tuesday. That raised fears that Trump could be emboldened to take further steps to intervene in the Fed.

“If bond markets don’t worry, he’s going to keep going,” said Mark Spindel, chief investment officer at Potomac River Capital, who cowrote a book on central bank independence. The administration’s attack on Cook appeared to be timed to cause the maximum amount of disruption inside the Fed, landing just as central bankers from around the world were beginning to gather in Jackson, Wyoming, for one of the most closely watched conferences of the year.

Powell and other Fed officials tried to keep the conference focused on the state of the economy and policymakers’ response to it. But from the start, it was overshadowed by the threats originating from the White House.

The irony of the timing is that Trump is stepping up his attacks on the Fed just as policymakers appeared poised to begin giving him the rate cuts he has long demanded. In his speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday, Powell gave his strongest indication yet that the central bank was ready to resume rate cuts as early as next month.

Trump’s frustration with the central bank dates back to his first term in office, when he lambasted Powell, whom he had appointed as chair, for refusing to cut interest rates. His anger intensified when he returned to office this year and the Fed paused its campaign of rate cuts, in large part out of concern that Trump’s own policies would drive up inflation.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to force out Powell. In July, he showed off the draft of a letter firing the Fed chair in a meeting with House Republicans. Later that month, he toured the Fed headquarters and sparred with Powell over cost overruns in the central bank’s building renovation project — something allies of the president, including Pulte, have suggested could give the president cause to fire him.

Through it all, Powell has pursued a strategy of protecting the Fed’s independence on monetary policy matters, while acceding to Trump’s demands in other areas. The central bank removed a “Diversity and Inclusion” section from its website, ended remote work arrangements for staff and froze hiring — moves that aligned with Trump’s executive orders, although the Fed framed its decisions as voluntary.

Need a Labor Day getaway? 6 alternative destinations

By GABE CASTRO-ROOT

If you haven’t planned a getaway for Labor Day weekend, it’s not too late. The holiday may be associated with slow-moving road traffic in the minds of many travelers, but a car isn’t the only option to get out of town for a few days. From theaters and museums to kayaking and hiking, here are some of our favorite spots within a two-hour radius, by plane or train, from six major U.S. cities.

From New York: Toronto

The easiest way in and out of Toronto from New York is via Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the city’s secondary airport, which is situated on an island downtown. A Porter Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport is just over an hour. Then, spend the long weekend exploring the city’s museums and lakefront greenery. (Porter also flies to Toronto City Airport from Boston, Chicago and Washington.)

Visit Chinatown for some of Toronto’s most exciting food options, including Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. Wander through the Toronto Music Garden, which was designed with input from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to “interpret in nature” the impact of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.

The subway, tram and bus network makes it easy to get around downtown. And a short trip northeast of the city’s core is worthwhile to visit the Aga Khan Museum, which stands out for its architecture and Islamic art in a city with no shortage of renowned museums.

From Chicago: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Ride Amtrak’s Wolverine or Blue Water lines two hours around the southern tip of Lake Michigan to visit Kalamazoo, Michigan, a lively college town that can be enjoyed in a weekend.

Walk, run or bike on the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail, a 24-mile paved path through town. Then head south to learn about the history of women in aviation at the Air Zoo, a Smithsonian-affiliated aerospace museum next to the city’s airport.

Find a tasty breakfast at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market on Saturday morning, and later grab a drink from Bell’s Brewery, one of the oldest craft breweries in the state. (You can also sign up for a tour of its factories in Kalamazoo or neighboring Comstock, Michigan.)

From Dallas: Durango, Colorado

September is among the best times of year to visit this southwestern Colorado town, which serves as an ideal starting point for mountain recreation and is also a worthy destination in itself. Direct flights from Dallas are just two hours.

The nearby San Juan National Forest boasts a robust trail network among 14,000foot peaks. For a mellower nature experience, the area is home to stunning drives including the San Juan Skyway, a 236-mile loop designated an All-American Road by the U.S. Transportation Department for its “exceptional traveling experience.”

Take a day trip on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to Silverton, Colorado, a charming former mining town deep in the San Juan Mountains. And for a dramatically different landscape, the Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park are just an hour west.

From Los Angeles: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque’s scorching summer temperatures typically start to ease in September, so Labor Day marks the beginning of an ideal season to visit. Flights from Los Angeles are less than two hours and operate from Los Angeles International Airport as well as Long Beach and Hollywood Burbank airports.

Explore Southwestern art at the Albuquerque Museum and learn about Native

American history at Petroglyph National Monument, home to what archaeologists estimate could be more than 25,000 petroglyphs. Most of these rock engravings are thought to be several hundred years old.

Ride the Sandia Peak Tramway for a panoramic view of the city’s desert surroundings, then choose from a wide range of food and drink vendors at Sawmill Market. Stick around a couple extra days to catch the start of the New Mexico State Fair on Sept. 4.

From San Francisco: Ashland, Oregon

Ashland, Oregon, is known for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and that’s a major reason to visit, but hardly the only one. Flights are about an hour from San Francisco to Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, just 20 minutes outside of town. (The six-hour drive up Interstate 5 is also scenic.)

The Shakespeare festival season runs through October, and many plays are held outdoors. Wineries with mountain views dot the hills around town, and the Ashland Japanese Garden offers a space for quiet reflection within lush Lithia Park.

And for the first time in a century, the Klamath River is flowing freely after a massive project to remove four hydroelectric dams wrapped up last year. As a result, new opportunities to kayak, raft and fish abound.

From Boston: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax doesn’t have the name recognition of Toronto or Montreal, but the waterfront city is an easy getaway surrounded by lush greenery and thousands of lakes. Flights from Boston are barely more than an hour on American Airlines or Air Canada, which operates the route in partnership with PAL Airlines. PAL is not affected by the Air Canada flight attendants’ strike.

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, a 19th-century military fort in the heart of downtown, offers an immersive education on Canada’s military history along with expansive hilltop views. Admission is free through Sept. 2 along with all national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas overseen by Parks Canada.

A couple blocks south is the Halifax Central Library, where you can marvel at the mind-bending central staircase and take in views of the harbor from the building’s green roof. And the rugged outdoors opens up at the city’s edge — hike and paddle through the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes and Terence Bay wilderness areas, each less than 30 minutes away by car.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ

AMERICO SANTIAGO

GONZALEZ, POR SI YEN

REPRESENTACION DE SU HERMANA MILAGROS

SANTIAGO GONZALEZ, T/C/C MILAGROS GRAY Y HECTOR SANTIAGO AYALA

PETICIONARIOS EX-PARTE

Civil Núm.: SG2025CV00464. Sobre: EXCESO DE CABIDA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: Persona desconocida o persona ignorada, colindantes, dueños anteriores, herederos, causahabientes, y cualquier otra persona natural o jurídica con interés que crea tener algún derecho real sobre esta propiedad o que crea ser perjudicada con la inscripción solicitada. Por la presente se notifica que Américo Santiago González, Milagros Santiago González t/c/c Milagros Gray y Héctor Santiago Ayala han presentado una Petición ante este Honorable Tribunal para que se declare a su favor el dominio del exceso de cabida del siguiente inmueble: URBANA: Solar radicado en la calle Javilla de esta ciudad, terrenos denominados “Porta Celis”, de una extensión superficial de 73.92 mc, colindante por el Norte, con solar del municipio antes, hoy de Juan Nieves Ortiz; por el Sur, con solar del municipio antes, hoy de Juan Pagán, por el Este, con la calle Javilla, donde radica y por el Oeste, con solar del municipio antes, hoy de Cruz Pérez. Sobre este solar ubica una estructura que consta de dos plantas actualmente y construida en cemento y bloques, antes de una sola planta y en madera y zinc, que mide treinta y cuatro y medio pies de frente por diecisiete de fondo. La primera planta es de uso comercial y la segunda planta es para uso de vivienda. Se formó por agrupación de las fincas 2,249 y 2,250, inscritas al folio 98 y 99 del tomo 41 de San Germán. Consta inscrita en el folio 100 del tomo 41 finca número 2,251 en el Registro de la Propiedad de San Germán a favor de los causantes, Américo Santiago Rodríguez

y María Mercedes González. Catastro número 334-034-02313-001. Luego de mensurada la finca resultó con una cabida de 191.232 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.0487 cuerdas, lo que representa un aumento en cabida mayor a un 20% de su cabida original. La descripción y cabida del predio luego de la mensura es la siguiente: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Calle Javilla de San Germán, terreno denominado Porta Celis, de una extensión superficial de 191.232 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.487 de cuerda, colindantes al NORTE, con solar de Juan Nieves Ortiz antes, hoy del Municipio de San Germán; por el SUR, con solar de Juan Pagán antes, hoy del mismo municipio; por el ESTE con la Calle Javilla donde radica y por el OESTE con solar de Cruz Pérez antes, hoy del mismo municipio.

Abogada de la parte Peticionaria

LCDA. CAREN A. RUIZ PEREZ RUA 19,900 #5 Luz Celenia Tirado San Germán, P.R. 00683 TEL. (787) 264-4444 ruizcaren@yahoo.com

Y se le notifica a usted, que este Tribunal ha ordenado se le cite para que de verse perjudicado por la inscripción que se solicita pueda oponerse oportunamente a este expediente de dominio; advirtiéndole que de no presentar oposición dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde la publicación de este edicto, los promoventes podrán obtener que se apruebe esta solicitud de Expediente de Dominio y se mande a inscribir a su nombre, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de San Germán, el dominio del predio de terreno anteriormente descrito. De no tener representación legal, puede acceder a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr. Este Tribunal ordeno que se publique la pretensión por 3 veces durante el término de veinte (20) días en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que los que tengan algún derecho real sobre el inmueble descrito, las personas ignoradas a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción, y en general, a todos los que desearen oponerse, puedan efectuarlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la última publicación del presente escrito. Por tanto, libro la presente en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico hoy día 13 de agosto de 2025 bajo mi firma y sello oficial. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA

AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN

REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Peticionario V. Adquisición de propiedad de 284.0209 metros cuadrados localizada Núm. 549 de la Calle 49, Parcelas Falú en San Juan, 00924; OLGA JULIA TORRES GÓMEZ

Peticionada CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV05168. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. Sala: 1003. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: OLGA TORRES GÓMEZ. A: LA SUCESIÓN DE OLGA TORRES GÓMEZ, COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL.

RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 284,0209 metros cuadrados localizada Núm. 549 de la Calle 49, Parcelas Falú en San Juan, 00924, para eliminar un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN:

RÚSTICA: parcela marcada con el #549, localizada en la Calle 49 de la Comunidad Rural Hill Brothers, Bo. Sabana Llana del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico. La parcela tiene cabida superficial de doscientos ochenta y cuatro con doscientas nueve diezmilésimas (284.0209) de metros cuadrados equivalentes a cero con setecientas veintitrés diezmilésimas (0.0723) de cuerda. En lindes por el Norte en dos alineaciones que suman distancia de treinta y dos con seiscientas cuarenta y cuatro milésimas (32.644) de metros lineales con parcela #551; por el Sur en distancia de trece con seiscientas dos milésimas (13.602) de metros lineales con la parcela #548 y en distancia de veinte con ciento cinco milésimas (20.105) con parcela #162-A; por el Este en distancia de tres con treinta dos

milésimas (3.032) de metros lineales con la Calle 49 y en distancia de once con doscientas noventa y siete milésimas (11.297) de metros lineales con parcela #162-A; y por el Oeste en distancia de diecisiete con novecientas sesenta y cinco milésimas (17.965) de metros lineales con la parcela #179-A. Sobre el solar enclava una estructura pequeña de concreto y bloques elevada en columnas. La misma se encuentra abandonada y en mal estado. Finca Número 320210 inscrita al Folio 1 del Tomo 972 de Sabana Llana, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección V. CODIFICACIÓN

NÚM: 087-018-018-24-000. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada; el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 20212022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. La abogada de la parte demandante es el Lcda. Angelisse Ortiz Cruz cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: lcda.angelisseortiz@ gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no se presenta a contestar la demanda radicada en copia original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírlos. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 5 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, Sala 1003 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor de la propiedad y las partes a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer

y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 29 de julio de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. LEGAL NOTICE

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

EL GOBIERNO MUNICIPAL AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN, REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Parte Peticionaria Vs. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 362.94 METROS CUADRADOS LOCALIZADA EN LA 1363 CALLE FELIX Z-17 URB. ALTAMESA, BO. MONACILLOS, SAN JUAN, 00921; RAFAEL LOPEZ OLIVO Y SU ESPOSA NORMA PEREZ CASTRO CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; BANCO DE SAN JUAN; EL SISTEMA DE RETIRO DE LOS EMPLEADOS DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Partes con Interés Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV03505. Sala: 1002. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: RAFAEL LOPEZ OLIVO Y SU ESPOSA NORMA PEREZ CASTRO CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Y A BANCO DE SAN JUAN. RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 362.94 metros cuadrados localizada en la 1363 calle Felix Z-17 Urb. Altamesa, Bo.

Monacillos, San Juan, 00921, para eliminar un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN: URBANA: predio de terreno identificado como #1363 Calle San Félix (antes Z17 Calle B), Bo. Monacillos del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico. El solar tiene cabida superficial de trescientos sesenta y dos con nueve mil cuatrocientas diezmilésimas (362.9400) de metros cuadrados equivalentes a cero con novecientas veintitrés diezmilésimas (0.0930) de cuerda. En lindes por el Norte en distancia de diecinueve con doscientas catorce milésimas (19.214) de metros lineales con solar #1366 propiedad de Drugs Unlimited Inc.; al Sur en distancia de diecisiete con doscientas cincuenta y tres milésimas (17.253) de metros lineales con solar #1365 propiedad de Johar Mohamed Jibril; al Este en distancia de dieciséis con doscientas ochenta y cuatro milésimas (16.284) con solar #1362 propiedad de Juan Jiménez Nolasco; y por el Oeste en distancia de veintisiete con ochenta y ocho milésimas (27.088) de metros lineales con la Calle San Félix (antes Calle B). Finca Número 13,517, Folio 36, Tomo 355 de Monacillos, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan. CODIFICACIÓN

NÚM: 086-065-175-35-001.

ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 2021-2022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 2021-

2022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Pablo Guerrero Sanfilippo cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: pguerrerosanfilippo@ gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírles. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 25 de septiembre de 2025 a las 9:00 de la mañana, Sala 1002 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor de la propiedad y las partes a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 18 de julio de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN.

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante v. RONALD FERNANDO CERRATO ZEBALLO por sí y como parte de la SUCESIÓN DE LARA MILAGROS APONTE PÉREZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO

Demandados

CIVIL NÚM: BY2019CV05724 (504). SOBRE: INTERPELA-

CION, EJECUCION DE GARANTIAS IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: PUBLICO EN GENERAL

El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace constar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 14 del Bloque “AB”, del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Estancias de Rio Hondo, Segunda Unidad de Planificación, radicada en el Barrio Hato Tejas de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 310.00 metros cuadrados con 500 milímetros de otro, en lindes por el NORTE: con la calle número 18, distancia de 13 metros 50 centímetros; por el SUR: con el solar número ocho, distancia de 13 metros 50 centímetros; por el ESTE: con el solar número 15, distancia de 23 metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número 13, distancia de 23 metros. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado dedicado a una vivienda para una familia. Inscrita al folio 290 del tomo 21 de Bayamón Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Bayamón, finca número 639. Dirección física: 14 AB Rio Fajardo, Río Hondo II, Bayamón, PR. 00961. B. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso. C. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematente 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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de agosto 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 20 de agosto de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 20 de agosto de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUZ D. HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Parte Demandante Vs. MIGUEL A RIVERA MORALES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AY2025CV00040. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MIGUEL A RIVERA MORALES - BO PALMAS /PARC NUEVAS 481, ARROYO PR 00714-9762; RES LUIS LLORENS TORRES EDF 38 APT 775, SAN JUAN PR 00913.

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, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en PATILLAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 05 de agosto de 2025. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. LUZ MARÍA GUZMÁN SANTIAGO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA” DE LA FRATERNIDAD

TAU EPSILON PHI; JOSHUA BEHAR, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA” DE LA FRATERNIDAD TAU EPSILON PHI; ETHAN OHANA, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA” DE LA FRATERNIDAD TAU EPSILON PHI; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL

Demandados CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02745. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A:

i. Capítulo de la “University of Florida” de la Fraternidad Tau Epsilon Phi

ii. Joshua Behar, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “University of Florida” de la Fraternidad Tau Epsilon Phi

iii. Ethan Ohana, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “University of Florida” de la Fraternidad Tau Epsilon Phi

iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a: Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones RUA: 14,468 Email: vquinones@sydneydenson. com P.O. Box 12197 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908 Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025.GRISELDA

RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Gloriam Martinez Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

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Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO)” DE LA FRATERNIDAD KAPPA SIGMA; PATRICK MILLER, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO)” DE LA FRATERNIDAD KAPPA SIGMA; LUKE KING, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO)” DE LA FRATERNIDAD KAPPA

SIGMA; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02746. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.

A:

i. Capítulo de la “Miami University (Ohio)” de la Fraternidad Kappa Sigma ii. Patrick Miller, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Miami University (Ohio)” de la Fraternidad Kappa Sigma iii. Luke King, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Miami University (Ohio)” de la Fraternidad Kappa Sigma iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a:

Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones RUA: 14,468 Email: vquinones@sydneydenson.com

P.O. Box 12197 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908

Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Maria I Colon Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

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Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “CLEMSON UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PHI DELTA THETA; CARSON FISCHER, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “CLEMSON UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PHI DELTA THETA; MATTHEW GERUSO, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “CLEMSON UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PHI DELTA THETA; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL

Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02762.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS A: i. Capítulo de la “Clemson University” de la Fraternidad Phi Delta Theta ii. Carson Fischer, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Clemson University” de la Fraternidad Phi Delta Theta iii. Matthew Geruso, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Clemson University” de la Fraternidad Phi Delta Theta iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a: Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones RUA: 14,468 Email: vquinones@sydneydenson. com P.O. Box 12197 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908 Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el origi-

nal de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Gloriam Martinez Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

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Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PI KAPPA PHI; DANIEL BEATY, EN SU CARÁCTER

PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PI KAPPA

PHI; NICK YORAWAY, EN SU CARÁCTER

PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PI KAPPA PHI; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL

Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02763.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A:

i. Capítulo de la “University of Missouri” de la Fraternidad Pi Kappa Phi ii. Daniel Beaty, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “University of Missouri” de la Fraternidad Pi Kappa Phi iii. Nick Yoraway, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “University of Missouri” de la Fraternidad Pi Kappa Phi

iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término

de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a: Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones RUA: 14,468

Email: vquinones@sydneydenson.com

P.O. Box 12197

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908 Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Maria I Colon Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

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H/N/C/ FORMAL BUILDER Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD KAPPA SIGMA; JAKE BROWN, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD KAPPA SIGMA; JAKUB ZELENAK, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD KAPPA SIGMA; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02833. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A:

i. Capítulo de la “Middle Georgia State University” de la Fraternidad Kappa Sigma ii. Jake Brown, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Middle Georgia State University” de la Fraternidad Kappa Sigma iii. Jakub Zelenak, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Middle Georgia State University” de la Fraternidad Kappa Sigma iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a: Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones RUA: 14,468 Email: vquinones@sydneydenson. com P.O. Box 12197 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908 Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Gloriam Martinez Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

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TRAVEL ENTERTAINENT AND MARKETING LLC H/N/C/ FORMAL BUILDER Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD SIGMA NU; CARSON HAITHCOX, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “EAST

CAROLINA UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD SIGMA NU; LUKE DOBSON, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD SIGMA NU; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL

Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02834.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A:

i. Capítulo de la “East Carolina University” de la Fraternidad Sigma Nu ii. Luke Dobson, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “East Carolina University” de la Fraternidad Sigma Nu iii. Carson Haithcox, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “East Carolina University” de la Fraternidad Sigma Nu iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a:

Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones

RUA: 14,468

Email: vquinones@sydneydenson.com

P.O. Box 12197 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908

Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec

Regional. Maria I Colon Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN. TRAVEL ENTERTAINENT AND MARKETING LLC H/N/C/ FORMAL BUILDER Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PI KAPPA PHI; ZACHARY MEROW, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PI KAPPA PHI; ZACHARY DORFSCHNEIDER, EN SU CARÁCTER PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST” DE LA FRATERNIDAD PI KAPPA PHI; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL Demandados CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02856. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: i. Capítulo de la “University of Massachusetts Amherst” de la Fraternidad Pi

Kappa ii. Zachary Merow, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “University of Massachusetts Amherst” de la Fraternidad Pi

Kappa iii. Zachary Dorfschneider, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “University of Massachusetts Amherst” de la Fraternidad Pi

Kappa

iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual

Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a:

Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones

RUA: 14,468

Email:

vquinones@sydneydenson.com

P.O. Box 12197

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908 Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA

RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Gloriam Martinez Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

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Demandante v. CAPÍTULO DE LA “LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD SIGMA

CHI; PATRICK KING, EN SU CARÁCTER

PERSONAL Y COMO

AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD SIGMA

CHI; DIMA KOBETS, EN SU CARÁCTER

PERSONAL Y COMO AGENTE DEL CAPÍTULO DE LA “LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY” DE LA FRATERNIDAD SIGMA CHI; FULANO DEL TAL Y SUTANO MAS CUAL

Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2025CV02857

. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: i. Capítulo de la “Loyola Marymount University” de la Fraternidad Sigma Chi ii. Patrick King, en su

carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Loyola Marymount University” de la Fraternidad Sigma Chi iii. Dima Kobets, en su carácter personal y como agente del Capítulo de la “Loyola Marymount University” de la Fraternidad Sigma Chi iv. Fulano De Tal v. Sutano Mas Cual Parte Demanda arriba mencionada: Se le notifica que ante este Tribunal se ha presentado en su contra una Demanda. Usted deberá contestar la Demanda presentada dentro del término de treinta (30) días desde la publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a: Lcdo. Víctor J. Quinones RUA: 14,468 Email: vquinones@sydneydenson. com P.O. Box 12197 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908 Tel: 787-318-9752

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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar el original de su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle y oírle, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy, 29 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA

RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, Sec Regional. Maria I Colon Rivera, Sec Serv a Sala.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE NAGUABO

IGLESIA DE DIOS PENTECOSTAL M.I. (MOVIMIENTO INTERNACIONAL)

Demandante V. SUCESIONES DE JULIO

COUVERTIER RIVERA Y GUILLERMINA NARVAEZ CRUZ COMPUESTA POR ALEJANDRO

COUVERTIER NARVAEZ, ANGEL MANUEL

COUVERTIER NARVAEZ, CARMELO COUVERTIER NARVAEZ, ELIFIO COUVERTIER, GEORGINA

COUVERTIER, NICOLASA COUVERTIER NARVAEZ, PEDRO COUVERTIER VELAZQUEZ, GUILLERMINA COUVERTIER, YARI ZHAMAIRY WHARTON FIGUEROA; JOHN DOE

Demandados Caso Núm.: NG2025CV00083. Sobre: REANUDACIÓN DE TRACTO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R.

A: JOHN DOE. El Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Naguabo dictó la siguiente Orden: Vista la solicitud para la orden de notificación por edicto, y cónsono con las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil vigentes, el Tribunal autoriza y ordena que se le notifique por edicto la Demanda de epígrafe a John Doe. El edicto se publicará conforme a la Regla 4.6 de las de Procedimiento Civil, 32 L.P.R.A. Ap. V, R. 4.6, mediante la publicación de un solo edicto en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico, a los efectos de que presenten cualquier oposición a la Demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a contarse de la publicación del edicto, apercibiéndoseles que de no hacerlo se continuará con los procedimientos sin más citarle ni oírle. Se exime a la Parte Demandante del requisito impuesto por la Regla 4.6 de Procedimiento Civil de enviar por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copia de la Demanda y del edicto a la última dirección conocida del notificado, por ésta no ser conocida. Se ordena a la Secretaria expida el correspondiente Edicto. Dada en Humacao, Puerto Rico, a 12 de agosto de 2025. LORIMAR BARRETO VINCENTY, JUEZA SUPERIOR”. Se le advierte que, si no comparece al Tribunal en el presente caso, enviando copia de su posición a la abogada de los Demandantes, la Lcda. Lizannette Morales Crespo, PO Box 5272 Carolina, PR 00984-5272, tel. (787)9455233, dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación, se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Humacao, Puerto Rico, a 14 de agosto de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. LAURA DE JESÚS GONZÁLEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

BANCO POPULAR DE PR Demandante V. JOSE LABOY IGLESIAS Y

OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV11415. (Salón: 604 CIVIL). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FERNANDO J. GIERBOLINI GONZÁLEZ - FGIERBOLINI@ MSGLAWPR.COM. PEDRO A. RIVERA SABATERLCDO.PEDRORIVERA@GMAIL.COM. A: RICHARD ROE Y JOHN DOE COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN EVELYN ALVARADO PIETRANTONI OSCAR ALBERTO LABOY; ALBERTO REY LABOY JR.; LUIS ALBERTO LABOY T/C/C LUIS ALBERTO POR SI Y COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ALBERTO LABOY

ALVARADO, FULANO(A) DE TAL Y SUTANO(A) DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE ALBERTO LABOY ALVARAD. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de agosto 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 20 de agostode 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 20 de agosto de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUZ D. HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante V.

FELIX ANGEL RODRIGUEZ PIÑERO, M.D. Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2025CV00327. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR).

Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JESSICA D. MARTÍNEZ BIRRIELJMARTBIRR@YAHOO.COM. A: FELIX ANGEL RODRIGUEZ PIÑERO, M.D. T/C/C FELIX ANGEL RODRÍGUEZ PIÑEIRO, MARIA SOLEDAD PAGAN, T/C/C MARÍA DE LA SOLEDAD PAGÁNDOTELAS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de agosto 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 19 de agosto de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 19 de agosto de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. HARISH CHANDER DANG Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2025CV00328.

(Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JESSICA D. MARTÍNEZ BIRRIELJMARTBIRR@YAHOO.COM.

A: HARISH CHANDER DANG, BINITA GHOSH

T/C/C BINITA DANG Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de agosto 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 19 de agosto de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 19 de agosto de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. DAVID VELEZ GONZALEZ, ELSIE ESTHER ACEVEDO RIVERA, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO ELSIE E. ACEVEDO RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados Civil Núm.: KCD2010-1371. (604). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA) “IN REM”. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL. A: DAVID VELEZ GONZALEZ, ELSIE ESTHER ACEVEDO RIVERA, TAMBIÉN

CONOCIDA COMO ELSIE

E. ACEVEDO RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; MUNICIPIO DE SAN JUAN, POR TENER HIPOTECA EN GARANTÍA DE UN PAGARÉ A SU

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The San Juan Daily Star

Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown, dies at 84

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Ron Turcotte, a champion jockey who made racing history when he piloted the great Secretariat to resounding victories in all three Triple Crown races in 1973, died last Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He was 84.

Leonard Lusky, his longtime business partner, confirmed the death but did not cite a cause. Turcotte had used a wheelchair since being paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978. Before his triumph riding Secretariat, Turcotte had already put his stamp on the Triple Crown. He rode Tom Rolfe to victory in the Preakness Stakes in 1965 and, the year before Secretariat’s triumph, won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes aboard Riva Ridge, whose bid for the Triple Crown was stymied when he encountered a muddy track in the Preakness Stakes and finished fourth.

Secretariat, a big coppery chestnut nicknamed Big Red who, like Riva Ridge, was owned by Penny Chenery of Meadow Stable and trained by Lucien Laurin, made up for that disappointment in spectacular fashion. He powered to victory in the Derby and the Preakness, setting track records that still stand. He then demolished the competition in the Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner since Citation in 1948.

Secretariat’s Belmont remains one of the most celebrated performances in racing history. Under Turcotte’s supremely confident handling, he cruised by the competition on the backstretch, “moving like a tremendous machine” in the famous race call by Chic Anderson, then drew off to win by an astounding 31 lengths. He broke the track record set by Gallant Man in 1957 by just under three seconds — the equivalent of 13 lengths — and set a new world record for the mile-and-a-half distance on the dirt, one that still stands and has never been approached.

“He was a superstrong horse, superintelligent — you name it, he had it,” Turcotte told The New York Times in 2013. “He was great every which way you can think of. There’s nothing that any horse had over him. Every time he was right, he never got beat.”

Ronald Joseph Morel Turcotte was born July 22, 1941, in Drummond, where his father, Albert, worked as a lumberjack. His mother, Rose (Devost) Turcotte, stayed home raising

The jockey Ron Turcotte and Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths in Elmont, N.Y., June 9, 1973. Turcotte, a champion jockey who made racing history when he piloted the great Secretariat to resounding victories in all three Triple Crown races in 1973, died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He was 84. (Meyer Liebowitz/The New York Times)

their 12 children, of whom Ron was the third, in a farmhouse with no central heating or running water. The family spoke French at home.

At 14, Turcotte dropped out of school to work alongside his father. Because he was too small to wield an ax or saw — he stood 5-foot-1 and weighed 130 pounds — he was put in charge of the horses that hauled the timber out of the forest, valuable training for his future profession.

“My father taught me to be patient with horses,” Turcotte told the newspaper Le Forum in 2001. “He taught me how to give horses confidence.”

When his father sold his favorite workhorse for badly needed cash, Turcotte headed to Toronto with $50 in his pocket, hoping to find construction work. An industry strike spoiled that plan, so he hunted for worms and night crawlers to sell as bait, earning barely enough to cover the rent at his rooming.

One afternoon, prepared to admit defeat and go back home, he sat down with his landlord, who was watching the 1960 Kentucky Derby on television. Commenting on Turcotte’s size, he asked him if he had ever thought about being a jockey.

“What’s a jockey?” Turcotte asked.

“He’s the little guy in white pants,” his landlord said.

Turcotte hitchhiked to Woodbine Race-

track, outside Toronto, and got a foot in the door at the powerful Windfields Farms stable. He started at the bottom, walking horses to cool them down after races and then working as a groom. “I enjoyed it,” he told an interviewer for the 2013 documentary “Secretariat’s Jockey: Ron Turcotte.” “To me, it was a picnic around the racetrack. It was much easier than cutting lumber.”

One of Canada’s top trainers, Gordon Huntley, liked the way Turcotte handled horses and put him on the path to become an apprentice jockey. Turcotte learned quickly.

He began riding professionally in 1961, won his first race at Fort Erie Race Track in Ontario the next year and finished 1962 at the top of the jockey standings with 180 wins. In 1963, he won more than 200 races, again finishing at the top of the standings. Setting his sights higher, he began riding in Maryland — so successfully that, within a few months, he moved to the New York circuit, where the purses were larger and the competition keener.

In 1965, he married Gaetane Morin, who grew up on the farm next to his. She survives him, as do their four daughters, Lynn, Ann, Tina and Tammy; four brothers, Aurèle, Albert, Gaétan and Yves; two sisters, Camilla and Odette; and five grandchildren.

Turcotte was known as a cool, daring rid-

er with an uncanny knack for getting the most out of his horses.

He devised a special training regimen for Riva Ridge, a balletic horse fearful of being crowded by the competition. To toughen him up, Turcotte instructed exercise riders to move in on the horse during workouts, then back off when the animal became too anxious. Gradually, the horse learned to hold his own in a crowd.

Turcotte was regarded as a skillful tactician whose gambles usually paid off. In the 1973 Preakness, sensing a slow early pace, he made an electrifying early move that put the race away.

“I went from last to first in a quarter of a mile on the first turn,” he told Bill Heller, his collaborator on the book “The Will to Win: Ron Turcotte’s Ride to Glory” (1992). “That’s unheard of. That is the proudest move in my racing career.”

After the Triple Crown season, Turcotte, who rode Secretariat for all but three of his 21 races, continued riding in New York, where he routinely finished among the top jockeys in total wins each year.

Overall, he won 3,032 races and more than $28 million in purse money riding some of the greatest horses in North America, including Northern Dancer, Arts and Letters, Damascus, Fort Marcy and Shuvee, and winning dozens of prestigious races.

On July 13, 1978, his career came to an abrupt end. His horse, Flag of Leyte Gulf, clipped heels with a rival in the eighth race at Belmont Park and went down suddenly, sending Turcotte headfirst onto the track. Several vertebrae of his back were crushed “to powder,” he told the Times, and for the rest of his life he remained paralyzed from the waist down.

He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1979.

After the accident, he returned to New Brunswick, where he built a house in Grand Falls, not far from Drummond, and planted thousands of trees on a 220-acre farm. He became a prominent spokesperson and fundraiser for charities aiding injured jockeys and other victims of spinal injuries.

“I have so many good memories,” he told Sports Illustrated in 1992. “I’m very lucky. Who could say he wasn’t proud to ride the greatest horse who ever lived?”

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