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UEFA aprueba el regreso del Barcelona al Camp Nou para partido de Champions contra Frankfurt
Associated Press
BARCELONA, España (AP) — El próximo partido de la Liga de Campeones de Barcelona en casa será en el renovado estadio Camp Nou con capacidad parcial.
El club anunció el miércoles que recibirá al Eintracht Frankfurt en el recinto el 9 de diciembre en la fase de liga de la competición europea. Se espera que estén disponibles unas 45.000 entradas.
Barcelona dijo que la UEFA aceptó la solicitud del equipo para regresar al Camp Nou, “considerando que se han cumplido todos los requisitos necesarios”. El club necesitaba una exención del organismo rector del fútbol europeo, ya que las regulaciones establecen que los equipos deben usar el mismo estadio para los cuatro partidos en casa en la fase de liga.
“Barcelona se complace en poder competir nuevamente en su estadio y continuar avanzando en el proyecto de transformación integral del nuevo Spotify Camp Nou”, afirmó el club.
Barcelona anunció el lunes que su partido de la liga española contra el Athletic Bilbao, el sábado, será el primero en el Camp Nou desde que comenzó a mejorar el estadio en junio de 2023 para expandir la capacidad del mayor recinto de fútbol de Europa de 99.000 a 105.000. Solo se permitirán 45.401 aficionados contra el Athletic.
Más de 20.000 aficionados pagaron para ver al equipo practicar en el Camp Nou el 7 de noviembre.
El club, altamente endeudado, aseguró 1.450 millones de euros (entonces 1.600 millones de dólares) de múltiples inversores para llevar a cabo el proyecto.
Barcelona había planeado originalmente volver a jugar en el recinto tan pronto como en noviembre de 2024 para coincidir con el 125 aniversario del club. El equipo ha jugado en el Estadio Olímpico de 55.000 asientos, de propiedad municipal, desde el inicio de la temporada 2023-24.
Otro retraso este verano llevó al club a apresurarse para celebrar un partido de la liga española en el estadio de 6.000 asientos ubicado en sus campos de entrenamiento en las afueras de la ciudad en septiembre.
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Trump nomina a nuevo director para oficina de Protección del Consumidor pese al cierre de la agencia
Por KEN SWEET
NUEVA YORK (AP) — El presidente Trump nominó a Stuart Levenbach como el próximo titular de la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor, utilizando una maniobra legal para mantener a su jefe de presupuesto, Russell Vought, como director interino de la agencia mientras la Casa Blanca continúa con su plan de cerrar la dependencia de protección al consumidor.
Levenbach funge actualmente director asociado en la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto y está encargado de asuntos relacionados con recursos naturales, energía, ciencia y temas de agua. El currículum de Levenbach muestra una amplia experiencia en el manejo de temas científicos y de recursos naturales, actuando como jefe de despacho de la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés) durante el primer mandato de Trump.
La nominación de Levenbach no está destinada a pasar por el proceso de confirmación, de acuerdo con un funcionario gubernamental que habló bajo condición de anonimato a fin de discutir asuntos de personal. La Ley de Vacantes establece que Vought únicamente puede actuar como director interino durante 210 días, pero ahora que Trump ha nominado a alguien para ocupar el cargo, ese reloj queda suspendido hasta que el Senado apruebe o rechace la confirmación de Levenbach como director. Vought es el jefe de Levenbach.
La Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor (CFPB por sus iniciales en inglés) ha estado sin operar durante gran parte del año. A muchos de sus empleados se les ha ordenado no desempeñar sus funciones, y el único trabajo significativo que realiza la agencia es desmantelar las regulaciones y reglas que implementó durante el primer mandato de Trump y durante la presidencia de Joe Biden.
Como director interino, Vought ha indicado su deseo de desmantelar, o disminuir considerablemente la operación de la oficina.
El más reciente golpe contra la dependencia ocurrió a principios de este mes, cuando la Casa Blanca anunció que no planea retirar fondos de la Reserva Federal, que es de donde la oficina obtiene su financiamiento, para financiar a la agencia más allá del 31 de diciembre. La Casa Blanca y el Departamento de Justicia utilizaron una interpretación legal de la ley que creó la oficina, la Ley Dodd-Frank, que establece que la Fed debe ser rentable para financiar las operaciones de la CFPB. Varios jueces han rechazado este argumento cuando fue presentado por empresas, pero nunca había sido la posición del gobierno hasta este año.
“El hecho de que Donald Trump envíe al Senado a un nuevo nominado para liderar la CFPB no parece ser más que una fachada para que Russ Vought permanezca como director interino indefinidamente mientras intenta cerrar ilegalmente la agencia”, señaló la senadora Elizabeth Warren, la demócrata de mayor rango en la Comisión Bancaria del Senado
La oficina fue creada después de la crisis financiera de 2008 como parte de la Ley Dodd-Frank, la cual fue aprobada para reformar el sistema financiero y exigir a los bancos que mantengan más capital para evitar otra crisis financiera. La CFPB se estableció para ser un defensor independiente de los consumidores, ayudándolos a evitar a actores malintencionados en el sistema financiero.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Ugly, Tailing 20Y Auction Sees Slide In Bid To Cover, Foreign Demand, As Directs Soar To Record
Ugly, Tailing 20Y Auction Sees Slide In Bid To Cover, Foreign Demand, As Directs Soar To Record
In this week’s lone coupon auction, which just happens to print an hour before the release of the October FOMC minutes, moments ago the US sold $16BN in 20Y bonds at a high yield of 4.706%, up 20bps from 4.507% last month and the highest since August. The auction also tailed the When Issued 4.704% by 0.2bps, the first tail since June.
Everything else about the auction was ugly too: the bid to cover slumped from 2.73 to just 2.41, the lowest since November 2024, and far below the six auction average of 2.66.
The internals were just as ugly, with Indirects sliding to 59.5% from 63.6% and the lowest since Feb 2024 (clearly far below the recent average of 65.3%). And with Directs stepping up aggressively, and awarded 29.1%, up from 26.3%, and the highest on record…
… Dealers were left with 11.4%, the highest since August.
Overall, this was a piss poor auction and yet thanks to the broader risk off tone during today’s session, one which has seen beatcoin tumble below $89K, 10Y yields barely budged and are still trading lower on the session.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/19/2025 – 13:40
Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
The operation that began over the weekend is the latest phase of Republican President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation efforts that have sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities — from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Immigration officials have blanketed the country since January, pushing detention counts to all-time highs above 60,000. Big cities and small towns across the country are targeted daily amid higher-profile pushes in places such as Portland, Oregon, where more than 560 immigration arrests were made in October. Smaller bursts of enforcement have popped up elsewhere.
As Trump expands immigration arrests into North Carolina. Here’s what to know.
The push to carry out arrests in North Carolina expanded to areas around the state capital of Raleigh on Tuesday, spreading fear in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb.
The number of arrests so far during what the government has dubbed “ Operation Charlotte’s Web ” was about double the total announced by DHS officials earlier this week. The department said in a statement that agencies “continue to target some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens.”
Their targets include people living in the U.S. without legal permission and those who allegedly have criminal records.
Federal officials have offered few details about those arrested. They’ve also remained quiet about the scope of the enforcement operations across North Carolina and where agents will show up next, keeping communities on edge.
The crackdown in Charlotte has been met with pockets of resistance and protests.
About 100 people gathered outside a Home Depot store in Charlotte on Wednesday, where federal agents have been spotted multiple times since the surge started. Protest organizers briefly went inside the store with orange and white signs that read, “ICE out of Home Depot, Protect our communities.”
Arrests in Charlotte have created a chilling effect in immigrant neighborhoods — school attendance dropped, and small shops and restaurants closed to avoid confrontations between customers and federal agents.
Fear also spread in parts of Cary, a Raleigh suburb where officials say almost 20% of the population was born outside the U.S. At a shopping center home to family-run ethnic restaurants, there was little traffic and an Indian grocery store was mostly empty on Tuesday.
Just days after beginning the crackdown in North Carolina, Border Patrol agents were expected to arrive in New Orleans by the end of the week to start preparing for their next big operation in southeast Louisiana, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press and three people familiar with the operation.
Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown expected to begin in earnest on Dec. 1.
Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander tapped to head the Louisiana sweep, has been on the ground in North Carolina this week, leading the operation there as well. Bovino has become the Trump administration’s leader of the large-scale crackdowns and has drawn criticism over the tactics used to carry out arrests.
DHS has declined to comment on the operation. “For the safety and security of law enforcement, we’re not going to telegraph potential operations,” spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/arrests-immigration-crackdown-north-carolina/
Visit the same artwork as Ferris Bueller on his day off at ‘The Art of Ferris Bueller’ walking tour
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look at “The Art of Ferris Bueller,” you could miss it.
On Nov. 22, Kelli Marshall will take guests through the Art Institute of Chicago and host a walking tour titled “The Art of Ferris Bueller” that looks at the same artworks as Ferris and his friends in the 1986 teen comedy, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
Marshall, owner of Chicago Movie Tours, will go through three floors while showing off over a dozen art pieces that were featured in the film, including artworks like “America Windows,” Marc Chagall’s stained glass panels where Ferris and his girlfriend Sloane share a kiss, and “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat, a staple in the museum.
“America Windows,” Marc Chagall’s stained glass panels, are part of a walking tour titled “The Art of Ferris Bueller” that looks at the same artworks as Ferris and his friends in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Ferris’s friend Cameron gazes at the piece and Marshall will give insight as to why that choice was made in the film.
“Portrait of Balzac,” created in the late 1800s, is a statue by Auguste Rodin that Bueller and his friends mimic.
The “Portrait of Balzac” statue by Auguste Rodin is part of a walking tour titled “The Art of Ferris Bueller” that looks at the same artworks as Ferris and his friends in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Despite the scenes in the museum only taking about two minutes of screentime, Marshall will take 90 minutes to explain the art pieces, their connections to the film and some behind-the-scenes knowledge.
“In this instance, you’re discovering Chicago through a very specific part of a very specific film,” Marshall said. “So I hope that once they leave the tour, they’ve learned something or discovered something new, not only about Chicago and perhaps its art scene and its art scene as it looked in 1985, when they filmed this year, but also, hopefully they discover something new about ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ that they did not know before they joined my tour.”
In addition to Marshall’s tour, the Art Institute offers its own self-guided walking tour “Be Like Ferris Bueller,” beginning with Edward Kemeys’ bronze lions out front on Michigan Avenue (more information at www.artic.edu). According to that tour, “One look at the lions and we knew where Ferris and friends were headed.”
“The Art of Ferris Bueller” runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 22, Dec. 20 and 28, as well as dates in January. They start in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; tickets ($39.99, plus museum admission) and more information at www.chicagomovietours.com
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/ferris-bueller-art-tour/
Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis
Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis
Authored by Diyar Kasymov via The Mises Institute,
Is building more homes not enough? Recently, there have been more and more Gen-Z memes about boomers selling their overvalued houses to BlackRock instead of to young couples, and then the corporation rents the house to the couple for 2x the price. The housing crisis is not a false alarm. The median rent price went up 25 percent in just 6 years. This is a serious economic problem for America.
Many young people are already being radicalized by this, as they are willing to elect socialist Zohran Mamdani—who called for abolition of private property once—as the mayor of New York City. But what can we do? Are rent controls now relevant, as globalization and financialization changed the rules of the game? Can European-style social-democrats like Mamdani, Bernie, and AOC control the markets elegantly enough to maximize supply?
Only two percent of economists support rent control. But economists, especially mainstream ones, can be wrong quite often. This time, however, they are right. Price controls discourage new supply and exacerbate shortages. Lack of price signals lead to mismanagement of resources, because developers can’t see where houses are needed the most, so developers and landlords have no incentive to rent there, leading to lack of housing which eventually leads to higher prices and lower vacancy rates.
If rents are allowed to increase freely, they would initially go up in certain areas, incentivizing developers and landlords to provide more housing options. This will lead to increased competition and, therefore, falling prices.
Examples of this can be seen all around the world. In California, after the introduction of rent controls in Berkeley and Santa Monica, rental units decreased 8 and 14 percent respectively; in Boston and Brookline, by 12 percent. Housing construction fell by 80 percent in St. Paul after rent control was introduced. Companies were disincentivized from providing rental units, as they felt the reward was not high enough.
In Britain, after rent control was introduced, the share of private renting on the housing market decreased from 50 percent in the 1950s to 8 percent in 1988. Dublin provides another example. The average Dublin resident spends 50 percent of his monthly wage on rent, even though Dublin has one of the strictest rent control laws in Europe, where there are RPZs where rent cannot be pushed up by more than 2 percent a year.
Addressing the plan of Mr. Mamdani specifically, a similar rent freeze was implemented in the Netherlands. The proposal was much more moderate than what Mamdani wants in New York. But even this small-scale freeze led to the housing shortage increasing from 400,000 to 453,000. Thus, it would be fair to say that there is no evidence that rent controls were effective at actually pushing down rent prices anywhere on the globe.
New York specifically does not have a great history with rent control.
The highest population density and raw population in Manhattan was achieved in 1920. Following that, the first housing regulations were introduced. Since then, population density decreased by 33 percent and population decreased by 600,000 people from 1910 to 2020.
But maybe the game is different now? Proponents of rent control argue that conventional wisdom does not apply now, as they claim that the main driver behind the current housing crisis is not individual landlords, but corporations. Let’s test their arguments empirically. If it was true, then the repeal of rent control would lead to higher rent costs and would not impact housing construction.
In reality, that does not happen. In 2020, President Albuente introduced rent control in Buenos Aires, mandating payments to be made in pesos, limiting rent increases to once a year and factoring in inflation and wage growth. This led to a 140 percent rent price increase from 2020 to 2023. After assuming power in December 2023, president of Argentina, Javier Milei, repealed rent control in Argentina. The housing supply increased by 195 percent from December 2023 to August 2024 and prices fell by 40 percent.
Another obstacle in the way of the builders is zoning laws. In many cities, you need approval—not just from the city officials—but from your neighbors too. This leads to a situation where others can choose whether you can build a home or not. This is an inherent conflict of interest, as property owners have an incentive to minimize housing construction in order to drive up the price of their home.
For example, Dallas, which famously has very loose zoning laws, had real rent prices go down by 10 percent since 2022, despite a huge influx of migrants from states like California. Why is that? Corporations do not own as many homes as you might think they do. In the US, only 1 in 10 apartments are owned by corporations. Only 3 percent of rental property is controlled by institutional investors (those who own over a 100 homes). This metric is only 12.4 percent for large metropolitan areas. This just isn’t enough to cause massive price spikes.
Housing investment is wrongly blamed for skyrocketing prices worldwide. For example, Portugal saw housing prices increase by 17 percent in Q2 2025 alone. Many blame foreign real estate investors who use the popular “golden visa” program but they only account for 3 percent of housing transactions. The root of the problem is overtaxation and overregulation. The country needs 150,000 homes, but—due to high VAT, strict zoning, and rent control disincentives—developers can only build 28,000 homes this year.
We will never solve the housing crisis until we realize that the true cause is not investors or entrepreneurs, but inflation, restrictions, and regulation.
If we want affordability, we need more freedom to build, not more controls that scare away builders.
You cannot legislate affordability by decree. Only abundance, not regulation, can make housing truly affordable.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/19/2025 – 13:25
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/blackrock-blame-housing-crisis
IHSA state football playoffs: Semifinal pairings and times for Class 8A to 1A
The semifinals of the IHSA state football playoffs are set for this weekend. The original field of 256 teams across eight classes will be down to the 16 finalists Saturday night.
Championship games will be held Thanksgiving weekend at Hancock Stadium in Normal, with Classes 1A-4A on Friday, Nov. 28 and Classes 5A-8A on Saturday, Nov. 29.
The scores are in bracket order.
Class 8A
Semifinals
(4) Fremd (11-1) at (1) Mt. Carmel (12-0), 5 p.m. Saturday
(23) Lockport (9-3) at (11) Oswego (10-2), 5 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(1) Mt. Carmel 48, (9) Lincoln-Way East 7
(4) Fremd 34, (12) Bolingbrook 32
(23) Lockport 35, (2) Barrington 0
(11) Oswego 24, (3) Maine South 21
Second round
(1) Mt. Carmel 48, (17) Belleville East 29
(9) Lincoln-Way East 55, (25) Palatine 13
(4) Fremd 45, (13) Lyons 21
(12) Bolingbrook 20, (5) Warren 14
(2) Barrington 38, (15) Glenbrook South 20
(23) Lockport 21, (26) Homewood-Flossmoor 20
(3) Maine South 33, (19) Hinsdale Central 29
(11) Oswego 45, (6) Lane 10
First round
(1) Mt. Carmel 21, (32) Loyola 17
(17) Belleville East 48, (16) West Aurora 34
(25) Palatine 29, (8) Young 8
(9) Lincoln-Way East 45, (24) Stevenson 0
(4) Fremd 41, (29) Huntley 14
(13) Lyons 24, (20) York 21
(5) Warren 35, (28) New Trier 7
(12) Bolingbrook 30, (21) Oswego East 20
(2) Barrington 72, (31) Elgin 13
(15) Glenbrook South 27, (18) Minooka 14
(26) Homewood-Flossmoor 56, (7) Curie 8
(23) Lockport 21, (10) Sandburg 14
(3) Maine South 56, (30) Downers Grove South 20
(19) Hinsdale Central 45, (14) South Elgin 15
(6) Lane 34, (27) Perspectives-Leadership 6
(11) Oswego 17, (22) Naperville North 7
Class 7A
Semifinals
(13) Batavia (10-2) at (25) St. Rita (8-4), 2 p.m. Saturday
(15) Downers Grove North (10-2) at (6) Brother Rice (11-1), 4 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(25) St. Rita 56, (16) Hersey 42
(13) Batavia 42, (21) Glenbard North 27
(15) Downers Grove North 28, (7) Lincoln-Way West 10
(6) Brother Rice 42, (3) St. Charles North 18
Second round
(16) Hersey 42, (1) Richards 21
(25) St. Rita 31, (9) Lincoln-Way Central 28
(13) Batavia 42, (4) Glenbard East 21
(21) Glenbard North 22, (5) Moline 14
(15) Downers Grove North 19, (2) Glenbard West 7
(7) Lincoln-Way West 43, (10) Kenwood 20
(3) St. Charles North 26, (14) Carmel 23
(6) Brother Rice 46, (22) Jacobs 0
First round
(1) Richards 33, (32) Edwardsville 14
(16) Hersey 56, (17) Payton 0
(25) St. Rita 30, (8) Guilford 20
(9) Lincoln-Way Central 49, (24) Reavis 7
(4) Glenbard East 63, (29) West Chicago 29
(13) Batavia 56, (20) Hoffman Estates 0
(5) Moline 24, (28) Andrew 0
(21) Glenbard North 17, (12) Yorkville 0
(2) Glenbard West 63, (31) Willowbrook 21
(15) Downers Grove North 28, (18) Prospect 21
(7) Lincoln-Way West 56, (26) Lincoln Park 14
(10) Kenwood 62, (23) Prosser 6
(3) St. Charles North 42, (30) East Moline United 12
(14) Carmel 60, (19) Normal Community 44
(6) Brother Rice 57, (27) Jefferson 0
(22) Jacobs 36, (11) Addison Trail 27
Class 6A
Semifinals
(11) Fenwick (9-3) at (1) Nazareth (11-1), 1 p.m. Saturday
(8) East St. Louis (9-3) at (10) St. Laurence (8-4), 1 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(1) Nazareth 24, (4) Lake Zurich 21
(11) Fenwick 49, (2) Burlington Central 21
(8) East St. Louis 49, (12) Simeon 0
(10) St. Laurence 28, (6) Dunlap 14
Second round
(1) Nazareth 28, (9) Wheaton Warrenville South 7
(4) Lake Zurich 35, (5) Antioch 0
(2) Burlington Central 24, (7) Machesney Park Harlem 14
(11) Fenwick 45, (14) Rolling Meadows 7
(8) East St. Louis 53, (1) Chatham Glenwood 14
(12) Simeon 36, (4) Normal West 21
(10) St. Laurence 35, (2) Bradley-Bourbonnais 21
(6) Dunlap 28, (3) Crete-Monee 21
First round
(1) Nazareth 42, (16) Hononegah 13
(9) Wheaton Warrenville South 42, (8) Highland Park 7
(4) Lake Zurich 46, (13) Grant 13
(5) Antioch 45, (12) Glenbard South 23
(2) Burlington Central 21, (15) Libertyville 17
(7) Machesney Park Harlem 62, (10) Mather 0
(14) Rolling Meadows 29, (3) Riverside-Brookfield 23
(11) Fenwick 42, (6) Kennedy 6
(1) Chatham Glenwood 17, (16) Joliet Catholic 12
(8) East St. Louis 63, (9) Plainfield East 7
(4) Normal Community West 41, (13) Thornwood 30
(12) Simeon 56, (5) Goode 8
(2) Bradley-Bourbonnais 42, (15) Shepard 21
(10) St. Laurence 49, (7) Oak Lawn 19
(3) Crete-Monee 73, (14) Quincy 34
(6) Dunlap 49, (11) Pekin 21
Class 5A
Semifinals
(9) St. Francis (9-3) at (2) Belvidere North (12-0), 4 p.m. Saturday
(2) Oak Forest (11-1) at (5) Providence (9-3), 1 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(9) St. Francis 44, (13) King 14
(2) Belvidere North 17, (6) Cary-Grove 10
(5) Providence 39, (1) Washington, Ill. 6
(2) Oak Forest 34, (3) Peoria 20
Second round
(9) St. Francis 41, (1) Prairie Ridge 38
(13) King 21, (5) Corliss 6
(2) Belvidere North 30, (7) Kaneland 25
(6) Cary-Grove 55, (14) St. Patrick 21
(1) Washington, Ill. 38, (8) Mahomet Seymour 14
(5) Providence 35, (4) Kankakee 25
(2) Oak Forest 34, (7) Bloomington 14
(3) Peoria 38, (6) Morton 34
First round
(1) Prairie Ridge 46, (16) Vernon Hills 30
(9) St. Francis 35, (8) Morgan Park 28
(13) King 46, (4) Agricultural Science 6
(5) Corliss 61, (12) Lake View 0
(2) Belvidere North 49, (15) Noble-Bulls 20
(7) Kaneland 19, (10) Lakes 3
(14) St. Patrick 49, (3) Wauconda 28
(6) Cary-Grove 42, (11) Sycamore 14
(1) Washington, Ill. 45, (16) Normal U-High 13
(8) Mahomet Seymour 35, (9) Marion 21
(4) Kankakee 19, (13) Lemont 3
(5) Providence 63, (12) Springfield 19
(2) Oak Forest 38, (15) Champaign Centennial 12
(7) Bloomington 57, (10) Mascoutah 26
(3) Peoria 62, (14) Decatur MacArthur 14
(6) Morton 35, (11) TF North 10
Class 4A
Semifinals
(2) Morris (11-1) at (1) Montini (12-0), 2 p.m. Saturday
(4) Breese Central (11-1) at (3) Rochester (11-1), 4 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(1) Montini 35, (5) Coal City 0
(2) Morris 28, (6) Geneseo 28
(4) Breese Central 36, (9) Cahokia 12
(3) Rochester 41, (10) Sacred Heart-Griffin 35
Second round
(1) Montini 47, (9) Peoria Notre Dame 17
(5) Coal City 49, (4) Dixon 42
(2) Morris 64, (7) Metamora 50
(6) Geneseo 29, (3) Macomb 0
(9) Cahokia 36, (16) Jacksonville 13
(4) Breese Central 42, (5) Freeburg 7
(10) Sacred Heart-Griffin 45, (2) Carterville 15
(3) Rochester 55, (11) Waterloo 21
First round
(1) Montini 50, (16) Urban Prep-Bronzeville 6
(9) Peoria Notre Dame 35, (8) Marengo 21
(4) Dixon 45, (13) Woodstock North 0
(5) Coal City 49, (12) Sterling 7
(2) Morris 54, (15) Woodstock 7
(7) Metamora 62, (10) South Shore 14
(3) Macomb 21, (14) Hillcrest 6
(6) Geneseo 16, (11) Rochelle 14
(16) Jacksonville 34, (1) Richland County 12
(9) Cahokia 44, (8) Centralia 22
(4) Breese Central 48, (13) Columbia 15
(5) Freeburg 46, (12) Highland 36
(2) Carterville 42, (15) Alton Marquette 14
(10) Sacred Heart-Griffin 26, (7) Quincy Notre Dame 18
(3) Rochester 56, (14) Taylorville 7
(11) Waterloo 14, (6) Mt. Zion 13
Class 3A
Semfinals
(2) Byron (12-0) at (1) Richmond-Burton (12-0), 2 p.m. Saturday
(4) Tolono Unity (11-1) at (14) St. Joseph-Ogden (8-4), 1 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(1) Richmond-Burton 31, (5) Monmouth-Roseville 6
(2) Byron 28, (11) IC Catholic 6
(4) Tolono Unity 42, (1) Williamsville 7
(14) St. Joseph-Ogden 38, (2) Vandalia 24
Second round
(1) Richmond-Burton 57, (9) Aurora Central Catholic 7
(5) Monmouth-Roseville 29, (4) Bloomington Central Catholic 28
(2) Byron 38, (10) Pecatonica 12
(11) IC Catholic 37, (3) Bishop McNamara 27
(1) Williamsville 53, (8) Petersburg-Porta 14
(4) Tolono Unity 21, (5) Monticello 20
(2) Vandalia 42, (10) Greenville 21
(14) St. Joseph-Ogden 42, (11) Roxana 32
First round
(1) Richmond-Burton 49, (16) North Boone 0
(9) Aurora Central Catholic 32, (8) Rauner 14
(4) Bloomington Central Catholic 41, (13) Princeton 20
(5) Monmouth-Roseville 39, (12) Manteno 14
(2) Byron 63, (15) Oregon 15
(10) Pecatonica 18, (7) Johnsburg 13
(3) Bishop McNamara 38, (14) Herscher 14
(11) IC Catholic 42, (6) Hope 13
(1) Williamsville 53, (16) Hillsboro 20
(8) Petersburg-Porta 9, (9) Fairfield 8
(4) Tolono Unity 42, (13) Mt. Carmel, Ill. 14
(5) Monticello 48, (12) Paris 16
(2) Vandalia 42, (15) Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton 6
(10) Greenville 35, (7) Stanford Olympia 32
(14) St. Joseph-Ogden 17, (3) Benton 14
(11) Roxana 55, (6) Frankfort 26
Class 2A
Semifinals
(2) El Paso-Gridley (12-0) at (5) Wilmington (11-1), 5 p.m. Saturday
(9) Maroa-Forsyth (10-2) at (3) Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (12-0), 2 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(5) Wilmington 49, (9) Tri-Valley 7
(2) El Paso-Gridley 32, (3) Farmington 15
(9) Maroa-Forsyth 48, (4) Flora 12
(3) Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 42, (2) Westville 25
Second round
(9) Tri-Valley 24, (1) Rockridge 17
(5) Wilmington 42, (4) Seneca 0
(2) El Paso-Gridley 31, (7) Sterling Newman Central Catholic 0
(3) Farmington 21, (6) Aurora Christian 14
(9) Maroa-Forsyth 41, (1) Johnston City 6
(4) Flora 17, (5) Pana 14
(2) Westville 49, (7) DuQuoin 13
(3) Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 41, (6) Cumberland 22
First round
(1) Rockridge 56, (16) Illini West 12
(9) Tri-Valley 44, (8) Richards 0
(4) Seneca 35, (13) Riverdale 21
(5) Wilmington 70, (12) West Hancock 8
(2) El Paso-Gridley 27, (15) Marshall 14
(7) Newman Central Catholic 43, (10) Ridgeview-Lexington 8
(3) Farmington 10, (14) Eastland-Pearl City 8
(6) Aurora Christian 37, (11) Erie-Prophetstown 12
(1) Johnston City 38, (16) Trenton-Wesclin 25
(9) Maroa-Forsyth 26, (8) Chester 14
(4) Flora 42, (13) Nashville 39
(5) Pana 43, (12) Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 14
(2) Westville 49, (15) Shelbyville 6
(7) DuQuoin 48, (10) Carlinville 21
(3) Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 27, (14) Marshall, Ill. 14
(6) Cumberland 20, (11) Sullivan, Ill. 6
Class 1A
Semifinals
(3) Lena-Winslow (11-1) at (1) Stockton (12-0), 3 p.m. Saturday
(7) Mt. Sterling Brown County (10-2) at (1) Hardin Calhoun (12-0) 1 p.m. Saturday
Quarterfinals
(1) Stockton 44, (12) Dwight 0
(3) Lena-Winslow 42, (2) Annawan-Wethersfield 20
(1) Hardin Calhoun 28, (4) Casey-Westfield 21
(7) Mt. Sterling Brown County 37, (11) Carrollton 13
Second round
(1) Stockton 26, (9) Heyworth 3
(12) Dwight 43, (4) Clifton Central 14
(2) Annawan-Wethersfield 33, (10) Deer Creek-Mackinaw 26
(3) Lena-Winslow 43, (6) Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 14
(1) Hardin Calhoun 22, (8) Greenfield-Northwestern 14
(4) Casey-Westfield 48, (12) Nokomis 14
(7) Mt. Sterling Brown County 16, (2) Camp Point Central 8
(11) Carrollton 34, (3) Dupo 19
First round
(1) Stockton 26, (16) Galena 0
(9) Heyworth 21, (8) Princeville 14
(4) Clifton Central 24, (13) Knoxville 6
(12) Dwight 29, (5) Rushville-Industry (7-2) 26
(2) Annawan-Wethersfield 31, (15) Stark County 8
(10) Deer Creek 52, (7) Crane Medical 34
(3) Lena-Winslow 48, (14) Forreston 22
(6) Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 28, (11) Ottawa Marquette 6
(1) Hardin Calhoun 48, (16) Villa Grove 6
(8) Greenfield-Northwestern 42, (9) Sesser-Valier 14
(4) Casey-Westfield 35, (13) Red Hill 0
(12) Nokomis 28, (5) Tuscola 19
(2) Camp Point Central 44, (15) Winchester-West Central 0
(7) Mt. Sterling Brown County 48, (10) Athens 0
(3) Dupo 28, (14) Catlin Salt Fork 7
(11) Carrollton 28, (6) Fithian Oakwood 14
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Van más de 250 arrestos en operativo de inmigración en Carolina del Norte
Por GARY D. ROBERTSON
RALEIGH, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. (AP) — Agentes federales han arrestado a más de 250 personas durante un operativo de inmigración en Carolina del Norte que gira en torno a Charlotte, la ciudad más grande del estado, informó el miércoles el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos.
La operación, que comenzó durante el fin de semana, es parte de los agresivos esfuerzos de deportaciones a gran escala del presidente Donald Trump, quien ha desplegado a miembros de las fuerzas armadas y a agentes de inmigración a ciudades gobernadas por demócratas, desde Chicago hasta Los Ángeles y Portland, Oregon.
El impulso para llevar a cabo arrestos en Carolina del Norte se extendió el martes a la zona metropolitana de Raleigh, la capital estatal, desatando el miedo en al menos un suburbio con una gran población inmigrante.
El número de arrestos hasta ahora durante lo que el gobierno ha denominado “Operación Charlotte’s Web” es prácticamente el doble del total anunciado por funcionarios del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS por sus iniciales en inglés) a principios de esta semana. La dependencia detalló en un comunicado que las agencias “siguen yendo detrás de algunos de los criminales ilegales más peligrosos”.
Entre sus objetivos se incluye a personas que viven en Estados Unidos sin permiso legal y aquellos que supuestamente tienen antecedentes penales.
Funcionarios federales han ofrecido pocos detalles sobre los arrestados. También han permanecido en silencio sobre la magnitud del operativo en todo Carolina del Norte y el próximo destino de los agentes, manteniendo a las comunidades en vilo.
La redada en Charlotte ha sido recibida con focos de resistencia y protestas.
Unas 100 personas se reunieron el miércoles fuera de una tienda Home Depot en Charlotte, donde se vio a agentes federales en repetidas ocasiones desde el inicio de la operación. Los organizadores de la protesta ingresaron brevemente a la tienda con pancartas de color anaranjado y blanco con leyendas como: “ICE fuera de Home Depot. Protejan a nuestras comunidades”.
Los arrestos en Charlotte han desatado las preocupaciones en los vecindarios de inmigrantes: la asistencia escolar disminuyó y las pequeñas tiendas y restaurantes cerraron para evitar confrontaciones entre clientes y agentes federales.
El miedo también se extendió en partes de Cary, un suburbio de Raleigh donde las autoridades aseguran que casi el 20% de la población nació fuera de Estados Unidos. En un centro comercial que alberga varios restaurantes étnicos había muy poca actividad y una tienda de comestibles india estaba prácticamente vacía el martes.
Pocos días después del inicio de las redadas en Carolina del Norte, se tiene previsto que agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza lleguen a Nueva Orleans para el fin de semana con el objetivo de iniciar preparativos para su próximo gran operativo en el sureste de Luisiana, según tres personas al tanto de la operación y documentos a los que The Associated Press tuvo acceso.
Alrededor de 250 agentes fronterizos están listos para llegar a Nueva Orleans en las próximas semanas para llevar a cabo una operación de inmigración de dos meses que se tiene previsto que comience a más tardar el 1 de diciembre.
Gregory Bovino, comandante de la Patrulla Fronteriza designado para encabezar el operativo en Luisiana, ha estado en Carolina del Norte esta semana, donde también ha estado al frente de la operación. Bovino se ha convertido en la imagen del gobierno federal de las redadas a gran escala y ha recibido críticas por las tácticas empleadas durante los arrestos.
El DHS se ha negado a comentar sobre la operación. “Por la seguridad y protección de las fuerzas del orden, no vamos a anunciar posibles operativos”, declaró la portavoz Tricia McLaughlin.
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Los periodistas de Associated Press Erik Verduzco en Charlotte y John Seewer en Toledo, Ohio, contribuyeron con este despacho.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Myanmar extiende operaciones contra centros de estafa en línea
BANGKOK (AP) — El gobierno militar de Myanmar extendió su represión contra las actividades de estafa en línea a una segunda ubicación importante, deteniendo a cientos de extranjeros y confiscando miles de teléfonos móviles utilizados para llevar a cabo el fraude, informó el miércoles la prensa estatal.
Myanmar es conocido por albergar operaciones de ciberestafas responsables de engañar a personas en todo el mundo, que generalmente implican ganar la confianza de las víctimas en línea con artimañas románticas y esquemas de inversión falsos. Las autoridades allanaron un importante centro de estafas a mediados de octubre llamado KK Park en las afueras de Myawaddy, una importante ciudad comercial en la frontera con Tailandia.
El ejército allanó el martes un complejo de estafas en la ciudad de Shwe Kokko, también cerca de Myawaddy, afirmó el portavoz militar, el general de división Zaw Min Tun, en un comunicado publicado el miércoles en Myanma Alinn y otros periódicos estatales.
Dijo que las autoridades detuvieron a 346 extranjeros y confiscaron casi 10.000 teléfonos móviles junto con otros equipos relacionados, mientras bloqueaban a personas que intentaban huir a través de la frontera.
La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito ha estimado que cientos de centros de estafas a escala industrial, basados principalmente en el sudeste asiático, generan poco menos de 40.000 millones de dólares en ganancias anuales.
El gobierno militar de Myanmar dice que comenzó su represión contra las estafas en línea transfronterizas y el juego ilegal a principios de septiembre. Tras la redada en KK Park el mes pasado, más de 1.500 personas de unas dos docenas de naciones que habían trabajado allí cruzaron a Tailandia, y Zaw Min Tun apuntó que los edificios del sitio han sido demolidos, incluso mediante explosiones controladas.
Toda el área está solo bajo un control laxo del gobierno militar de Myanmar y también está bajo la influencia de milicias de minorías étnicas.
Varias milicias étnicas Karen actúan en el área, incluyendo la Fuerza de Guardia Fronteriza, que ha firmado un alto el fuego con el ejército, y la Unión Nacional Karen — KNU — que está luchando contra el ejército como parte de la guerra de resistencia nacional contra el régimen militar.
La Fuerza de Guardia Fronteriza se ha atribuido participar en la represión, aunque se cree ampliamente que anteriormente al menos proporcionó protección a los operadores de estafas. Había llevado a cabo redadas similares en Shwe Kokko a principios de este año, y fotos publicadas el miércoles muestran a sus miembros asistiendo en la última operación.
El gobierno militar ha afirmado que la KNU está vinculada a los centros de estafas sobre la base de supuestos acuerdos inmobiliarios.
Tanto la Fuerza de Guardia Fronteriza como la KNU han negado su participación en las operaciones de estafa.
Gran parte del comunicado de Zaw Min Tun el miércoles parecía estar dirigido a abordar el escepticismo expresado en las redes sociales y por los críticos del ejército que sospechan que la represión es superficial y que la redada en el complejo KK Park fue escenificada. Enfatizó que el ejército estaba “trabajando para erradicar completamente las actividades de estafa desde sus raíces”.
Sin embargo, los críticos dicen que los cerebros de las operaciones de estafa continúan operando en otros lugares.
Zaw Min Tun destacó la cooperación de China en la lucha contra las operaciones de estafa de Myanmar. China es el principal aliado del gobierno militar de Myanmar, que es rechazado por muchas naciones occidentales por derrocar al gobierno democráticamente elegido de Aung San Suu Kyi en 2021 y supuestamente perpetrar abusos contra los derechos humanos contra sus opositores.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Calumet Country Club to be shut down, all infrastructure to be demolished, owner says
Hazel Crest’s Calumet Country Club, the subject of a longstanding development fight, will be entirely shuttered, with all golf ceasing and all infrastructure to be removed, according to the property owner.
W&E Ventures announced Nov. 10 its plan to permanently close the Calumet Country Club, including all golf course operations, and to remove all infrastructure throughout the property to prevent vagrancy and security issues.
“This will include the removal of all landscaping, golf holes and building structures,” the company said in a news release, saying it was necessary “in an effort to protect public safety in the Hazel Crest community.”
The club had already closed for the winter season in October.
W&E Ventures CEO Walt Brown, Jr., an Arizona businessman, bought the property in 2020.
“We’re trying to get a permit. We’re working on submitting the plans for the demolition,” Brown said. “As quick as the city or county will issue the demolition permits, we can start that process.”
Liz Varmecky, co-founder of South Suburbs for Greenspace, a community group that has resisted efforts to develop the property for industrial use, called the announcement “a lot of bluster” and said she doubted Brown would go through with it.
“He has said many times in the past golf won’t be open the next season, and then come March, golf is open,” Varmecky said.
Efforts by Brown to develop the parcel for industrial use have been repeatedly stonewalled by community opposition, first in Homewood and then in Hazel Crest. The property was formerly a part of Homewood, but following a lawsuit between Brown and the village, it was detached from Homewood and annexed into Hazel Crest.
“We’re going to redevelop it at some point in time, when we do, we’ll figure it out from there, but we’re not interested in operating the golf anymore,” Brown said.
Before any redevelopment can happen, the Hazel Crest will have to rezone the parcel for industrial use, something residents have strongly opposed.
The main building of Calumet Country Club. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)
Varmecky said the plan to remove all the infrastructure and landscaping from the property didn’t make sense.
“That’s going to be a huge expense to take down trees, to take down landscaping, for what?” Varmecky said. “To avoid vagrancy, which, there isn’t a problem with vagrancy. And why would a golf hole or a sandpit cause additional vagrancy? It doesn’t make sense, logically and financially.”
Brown said people camping on the property had been removed before, and that removing the landscaping was to prepare the land for future development.
“We tend to have to remove people from the property. We’ve done it multiple times, where they’ve moved in and camped out, trying to hover on the property,” Brown said. “We’re a little worried that someone would break into the building or the buildings, so we’re going to remove the buildings and make sure that we have no liability.”
An archway leading into the main building of Calumet Country Club. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)
Village Manager Dante Sawyer said in an email that Calumet Country Club’s golf would undoubtedly be missed. He said the village had had no specific public safety concerns about the property.
The most recent news regarding potential development of the parcel came last month, when Minnesota-based real estate development and management property Ryan Companies presented plans to develop the property to the Hazel Crest Village Board. Ryan Companies didn’t detail any specific plans, but representatives said they saw the most potential in industrial development.
A Ryan Companies spokesperson said the company had no new updates to share.
The Calumet Country Club logo displayed on an outbuilding. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)
Varmecky said she and others at South Suburbs for Greenspace suspect the company won’t be following through on their interest.
“What we suspect is that Ryan Companies, after meeting with the board at Hazel Crest, never got back to Hazel Crest,” Varmecky said. “I think that they withdrew.”
Sawyer said the next step for a partnership between the company and the village would be a market study, which would gather information on potential development options and market conditions.
Brown said he had been talking to multiple companies interested in potentially developing the parcel, though he said he wasn’t aware of specific developments regarding Ryan Companies.
“We have five or six different groups talking to us, and we’ve said, ‘Go talk to the city and figure out whatever they want you to do,’” Brown said. “There’s multiple suitors out there that have expressed interest.”
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