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he Municipality of San Juan has reinforced the enforcement of improperly parked scooters that block sidewalks, ramps, and pedestrian access, as part of an effort to protect safety and accessibility in public spaces, Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced this week. “This action responds to the need to ensure pedestrian safety and proper access to sidewalks and ramps, especially for people with disabilities,” the mayor said. “In San Juan, we will not allow disorder to put safety at risk or limit the proper use of public space. Scooter use has clear rules, and they will be enforced; our priority is to protect people and promote responsible use of public space.” The mayor noted that scooters obstructing ramps, sidewalks, and pedestrian access were removed and taken to the Municipal Police headquarters in compliance with current regulations. He added that most of the vehicles removed were located in the area between Loíza Street and McLeary Street.
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Romero Lugo also pointed out that the Regulation on the Proper Use and Management of E-Scooters in the Municipality of San Juan was approved through Ordinance No. 21, Series 2022-2023, and is part of Chapter IX of the municipal Traffic and Vehicle Parking Code. Article 9.09 establishes that scooters may not be parked in a way that obstructs pedestrian flow, ramps for people with disabilities, fire hydrants, emergency access points, or the entrances or exits of properties. Additionally, Article 9.14 authorizes the San Juan Municipal Police to remove any scooter that obstructs public roads or is parked in violation, relocating it to a municipal facility. The fine for parking violations is $150 and may increase up to $1,000 in the event of an accident, plus towing costs. As part of the administrative process, the mayor detailed that removed scooters will incur a $150 administrative fine for violating the ordinance, a $55 towing fee, and a $55 storage fee for the first 24 hours. After the first 48 hours, storage will cost an additional $15 per day. Fines must be paid at the Municipal Tower, and only with proof of payment can owners or company representatives retrieve their removed scooters. Romero Lugo reiterated the municipality’s commitment to order and public safety. “We will continue taking all necessary actions to protect pedestrian safety and ensure orderly use of public space,” the mayor said. “Scooter use must comply with current regulations, and this will be strictly enforced. At the same time, we want to promote responsible use that allows safe coexistence between pedestrians, residents, and those who use these services.”
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Mayor Nazario outlines Loíza’s roadmap for 2026 $400,000, the work will be completed in phases and will include protective legislation for sidewalks, drainage systems oíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes and pavement. The first phase is expected presented an overview this week to begin in late January. of the municipal administration’s Revitalization of the historic urban ongoing and upcoming projects, outlincenter is another cornerstone of the muing a comprehensive agenda focused on nicipal plan. This includes the complete infrastructure improvements, community reconstruction of Adolfina Villanueva development, and economic growth as Avenue, from the Villa Cañona traffic the municipality looks ahead to 2026. light to the intersection with PR-951. “We begin this new year with reThe project also encompasses the pavnewed energy, and it is important to us ing and construction of sidewalks along that residents are fully informed about the San Patricio Street, Espíritu Santo Street, municipal projects currently underway at different stages of execution, as well as Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes, Vice Mayor Luis and all connecting roads, incorporating those involving state agencies and others Rafael Ortiz Escobar, and Municipal Legislature Presi- designated bicycle lanes. Plans also call for the development that remain pending determination,” the dent Attorney Joel Osorio Chiclana. of a Central Park at the former Children’s mayor said. Park site, including the channeling of a Several recreational facilities are nearby canal to prevent continued eroCourt and Baseball Park, the Piñones Court, a currently under construction, including the El Cabo Community Court, the Miñi-Miñi walking track, and additional repairs at María sion affecting adjacent homes. The creation of Community Court, and the Miñi-Miñi Baseball de la Cruz Cave Historical Park. Street repav- Maturí Park as a family recreation space is also Park. Other projects have completed the design ing in the Las Cuevas sector is also part of the proposed, along with new signage for historic buildings such as the Old Butcher Shop and phase and are expected to begin construction municipal agenda. In the Torrecilla Baja area, the adminis- educational institutions including Jobos Virbefore April. They include City Hall, which is in its final design stage, and the Don Ricardo tration has scheduled the repaving of several tuoso Rivera García School and Eladio Rivera Sanjurjo de Jesús Public Plaza, which is under- streets in the Piñones community, along with Vocational High School. Economic development initiatives play a the reconstruction of the community court roof. going a redesign supported by new funding. Additional projects in the design phase Efforts are also underway to reopen the public central role in the mayor’s vision, particularly include the Old City Hall, the Public Records library and the Emergency Management Office the long-anticipated Hotel School project. “This is a project we have been supporting Building and the Carlos Escobar López Munic- in the La Torre sector. for six years, and all of the effort has focused Infrastructure improvements continue in ipal Government Center. The complex includes on feasibility studies,” Nazario Fuentes said. renovations to the sports court, windows, short Villas de Loíza, where street repaving began in columns, cafeteria, and the construction of a November 2025 and plans are in place for the “This is my great dream, and you will see it new community-use structure, funded through construction of a community center. The first come to fruition, along with the red snapper Federal Emergency Management Agency and phase of repairs to Calle 2 remains pending fish farming project in Loíza. The former fish and will be funded through allocations secured market has already been demolished, paving mitigation funds. The municipal government is also work- by Sen. Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez. Due the way for the next phases of this initiative.” Additionally, the municipality is developing on improvements to the Parcelas Suárez to the scale of the project, estimated at nearly By THE STAR STAFF
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ing a kayaking initiative for the Julia de Burgos Promenade. Other initiatives include projects managed by the Office of Socioeconomic and Community Development, such as improvements to the El Ceiba Community Park and Court, the Pueblo del Niño Community Court, the Pompeya Community Court, and the Piñones Center. The Department of Recreation and Sports is overseeing projects at the Vieques Community Park and courts in Jardines and La Torre, while the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources continues work on the Piñones Boardwalk and Forest, as well as the La Pocita kiosks. “We will continue knocking on doors to secure a comprehensive mitigation project to address coastal erosion, repave Highway PR-187 from the Boca de Cangrejo Bridge to the Herrera Bridge, and generate alternatives to save our beautiful Vacía Talega beach,” the mayor stated. Special municipal initiatives include a meal delivery service for seniors in need and the strengthening of the recycling program through an agreement to establish a permanent packaging facility. A pilot recycling project is also scheduled to begin in the El Cabo community. “In this case, the federal census recorded 36 families that will participate in this project, and we can expand it exponentially,” the mayor said. “Additionally, on another very important matter, we have already signed a collaborative agreement between the municipality of Loíza and five other municipalities to establish a facility that will provide quality of life for abandoned animals. We will share details on how this much-needed project for Loíza and all of Puerto Rico will operate.” “We are ready to continue working with local and federal agencies, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and churches in the development of our town,” Nazario Fuentes said.
Lawmaker pushes for dog and cat census to improve animal care By THE STAR STAFF
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ep.Víctor Parés Otero, who chairs the Government Committee in the island House of Representatives, is seeking to create a census of dogs and cats in Puerto Rico with the goal of developing strategies to reduce animal abandonment, support nonprofit organizations that care for castaway or runaway pets, and improve veterinary services, among other objectives. “In Puerto Rico, one out of every three households has a pet, mainly dogs and/or cats. We are a society of ‘animal lovers,’ yet we all recognize that there is a problem with animals
being abandoned on our streets,” the San Juan District 4 legislator said. “We need to find new strategies that allow us to access funding sources to address this situation. For that, it is vital that we create a census of dogs and cats in Puerto Rico. We will be calling a meeting to outline the parameters for how this animal population will be surveyed.” Parés will establish a working committee for the census, which will include representatives from the Mayors Federation and Mayors Association, and the Canine Federation of Puerto Rico, San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo and Rep. Pedro Julio “Pelle” Santiago, and officials
from the departments of Health and Natural & Environmental Resources. Members of nonprofit organizations working with animals and the Puerto Rico Veterinary Medical College will also be invited. According to unofficial figures, Puerto Rico is estimated to have a population of between 600,000 and 850,000 dogs, while the number of cats exceeds 1.1 million. Multiple reports indicate that some 250,000 dogs and cats are abandoned on the streets each year. “The House of Representatives, led by our Speaker, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez, has held multiple vaccination and medical care events for
dogs and cats. Our Mayor of San Juan has done the same,” the lawmaker said. “These actions reflect a real need to improve veterinary services and make them more accessible. To do this, we need to know the number of dogs and cats on the island, which is why the census is an essential tool if we want to identify real and actionable alternatives that help reduce the number of stray animals.” Parés added that “[w]ith this data available, we can do a lot.” “The goal of this upcoming meeting is to establish the work plan, modeling, and metrics for the census,” he said.
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Puerto Rico expands role as Caribbean cruise home port By THE STAR STAFF
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uerto Rico will become the home port for two vessels operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) beginning in the winter 2026-2027 season,Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) Executive Director Willianette
Robles Cancel announced this week. The ships, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, will use the Port of San Juan as their home port for Caribbean itineraries. Norwegian Prima will begin homeport operations in San Juan on Nov. 15 of this year, generating an estimated economic impact of
The ships, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, will use the Port of San Juan as their home port for Caribbean itineraries.
more than $23 million during fiscal year 2027. Meanwhile, the combined impact of operations for both the Prima and the Viva during fiscal year 2028 -- beginning on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, 2027, respectively -- is projected at nearly $40 million. “Norwegian Cruise Line’s decision to use San Juan as a home port for 57 of its Caribbean sailings demonstrates the shared vision we have regarding Puerto Rico’s relevance, appeal, and quality as a tourist destination,” Robles Cancel said. “In addition to representing a significant economic injection, these operations foster the creation of pre- and post-cruise stay packages, thereby amplifying the impact and benefits that the tourism industry brings to the island’s economic development.” Frank Medina, vice president and head of sales for Latin America, Brazil, and the Caribbean at NCL, highlighted the destination’s appeal to the company’s guests. “The vibrant island of Puerto Rico is a very popular destination among our guests,” he said. “We are very excited to expand our presence in the region with the return of
Norwegian Viva to the island and the launch of homeport sailings for Norwegian Prima in November 2026. The Island of Enchantment offers a wide variety of experiences, adventures, and spectacular places where travelers can enjoy the island through its gastronomy, music, culture, and people.” Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Norberto Negrón, meanwhile, underscored the strategic importance of San Juan Bay as the Caribbean region’s “most important cruise hub.” Norwegian Prima’s itineraries will include Saturday departures with stops in Tortola, St. Maarten, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, and St. Thomas, while Norwegian Viva will operate more southerly routes, including stops in Aruba and Curaçao. Both ships belong to NCL’s Prima Class, the company’s newest generation of vessels, distinguished by a modern design and a more personalized guest experience. Each ship has a maximum capacity of up to 3,950 passengers and offers a wide range of entertainment, dining and wellness amenities.
Canóvanas opens modern rural sports complex By THE STAR STAFF
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he Municipal Government of Canóvanas has inaugurated a modern rural sports complex in Puerto Rico in the Barrio San Isidro community, with an investment exceeding $3.4 million. The project includes the Parque de Pelota and Cancha Leo (Baseball Park and Leo Basketball Court), as well as the Parque de Pelota Jardines de Palmarejo (Jardines de Palmarejo Baseball Park), positioning the municipality as a sports benchmark in the eastern region of the island. The work was largely funded with federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), channeled through the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience (COR3), along with a municipal contribution exceeding $1 million. “It is important to note that the purpose of these improvements is not only to repair the damage caused by past disasters, but to create more resilient, modern, safe, and high-quality structures designed for the enjoyment of our children, athletes, visitors,
and any other citizen,” Canóvanas Mayor Lornna Soto Villanueva said. The mayor said the Parque de Pelota Jardines de Palmarejo was built by the Puerto Rican company Interstate General Contractors, selected through a public bidding process, and delivered fully rehabilitated for immediate community use. “This baseball park was delivered fully rehabilitated, and its improvements included the complete renovation of the structure, installation of new electronic equipment, and reconstruction of the stands, dugouts, and restrooms, the latter in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),” Soto Villanueva said. “Additionally, the playing field was upgraded with certified materials and new turf, and a new electrical substation and lighting system were installed.” She also noted that the Parque de Pelota and Cancha Leo Sports Complex received international recognition after its basketball and volleyball courts obtained certification from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for featuring a world-class sports flooring system. Christian Pagán of COR3 congratu-
lated the municipality for the demonstrated compliance in the use of federal funds and
emphasized that the project represents a milestone in the rehabilitation of community sports infrastructure in Puerto Rico. Parque de Pelota and Cancha Leo Sports Complex received international recognition after its basketball and volleyball courts obtained certification from the FIBA.
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Venezuelan asylum-seekers worry about what comes next By JAZMINE ULLOA
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lejandro Marcano Santelli fled his home country in 2009 after receiving death threats because of his work for a news outlet that opposed the government of Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela who was captured by the United States and brought to New York on Saturday to face drug charges. Santelli, 57, who lives in Miami, said a feeling of immense joy washed over him when he heard the news of Maduro’s removal from Venezuela. More than 15 years ago, he and his family obtained asylum in the U.S. within days and, then, eventually, citizenship. With Maduro in power, however, Santelli had not been able to return to Venezuela, as his mother had lost her memory and died. He has not seen his brother in nearly two decades. Still, he realized that the reaction in the community around him had been much more mixed, as the immigration status of many Venezuelans, a majority of whom have entered the United States in the past decade, has become increasingly tenuous. “There is pain and happiness, but above all, worry,” Santelli said. Nearly 8 million Venezuelans have fled their troubled country, the largest exodus in Latin America’s modern history and one of the largest crises of forced displacement in the world. As of June, about 1.1 million had come to live in United States, including about 600,000 immigrants who had entered under a humanitarian program known as Temporary Protected Status. Many Americans did not begin paying attention to the plight of Venezuelans until migration levels reached record heights under the Biden administration. As local and state officials struggled to shelter and assist migrants in major cities and in overcrowded shelters along the southern border, the humanitarian
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crisis became political red meat for President Donald Trump, who returned to office promising to carry out mass deportations of migrants. Soon after taking office, Trump administration officials moved to end TPS protection for Venezuelans, a decision the Supreme Court has allowed to stand for now as litigation continues. After the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., the administration halted all asylum petitions and immigration applications filed for immigrants from 19 countries. The affected countries were those whose citizens it had restricted from travel to the United States last year, including Venezuela. Trump administration officials have framed the measures as efforts to combat fraud and abuse in the national immigration system and to enhance national security. Immigration lawyers and Venezuelan American leaders have countered that the moves have been tainted with racial animus and sought to falsely cast a broad swath of the Venezuelan diaspora as criminals and terrorists. On Saturday, Trump repeated familiar talking points, conflating immigration with crime and drug trafficking, as he denounced gangs and criminal organizations that he said had inflicted crime and terror in American cities. “As I’ve said many times, the Maduro
regime emptied out their prisons, sent their worst and most violent monsters into the United States to steal American lives,” Trump said. At the same time, he added, among the most significant beneficiaries of the U.S. operation would be those who “got thrown out of Venezuela that are now in the United States.” “Some want to stay, and some probably want to go back,” he said. Adelys Ferro, a founder of the Venezuelan-American Caucus, a grassroots group representing Venezuelan interests in the United States, said that, as some Venezuelans were taking to the streets to celebrate, some others were staying inside, worried about immigration raids. Despite entering the country under humanitarian programs once considered safe and legal, their lives have been thrust into uncertainty, Ferro said. “We are victims of the Nicolás Maduro regime, but we are also victims of the Trump administration policies,” she said. In a statement Saturday, Eileen Higgins, the newly elected mayor of Miami, called on the Trump administration to reinstate the TPS program, describing the decision to end it as “dangerous, reckless and wrong.” Homeland Security officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the future of the program or the criti-
cism from officials and Venezuelan American leaders over the decision to end it. Legal challenges to the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind the TPS program have been led by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law. Ahilan T. Arulanantham, a lawyer with the center, said the instability in Venezuela underscored why TPS holders should be allowed to remain in the United States. Declarations entered in the case say that Venezuelan TPS holders pay taxes and contribute to Social Security, and that they tend to hold jobs and to obtain higher education at greater rates than the broader American population. In Manhattan, José, a cook from Venezuela, said that he had applied for asylum and TPS as soon as he arrived in the United States in 2022. His TPS has expired, and his asylum case has been pending in boggeddown immigration courts. Since his last hearing in December, he has had to wear an ankle monitor. On Saturday, he said he was feeling overjoyed that Maduro had been toppled, but that he was concerned about what would come next in Venezuela. Maduro’s reign, for Venezuelans inside and outside the country, elicits memories of food shortages, poor public services and economic decline. “We still don’t know what is going to happen,” said José, who asked that only his first name be used for fear of retaliation from immigration authorities. “I want to wait it out here.” At a cafe in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, Rose Ramírez, 28, of Guárico, Venezuela, said she had been experiencing indescribable emotions since videos of the bombing in her native country began circulating overnight. “If I had to choose one word to describe this moment, I would say it’s one of great joy and hope that we will have a more prosperous country,” said Ramírez, while caring for her 4-month-old son, who was in a stroller. But Ramírez, who arrived in New York a little over a year ago and was still seeking asylum, also said a new period of uncertainty was now beginning. “I think we will continue to be in limbo,” she said. “I would like to think that there will now be better cooperation and a better understanding of our legal situation here, but the truth is that it will take time for order to be restored.”
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Immigration crackdown creates fault lines among Baptists By ELIZABETH DIAS and SHANNON SIMS
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hen federal agents descended on Louisiana this month to pursue their aggressive deportation campaign, a group of Roman Catholic priests privately brought the Eucharist to the homes of immigrants too worried to step outside. But Lewis Richerson, the pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, planned to take an opposite approach. “I would not knowingly extend Communion to an illegal immigrant who is visiting our church,” he said. “That person would be in sin by being in this country illegally, and Christians should obey the law of the land.” Instead, the main way he would minister to them would be “to help them submit themselves to the authorities,” he said. “They should absolutely deport themselves.” Richerson’s church is part of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, with about 12.7 million members. For years, the denomination has supported immigration reforms, especially given its extensive missionary work and theological commitments to helping “the least of these,” as Jesus says in the gospel of Matthew. But while Catholic bishops this year have repeatedly rebuked the Trump administration over its deportation actions, Southern Baptists are contending with an increasingly loud contingent in their ranks that, like Richerson, supports the immigration crackdown. Even as many rank-and-file churches continue to support immigrant ministries, signs of fracture are emerging. In April, leaders of 13 Southern Baptist ethnic groups came together to ask the denomination’s leaders “to stand firm for religious liberty and speak on behalf of the immigrant and refugee,” and to request that the Trump administration consider penalties other than deportation. At the Southern Baptists’ annual convention in June, the topic was largely absent. Delegates considered resolutions with positions on abortion, pornography and sports betting, not immigration. But delegates also held a vote on dismantling the Southern Baptists’ public policy arm, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, which has spearheaded action on immigration for the convention. The group narrowly survived, but its leader was effectively pushed out, and in September it broke ties with the Evangelical
Immigration Table, a coalition of prominent evangelical groups that it helped start 13 years ago to focus on reform efforts, which had rankled the Baptists’ conservative wing. The acting president said the ERLC had decided to take a “more independent posture on our immigration-related work,” according to Baptist News Global. The developments suggest a shift from the denomination’s annual meeting two years ago, when delegates approved a resolution imploring government leaders for “robust avenues” to support asylum claimants and “to create legal pathways to permanent status for immigrants who are in our communities by no fault of their own, prioritizing the unity of families.” Gary Hollingsworth, the interim president of the ERLC, declined an interview to discuss immigration. Clint Pressley, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, also declined to comment, through a spokesperson. Leaders of several Baptist associations in states including Georgia, Texas and Michigan did not respond to interview requests, nor did leaders of several ethnic Baptist groups. Unlike Catholics, only a small share of Southern Baptists were born outside the United States or have one parent born outside the United States, according to the Pew Research Center — 43% for Catholics and just 8% for Southern Baptists. The share rises to 19% for evangelicals more broadly. Many evangelical leaders have long emphasized care for the stranger and the dignity of the human person, ideals rooted
in their commitment to the Bible. But the denomination has also taken a rightward turn in recent years, and some leaders privately worry that speaking out will cause backlash from the more conservative flank. Groups such as the Center for Baptist Leadership and Founders Ministries, which work to counter what they perceive as leftward drift including on immigration, have galvanized support on social media. In 2023, an insurgent right wing pushed delegates to purge women from church leadership. Last year, delegates at the convention voted to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization; this year, they voted to work to overturn same-sex marriage. Still, mission work is core to mainstream Southern Baptist identity. In Oklahoma, Eric Costanzo, the pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church and an ERLC trustee, worried about Burmese people in his community. This month some had their citizenship ceremonies canceled when the Trump administration halted immigration processing for people from 19 countries, including Myanmar, he said. “That is very disheartening because all of our Burmese neighbors, they are persecuted Christians,” Costanzo said. “We’ve seen Burmese families start over 20 churches in our city.” Some pastors said the crackdowns were affecting their ministries. Joel Rainey, who leads Covenant Church in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, has helped start more than 100 churches in North America, and has been involved in
mission work on five continents. His church is near a U.S. Customs and Border Protection training center. “From my standpoint, as a pastor who deals with immigrants and also ministers to a lot of folks who work in our national security apparatus, the current situation is making it incredibly difficult for everybody,” he said. “It is woefully unfair, inhumane.” Others are prioritizing other topics. David L. Allen, a professor at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, coaches pastors ranging from the leader of a 25-person church in Arkansas to the minister of a 25,000-person one in California. Pastors have asked him for advice on preaching about topics such as transgender and sexuality issues, but not immigration, he said. “The vast majority of Baptists, and I would certainly fall in this category, would be very strongly opposed to illegal immigration, and so they would be very supportive of the current administration’s strong steps in curbing illegal immigration,” he said. Southern Baptists are overwhelmingly white and Republican, and they tend to support President Donald Trump’s broader agenda. In San Diego, Dale Huntington, the pastor of City Life Church, spoke about the immigrants who serve on the prayer team and bring food to his family when he is sick. “I’m in a poor community of color, and there are times when they are disappointed in me for belonging to the Southern Baptist Church, because of what they hear,” he said. But Southern Baptist churches across the country also donate to his church’s food pantry and support their mission work, Huntington said. He sees part of being Southern Baptist as working together across difference. “Just because the loudest people are saying that they are not welcome doesn’t mean there isn’t a very large contingent of churches out there that care deeply for those that are down and out,” he said.
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Maduro’s ouster plays right into Putin’s hands By M. GESSEN
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n the initial rush of news Saturday morning, many commentators speculated that the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was also a blow to President Vladimir Putin of Russia, since Venezuela and Russia are allies. To the contrary, it is a victory for Putin, because it is a blow — quite likely fatal — to the new world order of law, justice and human rights that was heralded in the wake of World War II. That order was never as robust as its champions made it out to be. Many of the multilateral institutions created to foster cooperation and enforce international law have been dysfunctional, often because they were sabotaged by their most powerful members. And yet, some mechanisms worked; some laws were enforced; some crimes were punished and many more were probably prevented; millions of people had their freedom and dignity affirmed; and a reasonable hope persisted that a law-based, humanistic world order would be built. No longer. When he addressed the public in a news conference Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had abducted the president of Venezuela and his wife in the name of democracy, justice, freedom for the Venezuelan people and the safety of Americans. It was a mockery: Despite what the hoodlums running our country may actually believe, abduction — whether on a street in Boston, in an apartment building in New York or Chicago, or in Maduro’s compound in Caracas — never serves the cause of justice. Illegality does not uphold the law. Starting wars of aggression does not make anyone safer. Colonization does not bring freedom. And colonization is what Trump promised when he dismissed María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate with a credible claim of a popular mandate and international recognition, as lacking leadership qualities and said, in various ways, no fewer than four times, “We are going to run the country.” This was a very particular kind of mockery, familiar to anyone who has paid attention to Putin. Russia’s president has claimed that his invasion of Ukraine was a mission to liberate the people of that country. He has claimed to be
defending Russia’s sovereignty, which Ukraine’s existence never threatened. Putin has even claimed that Ukraine has illegitimately appropriated infrastructure created by his nation (well, by the Soviet Union, which Putin conflates with Russia) — just as Trump falsely claimed that Maduro perpetrated the largest theft of American property in history by nationalizing the oil industry that U.S. companies had helped build. There is a world of difference between Maduro, an autocrat who has stayed in power by falsifying elections, and Ukraine’s legitimate, democratically elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But what matters here is the similarity between the aggressors: Trump and Putin. For years, Putin has been asserting a vision of a world divided by a few powerful men into spheres of influence. This, too, is the post-World War II order — the Cold War order, in which countries colonized by the Soviet Union were excluded from the liberal aspirations asserted by the West. It has long been clear that Trump instinctively shares this point of view: Carving up the world appears to be what he thinks political power is for. Whoever wrote the National Security Strategy that was made public in December codified this worldview as the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States’ 2-centuries-old assertion of power over the Western Hemisphere. During Saturday’s news conference, Trump appeared to have renamed the corollary the “Donroe Doctrine.” Half a century ago, as a Soviet third-grader, I sat through months of lessons devoted to natural resources. The Russian term — polezniye iskopayemiye — is telling: It literally translates as “beneficial extractables.” Those Soviet school units were so boring that I can still remember the sense that the minute hand of the classroom clock was standing still. I remember, too, that granite is solid, metal is found in ore, oil is necessary for modern life and the purpose of land acquisition is extraction. I remember, too, a giant map of the Soviet Union in which the many mineral-rich regions were colored bright red. This, I remember being told, was our wealth. Trump seems to have arrived, on his own, at the same understanding of geography and politics that was pounded into the heads of Soviet schoolchildren, including Putin and me. During Trump’s news conference, he responded to most questions — whether they were about the mechanics of “running” Venezuela, the cost of such governance, or other countries’ geopolitical interests in the region — with answers about all the oil the United States will pump out of the Venezuelan wells. His politics is the politics of self-enrichment, one big quest for beneficial extractables. During his first presidential campaign, he used to criticize George W. Bush for failing to “take the oil” during his war in Iraq. Some of us wondered at the time: How do you “take the oil”? This is how: You take the country. Another thing Trump and Putin share is their disdain for European values, the very values of cooperation, justice and human rights that the post-World War II international order
was designed to uphold. Putin’s speeches drip with this disdain, much like Trump’s national security strategy does. The Donroe Doctrine, it seems, may allow Trump to take Venezuela, Cuba — which he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have openly threatened — and any other part of the Americas Trump desires. (I am sure he will return before long to talk of making Canada the 51st state.) If so, it will also allow Putin to take as much of Europe as he wants to bite off. Russia’s hybrid warfare in Europe — acts of both political and infrastructural sabotage, including suspected jamming of air-traffic-control frequencies at numerous European airports — has escalated since Trump returned to office. The Trump administration’s continued pressure on Ukraine has emboldened Putin. The invasion of Caracas, carried out in ways eerily similar to what Moscow had once planned for Kyiv, will embolden him further. A similar message has no doubt been received in Beijing: If Trump can take Venezuela and Putin can take Ukraine, surely President Xi Jinping of China can take Taiwan. Putin was Maduro’s ally, but allies come and go; worldviews, and the desire to force the world to conform to them, stay. Putin’s world has just become more harmonious. Not because, as conspiracy theorists would have you believe, Putin tells Trump what to do, but because these two autocrats really do view the world in the same way. We have a saying for this in Russian: Two boots make a pair.
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Entre risas y conflictos, dos hermanas descubren su historia en “Medias Hermanas” mejores experiencias que he tenido en un set, fue un proceso de búsqueda muy emocionante y creo que la magia que lograron entre ellas es algo que trasciena nueva comedia dominicana “Medias Hermanas” llegó a las salas de cine de Puerto Rico el 1 de de a la pantalla. Estoy muy agradecido con la familia enero de 2026. La película promete divertir y emociode Caribbean Films por esta oportunidad de trabajar con un grupo humano tan profesional y un reparto de nar al público con una historia sobre los lazos familujo“, añadió el cineasta. liares, el perdón y las segundas oportunidades. “Medias Hermanas” combina el talento dominicaEl filme refleja con humor situaciones reales que muchas familias viven. Es una historia sobre aceptar no con una narrativa fresca y cercana. El elenco cuenlas diferencias y entender que los lazos ta además con la participación de Frank Peroque más nos unen pueden venir de los zo, Irving Alberti, La Peversa, Miketoks Bryan, lugares menos esperados. Mario Arturo Hernández, George Olivo, Pedro Protagonizada por Nashla Bogaert y Hernández, entre otros destacados actores. Ramcelis De Jesús, la cinta presenta a El guion fue escrito por Ítalo Cordano, Ani dos mujeres completamente opuestas Alva Helfer y una adaptación de Kendy Yanoque descubren, en el momento menos reth Calcaño, mientras que la producción estuesperado, que son medias hermanas. vo a cargo de un equipo local que reafirma el Tras la muerte de su padre, ambas deauge del cine dominicano. Rodada en hermosos escenarios de la Reben convivir bajo el mismo techo para resolver una herencia, enfrentándose pública Dominicana, la película presenta una a sus diferencias con humor, tensión y comedia moderna combina el humor local con momentos entrañables que revelan que una historia universal sobre los vínculos humala familia no siempre se elige, pero sí se nos con una estética visual caribeña y una banaprende a querer. da sonora original que complementa el tono “El público se va a reír, pero también La película es protagonizada por Nashla Bogaert y Ramcelis De Jesús; cuen- emotivo y divertido de la historia. va a reflexionar sobre lo que significa ta además con la participación de Frank Perozo, Irving Alberti, La Peversa, El filme tuvo su estreno en República Dotener una familia, incluso cuando no la Miketoks Bryan, Mario Arturo Hernández, George Olivo, Pedro Hernández, minicana el 4 de diciembre y llegará a Estados elegimos. Medias Hermanas es una his- entre otros. Unidos para el 2026. Por EL STAR STAFF
toria de reconciliación, identidad y amor”, expresó Yoel Morales, director de la película. “Lo que más me atrajo de Medias Hermanas fue la posibilidad de explorar cómo estas dos mujeres tan diferentes podían construir un lazo familiar genuino cuando su punto de partida no era la alegría, sino la herida. Trabajar con Nashla y Ramcelis fue increíble, ellas sostienen la película, y su nivel de entrega, humor y vulnerabilidad hicieron que fuera una de las
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l cantautor puertorriqueño Chico Benítez presenta su más reciente sencillo titulado “Palestina”, una canción que une resistencia y esperanza para dar voz al dolor de un pueblo y llamar a la solidaridad. En “Palestina”, la música va más allá del entretenimiento. Es un mensaje humano y social que busca visibilizar una herida colectiva y mantener viva la memoria. Con versos directos y sensibles, Benítez utiliza la música como un canal de denuncia y reflexión. Fiel al espíritu de la nueva trova, construye la canción con imágenes claras y simbólicas como la kufiya, la aurora y la resiliencia. Estos elementos hablan de identidad, dignidad y renacer, y transmiten la idea de que, incluso en medio de la destrucción, la cultura y la esperanza siguen siendo formas de resistencia. El tema cuenta con la participación especial de Raidee, quien aporta un interludio rapeado que añade un tono actual y cercano. Su intervención mantiene la esencia de la canción y refuerza el mensaje de denuncia. Raidee es el nombre artístico de María Laura Benítez Merle, joven artista emergente e hija de Chico Benítez, quien demuestra su talento y compromiso artístico. Cantautor puertorriqueño Chico Benítez El contraste entre ambas voces —la melodía suave y poética
de Chico y la voz firme y directa de Raidee— crea un diálogo entre memoria y presente, reflexión y urgencia. Juntas, las voces convierten la canción en un espacio emocional que invita a pensar y a actuar. “Palestina” se inscribe en la tradición de la neo trova puertorriqueña como música de conciencia social. Chico Benítez es natural de Guayama, el mismo pueblo que vio nacer al legendario compositor Catalino “Tite” Curet Alonso, con quien mantuvo una amistad. Esta conexión refuerza el legado de artistas comprometidos con la verdad, la justicia y la memoria. Para esta producción, Benítez cuenta con un sólido grupo de músicos: Javier Ocasio (bajo), George Morales y Eliud Velázquez (percusión), y Michael González Ríos (guitarra). Además, participan como invitados Falú Quilombo (teclados), MJ Morales (guitarra) y el reconocido William Cepeda (trombones). La canción fue dirigida y producida por el ingeniero Francisco “Kiko” Hurtado, con el apoyo del maestro Julio ‘Gunda’ Merced. “Esta canción nace de la necesidad de no mirar hacia otro lado. ‘Palestina’ es un acto de memoria, de solidaridad y de respeto hacia un pueblo que resiste. Como músico, siento que la canción también puede ser una forma de acompañar y de denunciar”, expresó Chico Benítez. La pieza musical ya está disponible para escuchar, descargar y compartir en todas las plataformas digitales. Para más información y acceso a la discografía de Chico Benítez, visita tu plataforma de música favorita.
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$650,000 in pop star memorabilia? These superfans know few limits. By DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR
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n a room in his London house, 52-year-old spray tan artist James Harknett has carefully arranged more than 12,500 items connected, in one way or another, to Madonna. Along with CDs, vinyl records, store displays and magazines including Smash Hits and Record Mirror, Harknett’s collection includes an oversize rhinestone bracelet that the pop megastar flaunted in her video for “Material Girl” in 1985, not one but three of the costumes that she wore in the Academy Award-winning film “Evita,” from 1996, and more than 200 pieces of framed imagery. It all began when Harknett was 11 (“I was completely captivated,” he said), and he estimates that over the past four decades he has shelled out more than $650,000 on Madonna memorabilia. In 2004, he wanted to buy a mint-condition copy of a vintage issue of Island magazine, which featured Madonna on the cover, but tickets to 18 stops of her Re-Invention tour that year meant he couldn’t afford it. Harknett is far from alone in his zealous commitment to collecting a beloved megastar’s memorabilia — and these days, as he and his fellow devotees are keenly aware, there are perhaps more collectibles out there than ever before. (Just ask Taylor Swift’s marketing team.) The problem: The hobby can get expensive quickly, and certain holy grail items, such as that issue of Island, are rarely cheap. In August, for instance, a sheer catsuit embellished with crystals that Whitney Houston wore onstage in 1991 sold at auction for $22,400. In November, an original print of the artwork for David Bowie’s “Aladdin Sane” album cover sold for more than $500,000. And in December, a Bob Mackie dress that Cher wore in 1978 went for nearly $58,000. Even if you can afford it, pop culture memorabilia can be a chancy investment. According to Claire Tole-Moir, who oversees the popular culture and science department at the auction house Bonhams, for household names including the Beatles or Jimi Hendrix, “If there’s only one particular guitar or important stage clothing or set of handwritten lyrics, then it’s going to always be important.” For other artists, it is harder to predict if their memorabilia will climb in value — tastes tend to be fickle. To obsessive collectors like Harknett, though, the potential financial rewards are hardly the point. As Tole-Moir
many mourners had clipped tufts of his hair that they had turned a head famous for its flowing locks into a bald pate. Francie Elliott, 49, of Clarksville, Tennessee, says she has about 1,000 items — magazines, T-shirts, cups, tapes, blankets, Christmas decorations — in her “Mariah Room,” though she admits she has lost exact count. Her passion for Mariah Carey, she estimates, has cost her anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000. “Every concert, I fly to Vegas or wherever she’s at,” said Elliott, who works as a human resources manager at a pipe-manufacturing facility. “So that’s the airfare, the stay, the ticket, the meet-and-greet, the memorabilia. It’s expensive, but I don’t even think about it.” Elliott was first drawn to Carey in the early 1990s, soon after her family moved to Clarksville from Los Angeles. Not many Zachary Gordon-Abraham surrounded by Britney Spears memorabilia at home in northeas- people resembled her there, she said (she tern Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 2025. The Britney Spears doll that Gordon-Abraham’s mother identifies as Hispanic), and she came to see gave him when he was a child proved a catalyst to his collecting thousands of items of the herself in Carey’s hair and skin tone. “I just kind of gravitated toward her pop star’s memorabilia. (Noah Kalina/The New York Times) with my identity,” Elliott said. She has found solace in Carey ever since, especially as she put it, “If you love it, then you will always get value,” he said. (The New York Post once mourned her husband’s unexpected death valued Gordon-Abraham’s collection at several years ago. some return.” $137,000, but he said it was “priceless” beAnd Harknett loves Madonna. “Her music has helped me get through “By surrounding myself with her music cause so many of the items were old or out things in life,” she said. and memorabilia, I felt comforted and exci- of circulation.) George Newman, a psychologist who ted,” he said. “I viewed them as souvenirs of my devotion to her art and genuine love to teaches at the University of Toronto, said supercollectors felt the same heartache in the gay community.” For Zachary Gordon-Abraham, who parting with items that so many others do. works for a soda company in northeas- “Many people find those to be irreplaceable tern Pennsylvania, the love flows to Britney and would be devastated if they lost it,” he said. Spears. This kind of hard-core collecting — Gordon-Abraham, 30, was a young child when his mother gave him a Britney driven by a deep emotional bond but also Spears doll. It turned out to be a catalyst to by a belief in what Newman called contacollecting thousands of pieces of Spears me- gion (that a celebrity’s star power transfers itself to an associated object) — has, in fact, morabilia. “My mom started to instill in me co- been around for thousands of years. Robert llecting things, like valuing them, not playing Thompson, who studies popular culture at Syracuse University, said the trend dated to with them,” Gordon-Abraham said. After the doll came Spears-focused ancient Rome, where Pliny the Elder was a VHS tapes and DVDs, and then ephemera noted autograph collector. In the 18th and 19th centuries, colleclike bubble gum and hit clips all bearing her name and image. In 2022, he commissioned tors including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe a custom-made doll with an outfit created and Johannes Brahms compiled their auto- James Harknett shows off his collection from the fabric of one of her tour costumes, graphs into albums. “You’d carry these books of Madonna memorabilia at his home in which a wardrobe designer for Spears had around, and it became a kind of testament to London, Oct. 9, 2025. Harknett’s collecgiven him. all the important people you knew,” Thomp- tion, which he keeps in his home, includes Gordon-Abraham allowed that he so- son said. more than 12,500 items related, one way or But it wasn’t always autographs. Within another, to Madonna. (Alice Zoo/The New metimes fantasized about selling it all. “But so much of it holds so much sentimental three days of Beethoven’s death in 1827, so York Times)
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The 10 wines you should be drinking in 2026 By ERIC ASIMOV
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ashions come and go, it’s said, but style is eternal. It holds true with wine, too. Different wines fade in and out of popularity, but good ones deserve recognition regardless of the trends. I have picked 10 wine genres here that I feel have either been arbitrarily dismissed or have evaporated from consciousness. I’ve recommended a few bottles to try, in several different price ranges, though some, like Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon and Sauternes, do not have inexpensive options. Some of these wines have been the victims of stereotypes — “all California chardonnays are oaky and buttery,” for example. Others, like port, Sauternes and sweet rieslings have fallen by the wayside because of evolving tastes, changing attitudes about health and busier lives. Genres like Napa cabernet, California chardonnay, Bordeaux and Ribera del Duero were prized during an earlier critical cycle that sought power, ripeness and flamboyance. Different tastes developed, and genres that were identified with the older era were rejected at large. It’s wrong to dismiss entire groups. Some producers within these groups always made wines in more restrained styles than imagined, and others have evolved with the times. The diversity of styles available today is a wonderful thing. I have always believed in avoiding rigid beliefs about types of wine. While it’s tempting to write off an entire genre because of one unpleasant bottle, it’s important to remember that every genre of wine encompasses a wide range of styles. California chardonnay can range from buttery and oaky to steely and minerally. Here, then, are 10 genres in alphabetical order that I believe deserve reconsideration. Bordeaux I once asked English wine writer Hugh Johnson why the Brits loved Bordeaux so much, and he said, “Because it’s just a great drink.” He’s right. Good Bordeaux is medium-bodied, with a leafy, cedary, savory quality underlying subtle fruit flavors. It should not be thick and sweet-fruited, but rather dry and refreshing: a great accompaniment to roast chicken or pork chops, not just the cliched beef dishes. Yes, it often needs a few years of age to open, and yes, sometimes Bordeaux can be corporate and stolid. Many famous labels are expensive, but a lot of great, less-expensive, under-the-radar bottles
are out there. Bottles to Try: $20 to $25, Château Peybonhomme-les-Tours Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux; $30 to $50, Château Falfas Côtes de Bourg; $50 to $75, Château le Puy Vin de France “Emilien.” California Chardonnay I don’t think any sort of wine has been stereotyped as much as California chardonnay. Oaky, buttery, bombastic — that could once have described the dominant style, but those days are long gone. California chardonnays now come in a multitude of styles with plenty of fresh, lively, complex bottles along with those lush, full-blown wines and many in between. Don’t sell these wines short. Bottles to Try: $30 to $40, Hanzell Moon Mountain District Sebella Chardonnay; $40 to $55, Peay Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay; over $75, any chardonnay from Ceritas Wines. Merlot It took one movie, “Sideways” from 2004, to exalt pinot noir and turn merlot into a pariah. Merlot has never recovered. I won’t lie, most of the merlots then made in California were not good. But this grape, a leading component of the wines on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, is capable of greatness. It is the primary component of Pomerol and of Château le Puy Emilien, which I recommended above. And I have had superb examples from California. One retails for around $200, but if you have the wherewithal, try Ink Grade’s Howell Mountain Lost Clouds merlot to taste a great one. Fun fact: Marie Vayron Ponsonnet of Colète is of the same family that makes Château Bourgneuf Pomerol. Bottles to Try: $30 to $40, Emme Nakai Vineyard Russian River Valley Merlot “It’s Not a Phase”; $60 to $80, Colète Napa Valley Merlot; $80 to $90, Château Bourgneuf Pomerol. Napa Cabernet No way around it, good Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon is expensive. And that’s only part of the problem. As with Bordeaux, many reject the wines as old-fashioned, overblown or simply dull. As far as I’m concerned, good cabernet is never out of fashion, and while the overblown style is still common, many restrained examples are out there. Napa cabernet will generally be riper and fruitier than Bordeaux, but not by too much. It should also be savory and refreshing, and with sufficient age, it will soften and gain a lovely complexity. Bottles to Try: $60 to $80, Frog’s Leap Napa Valley Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon; Smith-Madrone Spring Mountain District, Cabernet Sauvignon; $80 to $100, Matthiasson
Whether because of stereotypes or evolving tastes, these ten wine varieties tend to be dismissed, but they still offer great beauty and are worth exploring. (Nishant Choksi/The New York Times) Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Port and Madeira Stereotypes are not the problem with port and Madeira so much as how and when to drink them. The era of cigars and after-dinner drinks is long gone. The French enjoy white port as an aperitif, but I prefer vermouth or fino sherry. Occasionally, though, it’s worth having a glass with cheese as a reminder of how glorious sweet fortified wines can be. Of the various types, I will recommend aged tawny port and bual Madeira. If you store an open bottle of tawny port in a cool, dark place, it will last a couple of months, while an open bottle of Madeira will last forever. Bottles to Try: $40 to $60, Taylor Fladgate 20-Year-Old Tawny Port, Rare Wine Company Historic Series Madeira Boston Bual Special Reserve. Ribera del Duero I have said Spain is the most exciting country in the world for wine because so many producers are working conscientiously to rejuvenate moribund regions and resurrect old styles. Ribera del Duero, the center of exaggerated reds of a now bygone era, has been slow to get on board. But a handful of producers, working with tino fino, as tempranillo is known there, and other grapes, are showing how lovely the wines can be in a more restrained style. Bottles to Try: $18 to $25, Alfredo Maestro Ribero del Duero Viña Almate Tinto Fino; $25 to $40, Goyo García Viadero Ribera del Duero Joven de Viñas Viejas; $40 to $60, Dominio del Águila Ribera del Duero Picaro del Aguila Viñas Viejas.
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Sauternes and Barsac As with sweet fortified wines, these dazzling sweet wines from neighboring regions of Bordeaux, augmented by the wondrous fungus Botrytis cinerea, the fabled noble rot, are largely consigned to memory. Yet, open a bottle and be reminded of their luscious, kaleidoscopic beauty. Good ones are expensive because they are risky to make and labor intensive. But what a treat. They are wonderful with cheese — the match with blue cheese is legendary. But they are surprisingly great with oysters, and my colleague Florence Fabricant once suggested I try them with latkes. It was brilliant. Bottles to Try: $40 to $65, Château Doisy-Daëne Barsac; $80 to $120, Château Climens, Barsac; $120 to $170, Château de Fargues Sauternes. Savennières I once described this dry chenin blanc from the Anjou region of the Loire Valley as the thinking person’s white. It’s not a big dog of a wine, friendly and eager, but more reticent, with a feline’s regal elegance. I wouldn’t say it’s out of fashion, just out of mind. Consider this your reminder. Give Savennières time to unwind — better yet, decant it ahead of time. Bottles to Try: $40 to $55, Domaine du Closel Savennières La Jalousie; $60 to $70, Domaine aux Moines, Savennières, La Roche aux Moines; $90 to $105 Thibaud Boudignon Savennières Clos de Fremine Sherry (Fino and Manzanilla) I love these bone-dry sherries, which age in barrels under layers of yeast called flor, as aperitifs and with traditional pairings like Marcona almonds and jamon Ibérico. These wines come from Andalusia in Spain, a currently dynamic region full of fascinating rediscoveries and wonderful wines. But even as those wines take center stage, let’s not forget the beauty of good fino and manzanilla. Bottles to Try: $20 to $40, Hidalgo-La Gitana Manzanilla en Rama or Valdespino Fino Inocente; $40 to $60, Fernando de Castilla Fino Antique (500 milliliters). Spätlese Riesling These sweet yet tense rieslings from Germany are gorgeous, but most people, including the Germans, aren’t having them. The world has moved on to dry rieslings, and I love those, too. But I don’t want to forget the beauty of these wines, which walk a perilous tightrope, balancing complex sweet flavors and a lively acidity that makes them incredibly refreshing and versatile with food. Bottles to Try: $25 to $40, Carl Loewen Mosel Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spätlese; $40 to $60, Weiser-Künstler Mosel Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Spätlese; $60 to $80, Joh. Jos. Prüm Mosel Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese.
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Iran’s dual challenge: Unrest at home, threat of strikes from abroad By FARNAZ FASSIHI
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ran’s government has in recent years weathered wave upon wave of nationwide protests challenging its rule by resorting to force. But for the first time, the country’s rulers face a more complex challenge: growing domestic unrest combined with an external military threat. The government appears at a dead end in addressing both, with no clear strategy for reversing the economic collapse fueling protests, nor any signs that Iran’s leaders are willing to make the concessions on their nuclear program sufficient to appease Israel and the United States and ward off the risk of another round of strikes. The protests have convulsed Iran for a week. Though they have not reached the size and scope of the last two major uprisings — one in 2022 led by women and another in 2019 set off by gasoline prices — they have rattled senior officials and drawn a prompt reaction from the United States and Israel. President Donald Trump threatened to intervene, saying in a social media post Friday that if Iran killed “peaceful protesters,” the United States would come to their aid, adding, “We are locked and loaded and ready to go.” The Israeli foreign minister and several government officials have spoken out on behalf of the protesters. Gila Gamliel, Israel’s minister of innovation, science and technology, said in a video posted on social media Thursday, “Israel is with you, and we support you in every way possible.” On Saturday, the U.S. military attacked Venezuela, one of Iran’s closest allies, and captured the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro. At a news conference where Trump said that Washington planned to run the South American country for the immediate future, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that other countries should take note. Iran’s leaders and political figures have sounded rattled and shocked. The ramifications for Iran cannot be overstated. Ali Gholhaki, a hard-line pundit in Iran, said in a phone interview that the dire state of the economy had played a central role in the downfall of the leaders in both Venezuela and Syria, creating a maelstrom of public discontent and dispirited security forces. “The lesson for Iran is that we must be extremely careful that the same scenario does not happen here,” Gholhaki said. “When the anti-riot police, security forces and the military are struggling for their livelihood, the defense lines collapse.” On Friday, after Trump made his threat to strike Iran, the country’s Supreme National Security Council, the body in charge of internal and external security, held a late-night emergency meeting to discuss how to contain the protests with less violence to avoid fueling public anger. They also wanted to prepare for the possibility of military strikes, according to three Iranian officials familiar with government deliberations who asked not be named because they were discussing sensitive issues. The three officials said that as the protests raged, senior officials in private meetings and conversations had acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had been thrust into survival mode. Officials appear to have few tools at their disposal to deal with either the pressing challenges of a tanking economy fueling unrest or the threat of further conflict with Israel and the United
A woman is pumping gas at a gas station on the day the price of gas officially gone up for the first time.since 2019, in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 13, 2025. Officials said that leaders were in survival mode amid anti-government protests and the prospect of again coming into the cross hairs of Israel and the United States. (Arash Khamooshi/ The New York Times) States. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has repeatedly said as much publicly in recent weeks, at one point announcing that he had “no ideas” for solving Iran’s many problems. “Any policy in the society that is unjust is doomed to fail,” Pezeshkian said in a speech Thursday, his first public address since the protests began. “Accept that we must listen to the people.” Things the government has done so far to address the nation’s economic woes, such as replacing the governor of the central bank and announcing changes to the currency policy, have accomplished little. Really fixing the economy would require major policy changes that would result in a nuclear deal with Washington to lift sanctions, and a crackdown on corruption. Iran’s government appears either incapable of such steps or unwilling to take them. Analysts say that the country’s woes are intertwined. The economy was seriously damaged by U.S. sanctions on oil sales and international banking transactions, imposed in 2018 when Trump exited the nuclear deal with Iran. After the U.N. Security Council brought back sanctions in September, the Iranian currency plunged further. Rampant corruption and mismanagement have also played a role. Adding to Iran’s troubles is the continuing conflict with Israel. Israel has carried out assassinations and explosions targeting nuclear and military structures, while Iran has armed and financed militant groups in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran in June, setting off a 12-day conflict that culminated with the United States bombing and heavily damaging Iran’s nuclear facilities. This past week, the three officials familiar with government talks said, concern had been rising that if domestic instability continued, Israel would see an opening to strike again. The remarks by Trump and Israeli officials added to those fears, the officials added. Pezeshkian held two emergency meetings with his economic advisory committee last week, asking for guidance and for written talking points if the crises deepen, according to two officials familiar with the details of the meeting who, like some others interviewed for this article, requested anonymity because
they were not authorized to speak publicly. Some advisers, they said, suggested that Pezeshkian should deflect blame in public speeches and point to Iran’s dual-power structure, in which key decisions are made by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On Saturday, Khamenei took a harder line than the president, saying in a public speech that “rioters must be put in their place” and blaming foreign enemies for the devaluation of Iran’s currency and other economic problems. He did, though, acknowledge that merchants in Tehran’s bazaar had a right to protest against fluctuating prices. The current round of unrest started this past week with those merchants shuttering their shops in protest. As the strikes spread to other cities, the government announced a four-day nationwide holiday ending Sunday to try to contain the situation. On Sunday, the majority of the shops in Tehran’s bazaar remained closed, and there were reports of scattered protests and heavy presence of anti-riot police, according to videos on social media and Iranian media reports. In the past few days, the unrest has turned into riots in many places, with young men attacking government buildings, clashing with security forces and setting on fire cars, motorcycles and trash cans, according to videos posted on social media, Iranian media outlets, and the BBC Persian service. Security forces have beaten protesters and used tear gas, and in some videos from cities in western Iran, gunshots can be heard. At least eight protesters and two security agents have been killed, according to official media reports, rights groups and video footage of funerals. The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, privately met with some heads of government-affiliated media organizations Thursday and called the brewing crisis a fight for the survival of the Islamic Republic’s rule and for the nation, according to two people familiar with the meeting. Araghchi told the media representatives that the prospects of negotiations with Washington were currently nonexistent and that decisions about whether to engage with Washington were not up to him, the two people said. For a week, crowds have taken to the streets to vent anger at the government and to call for the end of Islamic clerical rule. The protests have mostly been in smaller towns and in poorer areas, and on university campuses, where people were chanting “Death to Khamenei” and “Freedom, freedom.” Some also made a broad denunciation of authoritarian rule, chanting “Death to the oppressor, whether king or supreme leader,” activists and residents inside Iran said. But in Tehran, with the exception of the bazaar downtown, the university campus, and a few working-class neighborhoods, the city seemed normal, residents said in interviews and videos on social media suggested. Ski resorts north of Tehran were packed with affluent day trippers. In a joint statement, 17 Iranian pro-democracy activists, including jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, called on security forces to refrain from attacking protesters. “The only path to saving Iran is a transition away from the Islamic Republic — a demand that is neither temporary nor suppressible,” the statement said.
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Ukrainian politics has reawakened. Zelenskyy must tread carefully. By CONSTANT MÉHEUT
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or several weeks, with peace talks at a critical moment, Ukraine faced a power vacuum. It had no energy minister amid rolling blackouts caused by Russian strikes. No justice minister as a corruption scandal flared. And no presidential chief of staff to lead negotiations with the United States. Now, with a flurry of appointments, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is moving to fill the void, in one of the most consequential reshuffles of the war. The personnel changes are a sign that Zelenskyy, who used wartime unity to consolidate power, must now be more responsive as Ukrainian politics reawakens nearly four years into Russia’s invasion. How he manages this transition period will hold huge consequences for the country as it fights on multiple fronts, from the battlefield to the negotiating table. On Friday, Zelenskyy appointed a new chief of staff and said he would replace his defense minister. The next day, he proposed moving the defense minister to the energy ministry. More changes in the government and the military will follow, he said. The delays in filling the posts had risked allowing the vacancies to harden into government dysfunction, analysts said. Zelenskyy took his time, the analysts said, in part because the corruption scandal, which reached his inner circle and damaged his own standing, has forced him to move more cautiously. Lawmakers see opportunities in the new political reality. After Zelenskyy governed for years with virtually no opposition, eventually drawing criticism of his top-down approach, members of Parliament may have a chance to emerge from the sidelines. But the uncertainty has made some of them reluctant to take ministerial posts. In mid-December, David Arakhamia, the head of Zelenskyy’s party faction in Parliament, summed up the moment with dry humor during a conference in Kyiv. “We are looking for an energy minister,” he told the crowd of participants. “Raise your hands. Who wants to try?” Adding to the paralysis, the recent acceleration of peace talks has kicked off planning for postwar elections in Ukraine, leaving few people willing to take ministerial positions that might vanish in a matter of months. And rumors of further revelations from the corruption inquiry have had many lawmakers hedging their bets. “It’s a sort of interregnum,” said Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of the Parliament’s foreign affairs committee and a member of Zelenskyy’s party. “People are waiting to see how things will develop and unfold in each direction before making a decision.” In a reflection of the political machinations gripping Kyiv, the appointment Friday of Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, as Zelenskyy’s new chief of staff left many Ukrainians to try to read the political tea leaves. A highly popular figure, lionized for his daring covert operations in the conflict with Russia, Budanov had long been viewed as a potential rival to Zelenskyy in future presidential elections. Some analysts saw his new appointment as a
way for Zelenskyy to clip his wings; others viewed it as a step toward grooming a potential successor. A more immediate goal might have been to improve Kyiv’s stance in the peace talks with Washington. Budanov, who was trained in a CIA-backed program, has a strong relationship with the United States. Zelenskyy has also asked Mykhailo Fedorov, a vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation, to become defense minister. Fedorov is one of Zelenskyy’s most trusted lieutenants, having worked with him since his victorious 2019 presidential campaign. On Saturday, Zelenskyy proposed that Denys Shmyhal, the current defense minister and a former prime minister, become the energy minister. “Overall, Zelenskyy’s team is moving to keep domestic politics firmly under control, seeking to manage the endgame of the war across three fronts simultaneously — defense efforts, the peace track and internal political stability,” Balazs Jarabik, a former European Union diplomat in Kyiv who now works for R.Politik, a political analysis firm, said in a post on the social platform X. The government vacancies stem from the sweeping scandal revealed in November by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, which found that several officials had siphoned around $100 million in a kickback scheme through the state-owned nuclear power company. Lawmakers called for Zelenskyy to clean house. His powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, and the energy and justice ministers were forced to resign, though none have been formally charged. The Ukrainian government initially suggested that it would quickly find replacements. The energy minister position seemed particularly urgent to fill, as near-daily Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid threatened to plunge much of the country into cold and darkness. Volodymyr Fesenko, a Ukrainian political analyst, said the reason that Zelenskyy struggled to replace the energy mi-
nister was that nobody wanted the job. “All potential candidates for this position — I emphasize, all of them — refused,” he said. The role scared off people both because of the immense responsibility of managing a power grid under constant Russian attack and the fear of having one’s reputation tarnished by a ministry long plagued by corruption issues, Fesenko said. Ukraine has not held presidential and parliamentary elections since 2019, when Zelenskyy took office. Martial law, imposed after Russia invaded in early 2022, bans elections during the war. If peace is reached, Ukraine is expected to lift martial law and hold elections quickly. Zelenskyy hinted Saturday at the difficulty of securing candidates from Parliament. “I have waited quite a long time for proposals from parliamentarians,” he told reporters. While Zelenskyy has moved to fill the jobs, Parliament — which is scheduled to hold its next plenary session in midJanuary — must still approve the appointments. That might prove more challenging than expected. In recent years, such approvals were largely a formality, as Zelenskyy’s party held a majority through an unusual alliance with former members of a disbanded pro-Russian party. Anatoliy Oktysiuk, a political analyst at KI Insights, a Ukrainian research group, said Zelenskyy had treated Parliament during the war primarily as a body to rubber-stamp laws. Last month, Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies accused a group of lawmakers of taking cash in exchange for votes. The lawmakers were not named, but Ukrainian media identified them as belonging to Zelenskyy’s party, Servant of the People. Lawmakers from Servant of the People acknowledged that they had largely stuck to the party line when voting, though they have not admitted to taking bribes. This summer, for example, they backed a law weakening anti-corruption agencies that had been pushed by Zelenskyy’s office, before reversing course in a second vote after street protests erupted. The episode eroded trust in Zelenskyy among his own party’s lawmakers, and the recent corruption scandal has prompted some to distance themselves. That could complicate his reshuffling plans, although the two officials proposed for defense minister and energy minister are widely seen as competent by Parliament — a possible signal of compromise. “We observe that members of Parliament are being taken into account more and more,” Merezhko said. “It’s no longer rubber-stamping.”
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Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs had a bigger impact? By ANA SWANSON
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resident Donald Trump raised the taxes that the United States charges on imports last year to levels not seen in a century. Prices of goods have increased as a result, and businesses that depend on imported products and supplies have struggled, with some closing their doors. Still, the effects have not been felt as strongly as some experts predicted after early April when Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from countries worldwide. A new working paper from economists at Harvard University and the University of Chicago helps explain why. It shows that the tariff rate importers have paid is significantly lower than the tariff figures that Trump announced. The reasons include exemptions for certain countries and industries, rates that were lowered for some goods by the time they arrived in the U.S. and evasion of the rules by some companies. By analyzing the government’s tariff revenue and the value of imports, the economists concluded that the actual U.S. tariff rate was 14.1% at the end of September. The figure is about half the tariff rate that the administration had officially announced. The average trade-weighted tariff rate for the United States was nominally 27.4% in September, the authors estimated, down from a peak of 32.8% in April. “The actual tariffs are much lower than what were announced, and that is one of the reasons why the effects have not been as big as feared,” said Gita Gopinath, a Harvard economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
One factor was an exemption for products that were on boats en route to the United States when tariffs were announced. Shipping goods by ocean to U.S. ports often takes weeks, meaning the tariffs that businesses paid rose more slowly than what Trump announced throughout the year. The exemptions for products and countries included semiconductors and some products containing them, a move widely seen as a favor to tech executives. Though officials said they would announce more tariffs on chips and electronics, those have not come. As a result, companies paid an actual tariff rate of 9% on chips brought into the United States, the authors calculated, far below the tariff level for other commodities. And exports from places that make a lot of semiconductors, like Taiwan, faced a far lower actual rate (8%) than the official one (28%). Canada and Mexico also received significant exemptions from the nominally high tariffs that Trump put on them last year. Many goods that are mostly made in North America qualify for zero tariffs under the U.S.-MexicoCanada Agreement, which Trump signed in his first term. Because U.S. tariffs were low overall in the past, many companies had not bothered to declare that their goods were compliant with the trade pact when filing customs forms. But in 2025, roughly 90% of goods coming from Canada and Mexico were declared to be compliant, up from less than 50% the previous year. Tariff evasion has also reduced the actual tariff rate that companies pay. Companies can pursue a variety of strategies, many of them illegal, to alter the information on customs forms about a product’s content, value or origin and
pay a lower tariff than they are supposed to. As concerns about affordability grow, the Trump administration may offer more exemptions and delays to planned tariffs. On Wednesday, Trump issued an executive order to delay a planned increase in tariffs on vanities, kitchen cabinets and upholstered furniture for one year. The Commerce Department has also pulled back on a preliminary plan to impose tariffs on some Italian pasta imports, saying some pasta makers had addressed U.S. concerns about unfair practices. A final decision is expected in March. Who pays the tariff? This phenomenon does not mean that tariffs don’t burden U.S. companies and consumers. The researchers demonstrated that Americans were bearing the cost of Trump’s tariffs, in contrast to what he and his advisers have claimed. When the United States imposes a tariff, it’s the importer of record — usually a U.S. business — that must pay that money to the government. But who really bears the full cost of the tariff is a different question. The foreign factories that export products to the United States could absorb the cost if they reduce the prices they charge to American buyers to offset the tariff. This is what the Trump administration argued would happen. But Gopinath and her co-author, Brent Neiman of the University of Chicago, calculated that U.S. importers, not foreign suppliers, were bearing the bulk of the cost. They estimated that 94% of tariff costs were “passed through” to U.S. firms in 2025. That compared with about 80% in 2018-19, when Trump imposed many tariffs on China. Economists have only a few months of
Containers at the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore in Maryland on June 30, 2025. Goods often take weeks to reach U.S. ports, meaning the actual tariffs that companies paid rose more slowly than what the president announced throughout the year. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times) data with tariffs fully in effect, so much more will be known over the next year. But the tariffs have been significantly reshaping global trade. For example, China’s share of U.S. imports collapsed to 8% in late 2025, down from 22% at the end of 2017. U.S. consumers and manufacturers are also paying higher costs. A working paper published in November by economists at Harvard Business School and elsewhere found that tariffs had pushed up the price of imported goods by roughly twice as much as domestic ones. Gopinath and Neiman also traced the effect of tariffs on U.S. manufacturers, which often depend on foreign parts and metals. They found that companies making heavyduty trucks, construction vehicles, cars and car parts, agricultural implements, and oil and gas machinery were among the most affected by higher tariffs. “The logic was if foreign firms wished to sell to the mightiest consumer market in the world, they would have to pay a price,” Gopinath said. “In reality, the price has been borne by U.S. firms, and not by foreign firms.”
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Do Reptiles Have Moods, Too?
A wary red-footed tortoise in Casanare, Colombia, June 26, 2024. Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals — a new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states. (Federico Rios/The New York Times) By By BRANDON KEIM
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hould you meet a turtle basking on a log in the sun, you might reasonably conclude that the turtle is in a good mood. Granted, there has been little scientific evidence that reptiles experience such emotional richness — until now, at least. Researchers in England identified what they describe as “mood states” — emotional experiences that are more than momentary — in red-footed tortoises by administering tests that use responses to ambiguity as windows into the psyche. The results of the study, published in the journal Animal Cognition in June, could apply to many more reptiles and have profound implications for how people treat them. “There was an acceptance that reptiles could do these short-term emotions,” said Oliver Burman, who studies animal behavior at the University of Lincoln in England and is an author of the paper. “They could respond to positive things and unpleasant things. But the long-term mood states are really important.” As for why it took so long to show this in reptiles, Burman said, “maybe we just haven’t asked them correctly.” Reptiles have a long-standing reputation as being unintelligent. Writing in 1892, Charles Henry Turner, the pioneering comparative psychologist, described reptiles as “intellectual dwarfs.” Eight decades later, in 1973,
prominent scientists were referring to them as “reflex machines” and (in a paper titled “The Evolutionary Advantages of Being Stupid”) as possessing “a very small brain which does not function vigorously.” Burman is among the scientists responsible for what some have called a “reptilian renaissance.” An array of findings — tortoises learning from one another, snakes with social networks, crocodiles displaying complex communication — indicate that reptiles are no less brainy than mammals and birds. But do they have moods? Burman and his colleagues approached that question using what is known as a cognitive bias test. These operate on a principle common to many animal minds, human and nonhuman alike: Individuals in a good mood are more optimistic about uncertain outcomes, whereas those in a bad mood tend to be pessimistic. The researchers placed each of 15 tortoises inside an enclosure with two empty bowls set on the floor. When a tortoise approached one of the bowls, it received a helping of arugula, a favorite treat. When it approached the other bowl, it received nothing. After the tortoises had learned to associate each location with a reward or the lack thereof, the researchers placed three additional bowls at intermediate points between the original bowls. The speed, relatively speaking,
with which a tortoise investigated these new, ambiguously placed bowls served as a proxy for its emotional state. Then, over a period of two weeks, the researchers presented each tortoise with an unfamiliar object — a coaster made of beads — and put the tortoise in an enclosure with walls and a floor covered in patterns it had not previously encountered. Such novelties are known to make tortoises anxious, but the tortoises that were most optimistic in the earlier test showed the least anxiety in this one. (A tortoise extends its head when it is relaxed; the farther the extension, the less anxious it is likely to be.) They appeared to be buffered by their good moods. “These results significantly extend contemporary knowledge of the capacity for reptiles to experience mood states,” Burman and his colleagues wrote in the paper. They noted that the results echoed those of a similarly designed 2010 study on dogs experiencing separation anxiety. How broadly can the new findings be extrapolated to other reptiles? “We can’t say for sure, but evidence of a capacity within the group tells us that it can exist,” said Anna Wilkinson, a reptile cognition specialist at the University of Lincoln and an author of the study. “We need to test other groups of reptiles.” On a Facebook group devoted to reptiles and amphibians, some underwhelmed members remarked that scientists had merely discovered what reptile owners already knew. But Gordon Burghardt, a comparative psychologist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and pioneer in the study of reptile intelligence, noted the value of empirical demonstration. “Experimental evidence is important,” said Burghardt, who was not involved in the study. Institution Asked whether he thought that many and perhaps even all reptiles experiKashable LLC
enced moods, Burghardt replied, “Certainly.” For Burman and Wilkinson, the most important implication of their finding was the urgency it gave to understanding the welfare of captive reptiles. Their capacity for moods, Burman said, underscores how they may experience not only momentary discomforts or pleasures, but also long-term suffering or satisfaction. Captive reptile welfare is notoriously poor. Many reptiles are kept in inappropriate conditions, such as close confinement, and without enrichment. Often they are misleadingly advertised as easy-to-keep pets to people who do not understand their physical and psychological needs and who may lack the ability to interpret their behaviors. “The tendency to normalize poor welfare — especially among casual reptile owners — appears to be widespread in both Europe and North America,” Manuel MagalhãesSant’Ana and Alexandre Azevedo, veterinary scientists at the University of Lisbon in Portugal, said in an email. They described the new findings as “a turning point” in taking reptile welfare seriously. “We’re relatively good at reading mammals,” Wilkinson said. “We look at facial expressions. We look at parts of the body that we have an understanding for.” But with reptiles, “you can’t read them in the same way.” Whereas dogs in distress might “eat a sofa,” she said, many reptiles simply shut down and stop moving, but because people don’t understand what is happening, they “think that it’s normal.” Snakes in particular are commonly kept in too-small enclosures with little enrichment. In future research, Wilkinson said, “what we would love to do is to look at what happens if you give a snake a playground.”
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Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew By PAULA SPAN
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et’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences. The most important reason for older adults to be vaccinated against the respiratory infection RSV is that their risk of being hospitalized with it declines by almost 70% in the year they get the shot, and by nearly 60% over two years. And the main reason to roll up a sleeve for an annual flu shot is that when people do get infected, it also reliably reduces the severity of illness, though its effectiveness varies by how well scientists have predicted which strain of influenza shows up. But other reasons for older people to be vaccinated are also emerging. They are known, in doctor-speak, as off-target benefits, meaning that the shots do good things beyond preventing the diseases they were designed to avert. The list of off-target benefits is lengthening as “the research has accumulated and accelerated over the last 10 years,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Some of these protections have been established by years of data; others are the subjects of more recent research, and the payoff is not yet as clear. The RSV vaccine, for example, became available only in 2023. Still, the findings “are really very consistent,” said Dr. Stefania Maggi, a geriatrician and senior fellow at the Institute of Neuroscience at the National Research Council in Padua, Italy. She is the lead author of a recent meta-analysis, published in the British journal Age and Ageing, that found reduced risks of dementia after vaccination for an array of diseases. Given those “downstream effects,” she said, vaccines “are key tools to promote healthy aging and prevent physical and cognitive decline.” Yet too many older adults, whose weakening immune systems and high rates of chronic illness put them at higher risk of infectious disease, have not taken advantage of vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in mid-December that about 37% of older adults had not yet received a flu shot. Only 42% have ever been vaccinated against RSV, and fewer than a third received the most recent
Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found. (Jackson Gibbs/The New York Times) COVID vaccine. The CDC recommends the one-and-done pneumococcal vaccine for adults 50 and older. An analysis in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, however, estimated that from 2022, when new guidelines were issued, through 2024, only about 12% of those 67 to 74 received it, and about 8% of those over 75. The strongest evidence for off-target benefits, dating back 25 years, shows reduced cardiovascular risk following flu shots. Healthy older adults vaccinated against flu have substantially lower risks of hospitalization for heart failure, as well as for pneumonia and other respiratory infections. Vaccination against influenza has also been associated with lower risks of heart attack and stroke. Moreover, many of these studies predate the more potent flu vaccines now recommended for older adults. Could RSV vaccine, protective against another respiratory illness, have similar cardiovascular effects? A recent large Danish study of older adults found a nearly 10% decline in cardiorespiratory hospitalizations — involving the heart and lungs — among the vaccinated versus a control group, a significant decrease. Lowered rates of cardiovascular hospitalizations and stroke did not reach statistical significance, however. That may reflect a short follow-up period or inadequate diagnostic testing, cautioned Dr. Helen Chu, an infectious disease specialist
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at the University of Washington and co-author of an accompanying editorial in JAMA. “I don’t think RSV behaves differently from flu,” Chu said. “It’s just too early to have the information for RSV, but I think it will show the same effect, maybe even more so.” Vaccination against still another dangerous respiratory disease, COVID-19, has been linked to a lower risk of developing long COVID, with its damaging effects on physical and mental health. Probably the most provocative findings concern vaccination against shingles, aka herpes zoster. Researchers made headlines last year when they documented an association between shingles vaccination and lower rates of dementia — even with the less effective vaccine that has since been replaced by Shingrix, approved in 2017. In 21 studies involving more than 104 million participants in Europe, Asia and North America, vaccination against shingles was associated with a 24% reduction in the risk of developing dementia. Flu vaccination was linked to a 13% reduction. Those vaccinated for pneumococcal infection had a 36% reduction in Alzheimer’s risk. The Tdap vaccine against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) is recommended for adults every 10 years, with vaccination among older adults often prompted by the birth of a grandchild, who cannot be fully vaccinated for months. It was associated with a one-third decline in dementia. Other researchers are investigating the effects of shingles vaccination on heart attacks and stroke and of COVID vaccination on cancer survival. What causes such vaccine bonuses? Most hypotheses focus on the inflammation that arises when the immune system mobilizes to fight off an infection. “You have damage to the surrounding environment” in the body, “and that takes time to calm down,” Chu said. The effects of inflammation can far outlast the initial illness. It may allow other infections to take hold, or cause heart attacks and strokes when clots form in narrowed blood vessels. “If you prevent the infection, you prevent this other damage,” Chu said. Hospitalization itself, during which older patients can become deconditioned or develop delirium, is a risk factor for dementia, among other health problems. Vaccines that reduce hospitalization might therefore delay or ward off cognitive decline. Health officials in the Trump administration have assailed childhood vaccines more than adult ones, but their vocal opposition may be contributing to inadequate vaccination among older Americans, too. Many will not only miss out on the emerging off-target benefits, but will remain vulnerable to the diseases the vaccines prevent or diminish. “The current national policy on vaccination is at best uncertain, and in instances appears anti-vaccine,” said Schaffner, a former member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. “All of us in public health are very, very distressed.”
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JUAN EDGARDO VILLEGAS SERRANO T/C/C JUAN VILLEGAS y GLORIA YVETTE MIRANDA TORRES
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: HU2022CV00307. (208). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia en Rebeldía dictada el 29 de febrero de 2024, la cual fuera notificada el 5 de marzo de 2024, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia Enmendada del 7 de octubre de 2025 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución Enmendado del 8 de octubre de 2025 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 27 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Humacao, Sala Superior, en la Avenida Nicanor Vázquez, (frente al Centro de Bellas Artes) Humacao, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, en cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar número 1 en el bloque L de la Urbanización Brisas del Valle localizada en el Barrio Rio del término municipal de Naguabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 499.1850 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE: en 20.347 metros con el solar número 12 del bloque L; por el SUR: en 20.621 metros con la calle número 11 y solar 11 del bloque K; por el ESTE: en 19.881 metros con el solar número 2 del bloque L; y por OESTE: en 29.704 metros con el Remanente. Sobre este solar enclava una residencial de un nivel la cual está compuesta de sala-comedor, cocina, 3 cuartos un baño y marquesina. Inscrita al folio 67 del tomo 239 de Naguabo, Finca 13767. Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al 67 vuelto del tomo
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239 de Naguabo, Finca 13767. Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. Inscripción segunda. DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: BRISAS DEL VALLE, L1, NAGUABO, PR 00718. catastro número: (52) 256-011-307-79-000. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $46,500.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, día 3 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $31,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 10 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $23,250.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $25,889.98 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 6.5% anual desde el 1 de julio de 2023 hasta su completo pago, más $97.02 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $4,650.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesa los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. HIPOTECA: Constituida por Juan Edgardo Villegas Serrano y Gloria Yvette Miranda Torres (ambos solteros), en garantía de un pagaré a favor de La Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma de $20,000.00, sin intereses y vencedero el 10 de junio de 2013, según consta de la escritura número 348, otorgada en San Juan, el 10 de Junio de 2003 ante la notario Irma J. Planadeball Marrero, inscrita al folio 68 del tomo 239 de Naguabo, finca #13767, inscripción 3ra. b. AVISO DE DEMANDA: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico vs. Juan Edgardo Villegas Serrano también conocido como Juan Villegas y Gloria Yvette Miranda Torres,
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Humacao, en el caso civil número HU2022CV00307, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $29,399.71 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 9 de marzo de 2022. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Naguabo. Anotación A. Se notifica al acreedor posterior o a su sucesor o cesionario en derecho para que comparezca a proteger su derecho si así lo desea. Se le advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 210-2015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy 20 de noviembre de 2025. JENNISA GARCÍA MORALES, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. WILNELIA RIVERA DELGADO, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL #249, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPERIOR.
LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
ORIENTAL BANK Demandante Vs.
SUCESION DE SAMUEL ALBERTO SANTIAGO GONZÁLEZ, COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDROS
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DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL
Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV01221. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 30 de septiembre de 2025, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 25 de noviembre de 2025 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número AH-6 del proyecto PRHA-15 del Barrio de Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, del término municipal de Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 270.84 metros cuadrados y según plano archivado es de 270.85 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número AH-5; por el SUR, con el solar número AH-7; por el ESTE, con la Calle 36; y por el OESTE, con la Calle 40. Enclava una casa construida de hormigón y bloques para residencia de una sola familia que consta de sala-comedor, cuatro cuartos dormitorios, dos baños, cocina, marquesina y balcón. Catastro número: 79-063-034-577-08001. Finca Número 23,818, inscrita al folio 21 del tomo 814 de Río Piedras Norte. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de San Juan. Dirección Física: URB. SAN JOSE, 361 (AH-6) CALLE BISBAL, HATO REY, SAN JUAN PR 00923. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 21 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de San Juan. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $72,560.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA
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17 el día 28 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $48,373.33. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta segunda subasta por el tipo mínimo indicado en el párrafo anterior, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el mismo lugar antes señalado el día 4 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo aceptable como oferta será la mitad (1/2) del precio mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $36,280.00. Si se declare desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Con el importe de esta venta se habrá de satisfacer el balance de la sentencia dictada en este caso el cual consiste en el pago de $66,200.31 de principal, más intereses convenidos al 3.0000% anual más recargos hasta su pago, más el pago de lo pactado en la sentencia para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Se dispone que una vez celebrada la subasta y vendido el inmueble relacionado, el alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial a los nuevos dueños dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la celebración de la Subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del demandado/deudor la ocupen. El Alguacil de este Tribunal efectuará el lanzamiento de los ocupantes de ser necesario. Por la presente, también se notifica e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto. La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera necesario, a los efectos de cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha Subasta. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las
cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables y para la concurrencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria en toda la Isla de Puerto Rico por espacio dos (2) semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana y se fijará, además, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Alcaldía y la Colecturía de Rentas Internas del Municipio donde se celebrará la Subasta y en la Colecturía más cercana del lugar de la residencia de la parte demandada. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente que firmo y sello, hoy día 19 de diciembre de 2025. MARÍA DE LOURDES LÓPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.
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LUNA COMMERCIAL II LLC Demandante Vs.
PM & R MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS PSC, RAMÓN C. RIVERA MORALES
Demandados Civil Núm.: DCD2012-3322. (703). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO; EJECUCIÓN DE PRENDA Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, FRANCES A. TORRES CONTRERAS, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 7 de noviembre de 2025 y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 30 de septiembre de 2016, notificada el 3 de octubre de 2016, procederé a vender el día 29 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior
de Bayamón, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque certificado y/o giro postal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre el siguiente bien mueble: Pagaré Hipotecario por la suma principal de $650,000.00 a favor de Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, con intereses a razón de 10% anual, vencimiento a la presentación, garantizado mediante hipoteca constituida en virtud de la Escritura #290, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día 23 de octubre de 2006, ante el Notario Público Luis G. Rivera Marín, sobre una propiedad perteneciente a PM & R Medical Diagnostics PSC, la cual consta inscrita al Folio #128 del Tomo #564 de Guaynabo, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Guaynabo, Finca #10,589. Simultáneamente con la venta del Pagaré Hipotecario anteriormente descrito se procederá a vender el siguiente bien inmueble que lo garantiza: URBANA: Solar novecientos treinta y nueve M treinta, Luis Muñoz Rivera, Barrio Frailes de Guaynabo, compuesto de trescientos cincuenta y siete metros cuadrados y veinticuatro centímetros cuadrados y colinda por el NORTE, en catorce metros y cuarenta y tres centímetros, con calle diez y seis; al SUR, en trece metros cuatro centímetros con solares novecientos cuarenta y uno y novecientos cuarenta y dos; al ESTE, en veintiséis metros con solar novecientos treinta y ocho; y al OESTE, en igual medida con solar novecientos cuarenta. Consta inscrita al Folio Ciento Veintiocho (128) del Tomo Quinientos Sesenta y Cuatro (564) de Guaynabo, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Guaynabo, Finca Número Diez Mil Quinientos Ochenta y Nueve (10,589). Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, o sea, la suma principal de $376,361.38, más intereses al tipo convenido y demás términos y condiciones, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 29 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de $650,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 5 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera
subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $433,333.33. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 12 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $325,000.00. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen preferente: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Scotiabank Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $155,000.00, con intereses al 9% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 272, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 28 de noviembre de 1997, ante la notario Isabel M. Fullana, e inscrita al folio 129 del tomo 564 de Guaynabo, finca número 10,589, inscripción 12ma. Ampliada por un nuevo pagaré por la suma de $104,000.00, los intereses que serán al 6.20% quedándose el vencimiento a la presentación, según escritura número 4, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 15 de enero de 2002, ante la notario Isabel M. Fullana, e inscrita al folio 72 del tomo 1,305 de Guaynabo, finca número 10,589, inscripción 13ra. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen a ejecutarse: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Scotiabank, Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $650,000.00, con intereses al 10% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 290, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 23 de octubre de 2006, ante el notario Luis G. Rivera Marín, e inscrita al folio 72 vuelto del tomo 1,305 de Guaynabo, finca número 10,589, inscripción 15ta. A la propiedad le afectan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 11 de diciembre de 2012, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Caso Civil número DCD-2012-3322, por concepto de Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, por la Via Ordinaria, seguido por Scotiabank Puerto Rico, versus PM & R Medical Diagnostic PSC, por la suma de $650,000.00 y otras sumas, anotado el día 26 de marzo de 2013, al folio 73 del tomo 1,305 de Guaynabo, finca número 10,589, Anotación A. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s)
18 aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 16 de diciembre de 2025. FRANCES A. TORRES CONTRERAS, ALGUACIL #325.
SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, SUHEILL M. SALVÁ SOTO, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 24 de noviembre de 2025, y para satisfacer la Sentencia por Consentimiento dictada en el caso de autos fechada 21 de mayo de 2007 y notificada el 5 de junio de 2007, procederé a vender el día 13 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Centro Judicial de Arecibo, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque certificado y/o giro postal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre los siguientes bienes muebles: a. Pagaré Hipotecario Sustituto por la suma principal original de $100,000.00 a favor de R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, o a su orden, con intereses a razón de 1.5% sobre el “Prime Rate” y vencimiento a la presentación, garantizado mediante hipoteca constituida en virtud de la Escritura #3, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día 27 de febrero de 1998, ante la Notario Público Annette Rivero Marín, sobre una propiedad perteneciente al demandado Wilmer Hornedo Miranda t/c/c Wilmer Arnaldo Hornedo Miranda, la cual consta inscrita al Folio #3 del Tomo #443 de Manatí, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí, Finca #40; ampliada y modificada por la suma adicional de $75,000.00, para una nueva suma principal de $175,000.00, en virtud de la Escritura #57, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día 28 de febrero de 2000, ante el Notario Público Carlos Castillo Matos; sobre cuyo instrumento público se tomó razón en virtud de la Escritura #204, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día 5 de septiembre de 2021, ante la Notario Público Dianne M. Pérez Sebastián. b. Pagaré HipotecaLEGAL NOTICE rio Sustituto por la suma princiESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE pal de $100,000.00 a favor de PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE R-G Premier Bank of Puerto PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA Rico, o a su orden, con intereSUPERIOR DE ARECIBO ses a razón de 12% y vencimiento a la presentación, garanMMG IV PR, LLC tizado mediante hipoteca Demandante Vs. LA CASA DEL RESUELVE, constituida en virtud de la Escritura #90, otorgada en San Juan, INC., WILMER HORNEDO Puerto Rico el día 29 de junio de MIRANDA T/C/C WILMER 2005, ante la Notario Público ARNALDO HORNEDO Mariluz Cardona Soto, sobre una propiedad perteneciente al MIRANDA codemandado Wilmer Hornedo Demandados Civil Núm.: CCD2007-0492. Miranda t/c/c Wilmer Arnaldo (405). Sobre: COBRO DE DI- Hornedo Miranda, la cual consta NERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HI- inscrita al Folio #34 del Tomo POTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS #75 de Manatí, Registro de la DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN- Propiedad de Puerto Rico, SecTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTA- ción de Manatí, Finca #3,137; DO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, sobre cuyo instrumento público
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
se tomó razón en virtud de la Escritura #205, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día 5 de septiembre de 2021, ante la Notario Público Dianne M. Pérez Sebastián. Simultáneamente con la venta del Pagaré Hipotecario “a” se procederá a vender el siguiente bien inmueble que los garantiza: (1) URBANA: Barrio Manatí Pueblo de Manatí. Solar: Marcado con el #3, situada en la Calle Betances. Cabida: 172.5 metros cuadrados. Linderos: NORTE, con casa de Juan Rivera. SUR, con casa de Ramón Cacho Vega. ESTE, con dicha calle. OESTE, con Ismael Fernández Montes y también Jose Rodríguez Luyando. Casa de concreto reforzado, de dos plantas con mirador, con escaleras de cemento que conducen a la planta alta y al mirador y la cual mide 37.5’ de frente por 59’ de fondo. Consta inscrita al Folio Tres (3) del Tomo Cuatrocientos Cuarenta y Tres (443) de Manatí. Finca Número Cuarenta (40). Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. Dirección Física: Calle Betances #3, Barrio Pueblo, Manatí, PR. Simultáneamente con la venta del Pagaré Hipotecario “b” se procederá a vender el siguiente bien inmueble que los garantiza: (2) URBANA: Barrio Manatí Pueblo de Manatí. Cabida: 131.42 metros cuadrados. Lineros: NORTE, en 13.42 metros con Jaime Calaf. SUR, en 13.42 metros con la calle Caribe. ESTE, en 9.008 metros con Carmen Reyes. OESTE, en 9.008 metros con la calle Celis Aguilera. Edificio de una sola planta de concreto armado dedicado a oficina y comercio. Consta inscrita al Folio Treinta y Cuatro (34) del Tomo Setenta y Cinco (75) de Manatí. Finca Número Tres Mil Ciento Treinta y Siete (3,137). Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. Dirección Física: Calle Celis Aguilera #6, Barrio Pueblo, Manatí, PR. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 13 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo para la propiedad (1) será de $175,000.00, y de la propiedad (2), a subastarse en esa misma fecha, a la 11:00 de la mañana, el tipo mínimo será de $100,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 20 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, para la propiedad (1) la cantidad de $116,666.66,
y de la propiedad (2) a subastarse en esa misma fecha, a la 11:00 de la mañana, el tipo mínimo será de $66,666.66. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 27 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LA 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, para la propiedad (1) será de $87,500.00, y de la propiedad (2) a subastarse en esa misma fecha, a la 11:00 de la mañana, el tipo mínimo será de $50,000.00. A la propiedad (1) no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad (1) le afectan los siguientes gravámenes (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de RG Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $100,000.00, con intereses al 1.5% anual sobre el “Prime Rate”, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 3, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 27 de febrero de 1998, ante la notario Annette Rivero Marín, e inscrita al folio 3 del tomo 443 de Manatí, finca número 40, inscripción 26ta. Modificada la hipoteca de la inscripción 26ta., siendo ampliada en la suma de $75,000.00, para un nuevo principal que será por $175,000.00, quedan modificados y ampliados los créditos hipotecarios garantizados por la hipoteca por un 10% adicional del aumento del principal quedando el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta $175,000.00, mediante la escritura número 57, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 28 de febrero de 2000, ante el notario Carlos Castillo Matos, e inscrita al folio 184 del tomo 616 de Manatí, finca número 40, inscripción 27ma. Al Asiento 2025-111672-MA01, se presentó el día 23 de septiembre de 2025, la escritura número 204, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 5 de septiembre de 2025, ante la notario Dianne M. Pérez Sebastián, sobre sustitución de Pagaré, por la suma de $100,000.00 y su modificación. A la propiedad (1) no le afecta gravámenes posteriores. A la propiedad (2) no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad (2) le afecta el siguiente gravamen (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de RG Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $100,000.00, con intereses al 12% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 90, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de junio de 2005, ante la notario Mariluz Cardona Soto, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Manatí, finca número 3,137, inscripción 7ma. Al Asiento 2025-111869-MA01, se presentó el día 23 de septiembre de
2025, la escritura número 205, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 5 de septiembre de 2025, ante la notario Dianne M. Pérez Sebastián, sobre sustitución de Pagaré, por la suma de $100,000.00. A la propiedad (2) no le afectan gravámenes posteriores. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a 18 de diciembre de 2025. SUHEILL M. SALVÁ SOTO, ALGUACIL #413. ****
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RRES GOYTIA, as known heirs notificación que se considerará of the Estate of LUCIA GOYTIA hecha en la fecha de la publiGARCIA a/k/a LUCIA GOITY A cación de este edicto. Copia de GARCIA; JOHN DOE and JANE esta notificación ha sido archiDOE as unknown heirs of said vada en los autos de este caso, Estate, by certified mail/return con fecha de 29 de diciembre Plaintiff V. receipt requested, addressed de 2025. En San Juan, PuerRAFAELA M. PEREZ to their last known address. to Rico, el 29 de diciembre de Should you fail to appear, plead 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ GOYTIA; ANGEL RAFAEL PEREZ GOYTIA; or answer to the Complaint as COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ANordered by the Court and noti- GELIRIS FONTÁNEZ GONZÁMIGDALIA TORRES ced by this Summons, the Court LEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR GOYTIA, AND; JESUS will enter default against you, as DEL TRIBUNAL. ALBERTO TORRES such, proceed to hear and adLEGAL NOTICE judicate this cause against you GOYTIA, AS KNOWN based on the relief demanded ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO HEIRS OF THE ESTATE in the Complaint. BY ORDER DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL OF LUCIA GOYTIA OF THE COURT, summons is GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA GARCIA A/K/A LUCIA issued pursuant to Fe. R. Civil SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS GOITYA GARCIA; JOHN P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the RuFIRSTBANK DOE AND JANE DOE AS les of Civil Procedure for the PUERTO RICO UNKNOWN HEIRS OF Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Demandante V. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this SAID ESTATE FRANCISCO 29th day of December, 2025. Defendants ROLON CARRILLO ADA I. GARCIA-RIVERA, Civil No.: 25-CV-01559. CVR. Demandado(a) Re: FORECLOSURE OF ESQ., CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT Civil: CG2025CV02362. Sala: MORTGAGE (IN REM). SUM- COURT. ANA DURAN, DEPU802. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO TY CLERK. MONS BY PUBLICATION. DE CONTRATO COBRO DE To: RAFAELA M. PEREZ LEGAL NOTICE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. NOGOYTIA; ANGEL RAFAEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO TIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA PEREZ GOYTIA; JESUS DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- POR EDICTO.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
ALBERTO TORRES GOYTIA, AS KNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF LUCIA GOYTIA GARCIA A/K/A LUCIA GOITYA GARCIA; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SAID ESTATE - 3A EL REMANSO TAINO, CAROLINA PR 00987; 301 CALLE CAGUAX, URB REMANSO TAINO, CAROLINA PR 00987; 2881 WHISPERING TRAILS DR. WINTER HAVEN FL 33884; BO. TOMAS DE CASTRO, LATE 2, PR-183 KM 5.0, CAGUAS PR 00725.
Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on 12/29/2025 by the United States District Court, you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty (30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Attorney Juan C. Fortuño Fas, at PO Box 3908, Guaynabo, PR 00970, telephone number 787-751-5290, email address: dcfilings@fortunolaw.com. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant party RAFAELA M. PEREZ GOYTIA; LEGAL NOTICE ANGEL RAFAEL PEREZ GOUNITED STATES DISTRICT YTIA; JESUS ALBERTO TOCOURT FOR THE DISTRICT
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(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 de octubre 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
A: FRANCISCO ROLON CARRILLO - SJ4 PLAZA MIRASOLES, URB. HACIENDA SAN JOSE, CAGUAS, PR 00725.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifica la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 de octubre 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 31 de octubre de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 29 de diciembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ZAIDA AGUAYO ÁLAMO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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hear and adjudicate this cause cación de este edicto. Copia de periódico de circulación general, RONALD S. OCASIO RIGOBERTO LÓPEZ LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, NÉLIDA CIVIL NO. 25-01515. Foreclosuyou based on the relief esta notificación ha sido archi- The San Juan Daily Star el 16 re of Mortgage. SUMMONS BY RIVERA, ERIC MARTIN against VARELA Y PERSONAS LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, MILTON demanded in the Complaint. vada en los autos de este caso, de julio de 2015, en el presenPUBLICATION. Demandante V. OCASIO RIVERA A/K/A BY ORDER OF THE COURT, con fecha de 29 de diciembre de te caso civil, a saber la suma DESCONOCIDAS: IRIZARRY LÓPEZ, TO: MILAGROS LOTTI DE JESUS, ARNALDO as known member of the Estate ERICO M. OCASIO RAMÓN LÓPEZ VARELA, CARMEN IRIZARRY summons is issued pursuant to 2025. En Hatillo, Puerto Rico, el de $87,011.50 por concepto of MYRIAM LOTTI DE JESUS MONTES RIVERA RIVERA A/K/A ERICO Fe. R. Civil P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 29 de diciembre de 2025. VI- de principal, más los intereses RIGOBERTO LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, ROLANDO a/k/a MIRIAM LOTTI DE JESUS; Demandado(a) of the Rules of Civil Procedure VIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, sobre dicha suma a razón del OCASIO RIVERA AS VARELA, ROLANDO IRIZARRY LÓPEZ; JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE as Caso Núm.: CG2025CV02890. unknown members of the aboveKNOWN HEIRS OF THE for the Commonwealth of Puer- SECRETARIA. SUHAIL SE- 4.50%, anual desde el 1ro de IRIZARRY LÓPEZ, NÉLIDA LÓPEZ LÓPEZ; (Salón: 803 - CIVIL). Sobre: to Rico. In San Juan, Puerto RRANO MOYA, SECRETARIA marzo de 2013, hasta su commentioned Estate ESTATES OF WILFREDO Rico, this 30th day of December, AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. SABA LÓPEZ ROSA, FULANO DE TAL Y COBRO DE DINERO - ORDI- Rucio Ward, Peñuelas PR 00624; pleto pago, más las primas de - Box 284 Peñuelas PR 00724; OCASIO LLOMPART ZUTANO DE TAL, NARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SUCESIÓN SABA LÓPEZ 2025. ADA I. GARCIA-RIVERA, seguro hipotecario, recargos - PO Box 334417 Ponce PR 00733. LEGAL NOTICE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A/K/A WILFREDO ROSA COMPUESTA REPRESENTANDO ESQ., CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT por demora y cualesquiera otras Bda. Clausell, 56 Calle 5, JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZ COURT. ANA DURAN - DEPU- ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO cantidades pactadas en la escriOCASIO AND OLGA POR JUDITH LÓPEZ PERSONAS Ponce PR 00731. JPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM. DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- tura de primera hipoteca, desde - 19106 2nd St. N.E. Lutz FL 33549. RIVERA ROMAN A/K/A TY CLERK. VARELA Y ELISA LÓPEZ DESCONOCIDAS Y/O A: ARNALDO NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA la fecha antes mencionada y Pursuant to the Order for SerOLGA RIVERA A/K/A VARELA Y PERSONAS SUS SUCESORES Y LEGAL NOTICE MONTES RIVERA. CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMA- hasta la fecha del pago total vice by Publication entered on OLGA RIVERA DE DESCONOCIDAS: A CUALQUIER OTRA December 29, 2025, by the Uni(Nombre de las partes que se le de las mismas, más la suma ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO CAO SALA SUPERIOR notifican la sentencia por edicto) JUDITH LÓPEZ VARELA, PERSONA NATURAL O ted States District Court, you are OCASIO; JOHN DOE AND DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- BANCO POPULAR DE de $9,180.00 para costas, gasEL SECRETARIO(A) que sustos y honorarios de abogado; ELISA LÓPEZ VARELA, JURÍDICA CON INTERÉS hereby SUMMONED to appear, JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA PUERTO RICO cribe le notifica a usted que el y demás créditos accesorios plead or answer the Complaint HEIRS OF THE ESTATES CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECRISTINO LÓPEZ URB. SAN VICENTE 62, Demandante V. 30 de diciembre de 2025, este garantizados hipotecariamente. CIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE ABOVEMENTIONED ROSA, SUCESIÓN CALLE 11, VEGA BAJA, filed herein no later than thirty ALBERTO RAFAEL Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, La adjudicación se hará al mejor HATILLO (30) days after publication of this Defendants CRISTINO LÓPEZ PR 00693. Sentencia Parcial o Resolución ACOSTA MORENO postor, quien deberá consignar Summons by serving the origiBANCO POPULAR DE Civil No.: 25-1626 CVR. Re: FO(Nombre de las partes que se le en este caso, que ha sido debiDemandado ROSA COMPUESTA el importe de su oferta en el nal plea or answer in the United RECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE notifican la sentencia por edicto) PUERTO RICO damente registrada y archivada Civil Núm.: HSCI2013-01180. acto mismo de la adjudicación, POR CLAUDIA LÓPEZ, EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus- States District Court for the Dis- IN REM. SUMMONS BY PUBLIDemandante V. en autos donde podrá usted Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO en efectivo (moneda del curso SAMUEL LÓPEZ, DAVID cribe le notifica a usted que el trict of Puerto Rico, and serving CATION. SUCESION DE EDUARDO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE- legal de los Estados Unidos de enterarse detalladamente de a copy to counsel for plaintiff: LÓPEZ Y PERSONAS 22 de diciembre de 2025, este To: WILFREDO JR. los términos de la misma. Esta RIVERA VALENTIN Y CA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE América), giro postal o cheque Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Attorney Juan C. Fortuño Fas, DESCONOCIDAS: notificación se publicará una AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE certificado a nombre del alguaOCASIO RIVERA A/K/A OTROS at PO Box 3908, Guaynabo, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución sola vez en un periódico de cirCLAUDIA LÓPEZ, DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, cil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA Demandado(a) WILFREDO OCASIO PR 00970, telephone number en este caso, que ha sido debiculación general en la Isla de ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO SUBASTA se llevará a efecto SAMUEL LÓPEZ, DAVID damente registrada y archivada 787-751-5290, email address: Caso Núm.: AR2024CV02299. RIVERA AS KNOWN Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO el día 27 DE ENERO DE 2026 (Salón: 101 CIVIL CRIMINAL). LÓPEZ, MIGUEL ÁNGEL en autos donde podrá usted dcfilings@fortuno-law.com. This HEIR OF THE ESTATES días siguientes a su notificación. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, A LAS 11:15 DE LA MAÑANA, Summons shall be published by LÓPEZ ROSA, SUCESIÓN enterarse detalladamente de OF WILFREDO OCASIO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NO- Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera en el Centro Judicial de HumaY, siendo o representando usted MIGUEL ÁNGEL LÓPEZ los términos de la misma. Esta edict only once in a newspaper una parte en el procedimienLLOMPART A/K/A TIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro cao, Humacao, Puerto Rico. notificación se publicará una of general circulation in the isROSA COMPUESTA to sujeta a los términos de la Judicial de Humacao, Huma- Que el precio mínimo fijado para land of Puerto Rico. Within ten WILFREDO OCASIO AND POR EDICTO. sola vez en un periódico de cirSentencia, Sentencia Parcial o cao, Puerto Rico, hago saber, la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de REGGIE DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZ POR PERSONAS OLGA RIVERA ROMAN (10) days following publication culación general en la Isla de RDIAZ@BDPRLAW.COM. Resolución, de la cual puede a la parte demandada y al PÚ- $91,800.00. Que de ser neceDESCONOCIDAS; A/K/A OLGA RIVERA Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 of this Summons, a copy of this establecerse recurso de revisión BLICO EN GENERAL: Que en saria la celebración de una SEA: SUCESION DE Summons and the Complaint A/K/A OLGA RIVERA DE MAXIMILIANO LÓPEZ días siguientes a su notificación. o apelación dentro del término cumplimiento del Mandamiento GUNDA SUBASTA la misma se EDUARDO RIVERA will be sent to defendant party Y, siendo o representando usted ROSA, MARGARITA OCASIO; JOHN DOE AND de 30 días contados a partir de VALENTIN COMPUESTA de Ejecución de Sentencia ex- llevará a efecto el día 3 DE FEuna parte en el procedimien- MILAGROS LOTTI DE JESUS, LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, la publicación por edicto de esta pedido el día 10 de diciembre BRERO DE 2026 A LAS 11:15 as known member of the Estate JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN to sujeta a los términos de la POR JAQUELINE notificación, dirijo a usted esta SUCESIÓN MARGARITA de 2025, por la Secretaría del HEIRS OF THE ESTATES LA MAÑANA, en la oficina of MYRIAM LOTTI DE JESUS Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o JUSTINIANO MARTIR Tribunal, procederé a vender y DE notificación que se considerará LÓPEZ LÓPEZ antes mencionada del Alguacil a/k/a MIRIAM LOTTI DE JESABOVEMENTIONED Resolución, de la cual puede hecha en la fecha de la publiTAMBIEN CONOCIDA venderé en pública subasta y al que suscribe. El precio mínimo COMPUESTA POR establecerse recurso de re- US; JOHN DOE and RICHARD - T-10, 15 STREET, cación de este edicto. Copia de mejor postor la propiedad que para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA COMO JACQUELINE ROE as unknown members of JOEL MONTES DE OCA visión o apelación dentro del JARDINES DE FAGOT, esta notificación ha sido archiubica y se describe a continuaLÓPEZ Y PERSONAS término de 30 días contados a the above-mentioned Estate, PONCE, PR 00716; URB. JUSTINIANO MARTINS ción: URBANA: Solar radicado será de $61,200.00, equivalenvada en los autos de este caso, tes a dos terceras (2/3) partes by certified mail/return receipt COMO VIUDA, JOHN partir de la publicación por edicDESCONOCIDAS JOEL con fecha de 30 de diciembre de en la Urbanización Villas de JARDINES DE FAGOT, requested, addressed to their DOE Y RICHARD DOE Buenaventura, barrio Aguacate del tipo mínimo estipulado para 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, MONTES DE OCA LÓPEZ, to de esta notificación, dirijo a la PRIMERA subasta. Que de usted esta notificación que se last known address. Should you CALLE VALERIANA T #10, COMO HEREDEROS el 30 de diciembre de 2025. de Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, mar- ser necesaria la celebración MARÍA LUISA RIVERA considerará hecha en la fecha fail to appear, plead or answer to PONCE, PR 00716. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, cado con el numero I guion siete de una TERCERA SUBASTA DESCONOCIDOS, DELGADO, JORGE de la publicación de este edic- the Complaint as ordered by the Pursuant to the Order for SerSECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RI(# 1-7) de la calle número tres la misma se llevará a efecto el JAQUELINE JUSTINIANO to. Copia de esta notificación Court and noticed by this Sum- vice by Publication entered on LUIS LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, VERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA (#3), con un área de trescien- día 10 DE FEBRERO DE 2026 mons, the Court will enter default 12/30/2025 by the United States MARTIR T/C/C ha sido archivada en los autos SUCESIÓN MAXIMILIANO AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. tos punto trescientos setenta y A LAS 11:15 DE LA MAÑANA, against you, as such, proceed to District Court, you are hereby JAQUELINE JUSTINIANO de este caso, con fecha de 30 cinco (300.375) metros cuadra- en la oficina antes mencionada LÓPEZ ROSA LEGAL NOTICE de diciembre de 2025. En Ba- hear and adjudicate this cause SUMMONED to appear, plead dos; en lindes por el NORTE, en del Alguacil que suscribe. El preCOMPUESTA POR MARÍA yamón, Puerto Rico, el 30 de against you based on the relief or answer the Complaint filed (NombreMARTINS. de las partes que se le ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO LUISA RIVERA DELGADO diciembre de 2025. ALICIA AYA- demanded in the Complaint. BY herein no later than thirty (30) notifican la sentencia por edicto) trece punto cincuenta (13.50) cio mínimo para la TERCERA DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUmetros lineales, con la calle SUBASTA será de $45,900.00, Y CANDELARIA LA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. ORDER OF THE COURT, sum- days after publication of this EL SECRETARIO(A) que susNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA número tres (#3) de la Urbaniza- equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del mons is issued pursuant to Fe. cribe le notifica a usted que el Summons by serving the origiSANDRA BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, ROSA RODRÍGUEZ; CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAción; por el SUR, en trece punto tipo mínimo estipulado para la R. Civil P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of 23 de diciembre de 2025, este nal plea or answer in the United SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL YAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE CANDELARIA ROSA cincuenta (13.50) metros linea- PRIMERA subasta. Si se declathe Rules of Civil Procedure for States District Court for the Dis- Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, BAYAMÓN les, con el solar número I guion rase desierta la tercera subasta, RODRÍGUEZ, SUCESIÓN TRIBUNAL. the Commonwealth of Puerto trict of Puerto Rico, and serving Sentencia Parcial o Resolución nueve (# 1-9) de la calle número se adjudicará la finca a favor del MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO LEGAL NOTICE CANDELARIA Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a copy to counsel for plaintiff: en este caso, que ha sido debicuatro (#4) de la Urbanización; acreedor por la totalidad de la DE VEGA BAJA ROSA RODRÍGUEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT this December 30th, 2025. ADA Attorney Juan C. Fortuño Fas, damente registrada y archivada por el ESTE, en veintidós punto cantidad adeudada si ésta es Demandante V. COURT FOR THE DISTRICT I. GARCIA-RIVERA, CLERK OF at PO Box 3908, Guaynabo, en autos donde podrá usted COMPUESTA POR: veinticinco (22.25) metros linea- igual o menor que el monto del COURT. By: Rebeca Isaac, DeMARÍA LUISA RIVERA enterarse detalladamente de PR 00970, telephone number RAMÓN LÓPEZ ROSA, OF PUERTO RICO. les, con el solar número I guión tipo de la tercera subasta, si el puty Clerk. 787-751-5290, email address: los términos de la misma. Esta DELGADO Y OTROS UNITED STATES OF ocho (# 1-8) de la calle número Tribunal lo estima conveniente; SABA LÓPEZ ROSA, dcfilings@fortunolaw.com. This notificación se publicará una Demandado(a) AMERICA, acting tres (#3) de la Urbanización; por se abonará dicho monto a la LEGAL NOTICE AURORA LÓPEZ ROSA, sola vez en un periódico de cirSummons shall be published by Caso Núm.: BY2025CV03338. el OESTE, en veintidós punto cantidad adeudada si esta es through the United States ANDRÉS LÓPEZ ROSA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT edict only once in a newspaper culación general en la Isla de (Salón: 502). Sobre: EXPRODepartment of Agriculture COURT FOR THE DISTRICT of general circulation in the is- Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 veinticinco (22.25) metros linea- mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo TEODORA LÓPEZ PIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFIles, con el solar numero 1 guión dispone el Artículo 104 de la Ley Plaintiff v. OF PUERTO RICO land of Puerto Rico. Within ten días siguientes a su notificación. CACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR ROSA, CRISTINO seis (# 1-6) de la calle número Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de MILAGROS LOTTI (10) days following publication Y, siendo o representando usted UNITED STATES EDICTO. LÓPEZ ROSA, MARÍA tres (3) de Ia Urbanización. En- 2015 conocida como “Ley del ALICIA DÍAZ SANTIAGO of this Summons, a copy of this una parte en el procedimienDE JESUS, as known DEPARTMENT OF clava una casa. Finca Número Registro de la Propiedad InmueNILDA LÓPEZ ROSA, ADIAZ@CRHPR.ORG. to sujeta a los términos de la Summons and the Complaint HOUSING AND URBAN 20,700 Inscrita al tomo Karibe ble del Estado Libre Asociado SUSANA MARÍA PESQUERA AGRIPINA LÓPEZ ROSA, member of the Estate of will be sent to defendant party Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o 3ra y última, Registro de la Pro- de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad MYRIAM LOTTI DE JESUS COLOM - SUSANAPESQUERA. DEVELOPMENT GLADYS LÓPEZ ROS, by certified mail/return receipt Resolución, de la cual puede LAW@GMAIL.COM. piedad de Humacao. El produc- a ser ejecutada se adquiere liPlaintiff V. a/k/a MIRIAM LOTTI establecerse recurso de revisión requested, addressed to their MIGUEL ÁNGEL LÓPEZ to de la subasta se destinará a bre de toda carga y gravamen A: RAMÓN LÓPEZ WILFREDO JR. OCASIO DE JESUS; JOHN DOE last known address. Should you o apelación dentro del término ROSA, MARGARITA satisfacer al demandante hasta ROSA, SUCESIÓN and RICHARD ROE as RIVERA A/K/A WILFREDO fail to appear, plead or answer to de 30 días contados a partir de donde alcance, la SENTENCIA que afecte la mencionada finca LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, JORGE según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. RAMÓN LÓPEZ ROSA la publicación por edicto de esta the Complaint as ordered by the OCASIO RIVERA, unknown members of the dictada en este caso, el 2 de Una vez confirmada la venta LUIS LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, Court and noticed by this Sum- notificación, dirijo a usted esta COMPUESTA POR RONALD SIGFRIDO above-mentioned Estate julio de 2015, notificada el 6 de judicial por el Honorable TribuFLORENTINO LÓPEZ the Court will enter default notificación que se considerará RAMÓN LÓPEZ VARELA, Defendants julio de 2015 y publicada en un nal, se procederá a otorgar la OCASIO RIVERA A/K/A mons, against you, as such, proceed to hecha en la fecha de la publiLÓPEZ, BRUNILDA
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20 correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de diciembre de 2025. JENNISA GARCÍA MORALES, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. RAQUEL QUIÑONES SOTO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO.
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y Protección de los Menores, el Tribunal procederá a ventilar MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, si acepta la herencia o si la reRAMOS T/C/C CRUZ WOERNER, T/C/C OWNERS entre los remedios que el Tribu- el procedimiento sin más ci- SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. pudia. Este plazo no excederá GONZALEZ RAMOS KIMBERLY SUSAN ASSOCIATION, INC. nal podrá conceder se incluyen tarle ni oírle. Dada en Aguada, de treinta (30) días. El tribunal Demandante Vs. LEGAL NOTICE T/C/C CRUZ ASUNCION apercibirá al llamado de que, si PATRONICK, POR SÍ Y la ubicación permanente de un Puerto Rico, hoy 10 de diciemJOSEPH KEITH GONZALEZ T/C/C CRUZ transcurrido el plazo señalado REPRESENTACIÓN DE (una) menor fuera de su hogar, bre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO ROBLES T/C/C JOSEPH el inicio de procesos para la PÉREZ, SECRETARIA GENE- DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUSOCIEDAD LEGAL DE A. GONZALEZ T/C/C no ha manifestado su voluntad privación de patria potestad, RAL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA RIGHT, BARBARA CRUZ GONZALEZ; JOHN de aceptar la herencia o de BIENES GANANCIALES; y cualquier otra medida en el INSTANCIA, SALA MUNICIPAL CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FArepudiarla, se dará por aceptaANN ROBLES, Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE DOE Y JANE DOE COMO Por la presente el Tribunal SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE interés del (de la) menor. (Artí- DE AGUADA. NOEMÍ ROMÁN JARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE BIENES GANANCIALES, POSIBLES HEREDEROS da.” culo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AU- FAJARDO de Primera Instancia, conforme BIENES GANANCIALES, Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte XILIAR. COMPUESTA POR DESCONOCIDOS; al Art. 1578, supra, y el caso BANCO POPULAR DE COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. CRUZ ASUNCION de su derecho a comparecer Banco Bilbao Vizcaya ArgenPUERTO RICO LEGAL NOTICE AMBOS acompañado(a) de abogado(a) GONZALEZ RAMOS T/C/C taria VS. Latinoamericana de Se les notifica a ustedes que se Demandante V. Demandados en los casos que proceda. EX- ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 ha radicado mediante el sistema CRUZ A. GONZALEZ SUCESIÓN DE EMÉRITO (2005), les ordena que el térmi- SUMAC una Demanda por la Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00997. TENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el DE PUERTO RICO TRIBURAMOS T/C/C CRUZ AYALA CAMACHO Y no de treinta (30) días, hagan parte demandante HACIENDA Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA GONZALEZ RAMOS OTROS declaración aceptado o repu- DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIA- EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC- Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 1 de SALA DE CAROLINA T/C/C CRUZ ASUNCION diando la herencia del causante TION, INC. solicitando un Cobro TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE diciembre de 2025. ALICIA AYADemandado(a) ISLAND PORTFOLIO GONZALEZ T/C/C CRUZ ISIDRO TORRES DE JESUS de Dinero. Se les emplaza y AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE LA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SERVICES, LLC COMO Caso Núm.: FA2025CV00751. (Salón: 303). Sobre: COBRO T/C/C ISIDRO TORRES DEJE- se les requiere que notifiquen DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, MARITZA ROSARIO ROSAA. GONZALEZ T/C/C AGENTE DE ACE ONE DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y SUS T/C/C ISIDRO TORRES a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Bi- EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO RIO, SUB-SECRETARIA. CRUZ GONZALEZ; FUNDING, LLC OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE T/C/C ISIDRO TORRES-DE rriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW DE PUERTO RICO, SS. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE JESUS. Se les APERCIBE a los OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box LEGAL NOTICE Parte Demandante Vs. SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: JOSEPH KEITH REGGIE DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZ AMERICA; CENTRO CEFERINA herederos antes mencionados 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico ROBLES T/C/C JOSEPH ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO RDIAZ@BDPRLAW.COM. DE. RECAUDACION DE que luego del transcurso del tér- 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275DE PUERTO RICO TRIBULOPEZ PAREDES RIGHT, POR SÍ Y EN A: SUCESIÓN DE 0655, correo electrónico: jmartNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Parte Demandada INGRESOS MUNICIPALES mino de treinta (30) días antes REPRESENTACIÓN DE SALA MUNICIPAL DE AGUADA Civil Núm.: CA2025CV01930. RAMONA SANTIAGO DE señalado contados a partir de birr@yahoo.com, con copia de Demandados Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. JESÚS COMPUESTA POR Civil Núm.: PO2024CV02532. la fecha de la notificación de la su contestación a la demanda LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE COOPERATIVA DE Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO- presente Orden, se presumirá dentro de los treinta (30) días si- BIENES GANANCIALES; AHORRO Y CRÉDITO EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC- JOSE LUIS DELGADO TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE TECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E que han aceptado la herencia guientes a la publicación de este BARBARA ANN SANTIAGO, 502 SOUTH DE CABO ROJO AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE INTERPELACIÓN POR EDIC- del causante y, por consiguien- edicto. Dentro del mismo perioROBLES, POR SÍ Y EN Parte Demandante Vs ST., APT. D-11, BRISTOL, do de treinta (30) días ustedes DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE te, responden por las cargas de REPRESENTACIÓN DE ROBERTO AROCHO CT 06010; MARIA deberán presentar su alegación EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE dicha herencia. GONZÁLEZ Greenspoon Marder, LLP responsiva a través del Sistema LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE MERCEDES DELGADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, Lcda. Frances L. Asencio-Guido Parte Demandada Unificado de Manejo y Adminis- BIENES GANANCIALES; EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO SANTIAGO, 126 MIDLAND A: CEFERINA R.U.A. 15,622 tración de Casos (SUMAC), al DE PUERTO RICO, SS. SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE Civil Núm.: AU2025CV00549. AVE., COLUMBUS, OH, LOPEZ PAREDES TRADE CENTRE SOUTH, SUITE 700 cual pueden acceder utilizando 100 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD A: JOHN DOE Y BIENES GANANCIALES, Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO URB VISTAMAR 1099 43223; CLARISSA SILVA (REGLA 60). EMPLAZAMIENla siguiente dirección electróniFORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 JANE DOE COMO COMPUESTA POR SANTIAGO; “JOHN DOE TO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS CALLE GUADALAJARA, ca: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ Telephone: (954) 343 6273 POSIBLES MIEMBROS AMBOS. Frances.Asencio@gmlaw.com UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PREindex.php/tribunal-electronico/, Y RICHARD ROE” COMO CAROLINA PR 00983Expedido bajo mi firma, y sello salvo que se representen por Se les notifica a ustedes que se SEIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS DESCONOCIDOS DE 1669; 1101 ALCOTT ST, POSIBLES HEREDEROS LA SUCESION ISIDRO del Tribunal, en Ponce, Puerto derecho propio, en cuyo caso ha radicado mediante el sistema UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ES- PHILADELPHIA PA 19149. DESCONOCIDOS DE SUMAC una Demanda por la Rio, hoy día 8 de diciembre de deberán presentar su alegación TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE TORRES DE JESUS POR LA PRESENTE se le emLAS SUCESIONES 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUI- responsiva en la secretaría del parte demandante HACIENDA PUERTO RICO. plaza y requiere para que conT/C/C ISIDRO TORRES ÑONES, SECRETARIA RE- Tribunal de Primera Instancia. DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIADE EMÉRITO AYALA A: ROBERTO teste la demanda dentro de los DEJESUS T/C/C ISIDRO GIONAL. JANICE N. SEGARRA Si dejaren de contestar podrá TION, INC. solicitando un Cobro CAMACHO Y RAMONA GONZÁLEZ. treinta (30) días siguientes a TORRES T/C/C ISIDRO ROSADO, SUB-SECRETARIA. anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse de Dinero. Se les emplaza y SeAROCHO SANTIAGO DE JESÚS. le apercibe que la parte de- la publicación de este Edicto. (Nombre de las partes que se le contra ustedes sentencia en re- se les requiere que notifiquen mandante por mediación del TORRES - DE JESUS. Usted deberá presentar su ale-
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto. Usted LEGAL NOTICE deberá presentar su alegación ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO responsiva a través del Sistema DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- Unificado de Manejo y AdminisNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA tración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE WILMINGTON SAVINGS la siguiente dirección electrónica: HTTPS://WWW.PODERFUND SOCIETY, FSB, JUDICIAL.PR/INDEX.PHP/ NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT TRIBUNAL-ELECTRONICO/ SOLELY AS TRUSTEE [poderjudicial.pr], salvo que se FOR FINANCE OF represente por derecho propio, AMERICA STRUCTURED en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la SECURITIES secretaria del tribunal. Si usted ACQUISITION TRUST deja de presentar su alegación 2018-HB1 responsiva dentro del referido Demandante Vs. término, el tribunal podrá dictar SUCESION ISIDRO sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio soliciTORRES DE JESUS T/C/C ISIDRO TORRES tado en la demanda, o cualquier DEJESUS T/C/C ISIDRO otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entienTORRES T/C/C ISIDRO de procedente, sin más citarle TORRES-DE JESUS ni oírle. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: COMPUESTA POR ISIDRO JESUS TORRES “Transcurridos treinta (30) días GONZALEZ Y SU VIUDA desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona CRUZ ASUNCION interesada puede solicitar al triGONZALEZ RAMOS T/C/C bunal que le señale al llamado CRUZ A. GONZALEZ un plazo, para que manifieste
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante Vs.
MICHAEL ROBERT WOERNER, KIMBERLY SUSAN WOERNER, T/C/C KIMBERLY SUSAN PATRONICK Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00984. 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: MICHAEL ROBERT WOERNER, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; KIMBERLY SUSAN
a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 2750655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo.com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. AdeLEGAL NOTICE más, se les apercibe que, en ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO los casos al amparo de la Ley DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar SALA DE VEGA BAJA y para la Seguridad, Bienestar beldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 1 de diciembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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Lcdo. José Francisco Giraud Mejías, ha radicado la acción de epígrafe en su contra. Copia de la demanda, emplazamientos y del presente edicto le ha sido enviado por correo certificado a la última dirección postal conocida de récord: 5 Ave. Nativo Alers Unit 302, Aguada, Puerto Rico 00602. En dicha demanda se le reclama la suma de $4,916.99, por concepto de préstamo personal concedido el 25 de agosto de 2023 por la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Cabo Rojo. Pueden ustedes obtener más información sobre el asunto revisando los autos en el Tribunal. Se le apercibe que tiene usted un término de treinta (30) días para radicar contestación a dicha demanda de cobro de dinero y/o cualquier escrito que estime usted conveniente a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de epígrafe, pero que de no radicarse escrito alguno ante el Tribunal dentro de dicho término
gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 22 de septiembre de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA.
notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 11 de noviembre 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 30 de diciembre de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 30 de diciembre de 2025. Wanda Seguí Reyes, Secretaria. Lydia E. Rivera Miranda, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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Colossal athletes fill these modern arenas
Fans watching an N.B.A. game at COSM in Inglewood, Calif., could hear the squeaking of sneakers and see the rim shaking after a dunk, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. COSM, a company once focused on planetarium displays, is immersing sports fans with giant screens and desirable angles. (Jamie Lee Taete/The New York Times) By EMMANUEL MORGAN
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he television monitors, Skee-Ball machine and inhouse DJ can make Cosm feel like any other sports bar when you first walk inside. But above the escalators, an 87-foot domed screen made up of magnetized LED panels lets fans watch sporting events as if they have courtside seats or are behind home plate. Immersive vantage points offer top-dollar views that could be unfolding in a stadium thousands of miles away. “It’s pretty sick,” said Michael Del Real, 26, from the virtual front row of a recent NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks. He and other spectators in Inglewood, California, were nowhere near the Texas arena, but they could still hear
players’ sneakers squeaking and see the rim shaking after a dunk. They gazed up to watch the floor-to-ceiling screen showcasing larger-than-life athletes. “It’s like you’re there almost,” said Del Real, who was watching a game at Cosm for the fourth time. “To experience it like this for half the price, it’s pretty awesome.” Jeb Terry, Cosm’s CEO, was an NFL offensive lineman for three seasons before becoming an entrepreneur and media executive, including a stint at Fox Sports. He and a business partner founded the company in 2020 after acquiring Evans & Sutherland, which focused on planetarium displays. “The planetarium takes you to space and now Cosm takes you to the sidelines,” Terry said. “It’s the same transport of nature.” Although Cosm is often compared to Sphere, the gi-
The San Juan Daily Star ant domed entertainment hall in Las Vegas, its buildings are smaller and do not host original musical performances. The first location opened in Inglewood in 2024, followed by one near Dallas, and the company has plans to build in Atlanta, Detroit and Cleveland. Pricing varies by seat and event. General admission tickets can begin at around $10, while prime seating for the World Series cost upward of $400. Tickets to watch this past week’s Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff game, cost more than $200. In 2020, Cosm built a test facility in Salt Lake City to fine-tune its product and showcase it to potential investors. When Teddy Kaplan, vice president of new media partnerships for the NBA, visited a few years later, he was shown footage from an NBA game and the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Kaplan was particularly impressed, though, when the domed screen transformed into a high-resolution recreation of Michelangelo’s fresco paintings in the Sistine Chapel. “That is seared into my memory as something that really showed to me that this wasn’t just a sports or entertainment experience, this is an educational experience,” Kaplan said. The NBA became Cosm’s first official partner. The company also has partnerships with the NFL, World Wrestling Entertainment and NBC Sports that allow it to film sporting events and show them simultaneously at its venues. Cosm sends small camera crews to collect footage from desirable angles, such as the 50-yard line of a football game. During the Knicks-Mavericks game, the camera alternated between shots from behind the basketball rim, from near courtside seats and from an overhead view of the arena. Producers decide which angles to show from a facility about 4 miles away. Devin Poolman, the company’s chief product and technology officer, said its philosophy was different from that of a typical TV broadcast. “Instead of trying to chase the action each moment by moment, we’re trying to give you the best seat in the house for that period of time,” he said. To reach different audiences, Cosm recently began showing movies such as “The Matrix” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” through a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. The movies are shown in a rectangular format and complemented with graphics of animated gadgets and chocolate waterfalls. Later this year, it will begin screenings from the “Harry Potter” franchise. Terry said he wanted to expand into more than 10 venues, including international markets. The next frontier, he said, could be beaming in feeds from musical performances so fans in Georgia could watch the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Until then, sports fans will be Cosm’s primary audience. “We have the opportunity to deliver on something that can be an incredible experience,” Terry said, for those “who might not be able to get to the game itself.” After the Knicks defeated the Mavericks, some fans stayed to take pictures
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