Por lo general, si sus problemas estomacales se deben a una intoxicación alimentaria o algo menor, debería sentirse mejor en 48 horas (Foto: Andrea Piacquadio/Ilustrativa/ Pexels)
When we think of common COVID-19 symptoms, what most often comes to mind are a cough, a fever, body aches or exhaustion, the usual flu-related symptoms. However, gastrointestinal or stomach issues can also indicate COVID-19 infection. We just do not talk much or hear a lot about this side of COVID-19, for whatever reason. I think we tend to keep these kinds of struggles, many of them bathroom-related, private.
It is estimated that around 1 out of every 5 people who test positive for COVID-19 had at least one gastrointestinal symptom. When the virus enters the body, it attacks cells in your airways, but researchers think it also can harm the cells in your digestive tract and liver.
Markers of stomach upset associated with COVID-19 can include losing your appetite, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain. It can sometimes feel more like a nasty case of food poisoning, where symptoms last for several days. If you have these symptoms, it does not necessarily mean you have COVID-19, but you should pay attention and test yourself for COVID-19. If you are feeling sick with stomach upset, be sure to drink a lot of fluids to avoid dehydration. You can also eat bland foods, like toast, applesauce, white rice, oatmeal, boiled or baked potatoes or bananas. These foods help to replenish carbohydrates and can help limit your need to use the bathroom.
Usually, if your stomach problems are because of food poisoning or something more minor, you should feel better within 48 hours. If you don’t, you should call your doctor as it could be an early sign of COVID-19. If you have signs of severe dehydration, like dark urine, dizziness, dry mouth, if you have bloody diarrhea, severe stomach pain or if you are feverish, seek medical care immediately.
COVID-19 infection can be different in each person, which is why it makes it tricky to monitor and diagnose. Sometimes, individuals sick with COVID-19 may report stomach symptoms and no respiratory symptoms. Other times, the stomach problems show up first, followed by the usual respiratory issues.
The new “FLiRT” variants of COVID-19 are causing a summer surge of cases, where people are reporting both respiratory and stomach symptoms. As always, the best way to prevent COVID-19 (and the stomach issues that may come with it), is to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines. Social distancing, cleaning with disinfectant, handwashing, and masking are also helpful.
Por lo general, si sus problemas estomacales se deben a una intoxicación alimentaria o algo menor, debería sentirse mejor en 48 horas (Foto: Andrea Piacquadio/Ilustrativa/ Pexels)
Cuando pensamos en los síntomas comunes de la COVID-19, lo que más nos viene a la mente son tos, fiebre, dolores corporales o agotamiento, los síntomas habituales relacionados con la gripe. Sin embargo, los problemas gastrointestinales o estomacales también pueden indicar una infección por COVID-19.
Simplemente no hablamos ni escuchamos mucho sobre estos síntomas del COVID-19. Creo que tendemos a mantener en privado este tipo de temas.
Se estima que alrededor de 1 de cada 5 personas que dan positivo por COVID-19 tuvo al menos un síntoma gastrointestinal. Cuando el virus ingresa al cuerpo, ataca las células de las vías respiratorias, pero los investigadores creen que también puede dañar las células del tracto digestivo y del hígado.
Los marcadores de malestar estomacal asociados con el COVID-19 pueden incluir pérdida del apetito, diarrea, náuseas, vómitos y dolor de estómago. A veces puede parecer más bien un caso desagradable de intoxicación alimentaria, en el que los síntomas duran varios días. Si tiene estos síntomas, no necesariamente significa que tenga COVID-19, pero debe prestar atención y hacerse la prueba de COVID-19. Si se siente mal y tiene malestar estomacal, asegúrese de beber muchos líquidos para evitar la deshidratación. También puedes comer alimentos blandos, como tostadas, puré de manzana, arroz blanco, avena, patatas o plátanos hervidos o al horno. Estos alimentos ayudan a reponer los carbohidratos y pueden ayudar a limitar la necesidad de ir al baño.
La infección por COVID-19 puede ser diferente en cada persona, por lo que dificulta su seguimiento y diagnóstico. A veces, las personas enfermas con COVID-19 pueden informar síntomas estomacales y ningún síntoma respiratorio. Otras veces, los problemas estomacales aparecen primero, seguidos de los habituales problemas respiratorios.
Las nuevas variantes “ FLiRT ” de COVID-19 están provocando un aumento de casos en el verano, en el que las personas informan síntomas tanto respiratorios como estomacales. Como siempre, la mejor manera de prevenir el COVID-19 (y los problemas estomacales que pueden acompañarlo) es mantenerse al día con sus vacunas contra el COVID-19. También son útiles el distanciamiento social, la limpieza con desinfectante, el lavado de manos y el uso de mascarillas.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A legal challenge filed Thursday seeks to have third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept off Pennsylvania’s fall ballot, an effort with ramifications for the hotly contested swing-state battle between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.
The petition argues the nominating papers filed by Kennedy and his running mate “demonstrate, at best, a fundamental disregard” of state law and the process by which signatures are gathered.
It claims Kennedy’s paperwork includes “numerous ineligible signatures and defects» and that documents are torn, taped over and contain “handwriting patterns and corrections suggestive that the indicated voters did not sign those sheets.”
Kennedy faces legal challenges over ballot access in several states.
Kennedy campaign lawyer Larry Otter said he was confident his client will end up on the Pennsylvania ballot.
The lawyer who filed the legal action, Otter said, “makes specious allegations and is obviously not familiar with the process of amending a circulator’s affidavit, which seems to be the gist of his complaint.”
It is unclear how Kennedy’s independent candidacy might affect the presidential race. He is a member of a renowned Democratic family and has drawn support from conservatives who agree with his positions against vaccination.
Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes and closely divided electorate put it at the center of the Nov. 5 presidential contest, now three months away. In 2016, Trump won Pennsylvania by 44,000 votes over Democrat Hillary Clinton, and four years later President Joe Biden beat Trump by 81,000 votes.
Two separate challenges were also filed in Pennsylvania on Thursday to the nominating papers for the Party for Socialism and Liberation presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz, and an effort was filed seeking to have Constitution Party presidential candidate James N. Clymer kept of the state’s ballot as well.
One challenge to De la Cruz, her running mate and her party’s electors asks Commonwealth Court to invalidate the nomination papers, arguing that there are seven electors who “failed to disaffiliate” from the Democratic Party, a flaw in the paperwork the objectors say should make them ineligible.
A second challenge also raised that argument as well as claims there are ineligible signatures and other defects that make the nomination papers “fatally defective» and that the party did not submit a sufficient number of qualifying signatures.
Del la Cruz campaign Pennsylvania chairperson Stephanie Pavlick said in an emailed statement that hundreds of people spent months collecting nomination signatures, and the campaign “will be defending the validity of everything we submitted.”
Pavlick said Democrats “are afraid of competing with a socialist campaign that isn’t afraid to call for radical solutions to the dire crises facing working people.”
The challenge to Clymer potentially appearing on the ballot claims he and his running mate should be disqualified because of an alleged failure to include required candidate affidavits. Messages seeking comment were left Thursday for party chairman Bob Goodrich.
Harrisburg, PA – Through the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security (OHS) and the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), the Shapiro Administration invited religious leaders and security personnel from faith-based organizations to a special event today aimed at providing essential information to enhance the security of places of worship.
The inaugural House of Worship Safety and Security Symposium was presented in Harrisburg as part of OHS’s ongoing efforts to reduce targeted violence.
“In an era marked by an unsettling rise in targeted violence, faith-based organizations and houses of worship stand as pillars of community, spirituality, and peace, yet increasingly find themselves at risk,” said Major Michaelann Andrusiak, Director of the Office of Homeland Security. “The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security is dedicated to supporting these organizations, ensuring they are well-informed, and prepared to take proactive measures to maintain and enhance their safety.»
The event featured a panel of experts who offered guidance on developing emergency action plans, security best practices, strategies for conflict de-escalation, protecting children during services, and applying for nonprofit security grants through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).
The Shapiro-Davis Administration recently opened the seventh cohort of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program in July after securing $10 million in the 2024-25 budget, a $5 million increase from years past. This funding supports much needed planning, training, equipment, and technology upgrades for places of worship, community centers, and other nonprofit entities.
Eligible entities include nonprofit organizations who primarily serve individuals, groups, or institutions targeted because of race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender-identity, or gender biases. The deadline to apply is August 27, 2024. Applicants can find more information about the program on the PCCD website.
Since its inception, PCCD’s Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program has provided $25 million in funding to more than 580 organizations and based on reported data of the number of people who visit these facilities, is estimated that approximately four million people across the Commonwealth have been impacted by this funding to date.
The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security holds regular workshops and training sessions for faith-based communities to improve security and resilience. More information about these events and resources can be found on the Training and Events page of the OHS website.
The Risk & Vulnerability Assessment Team (RVAT), through the Pennsylvania State Police, also provides security evaluations and resources to the religious community. These assessments identify practical steps to better protect facilities and events. RVAT offers this free service to public and private facilities, including houses of worship, schools, government buildings, and other critical infrastructure. Details can be found on the Resources page of the OHS website.
Harrisburg, PA – With heavy widespread rainfall anticipated across the state tonight into Friday night due to Tropical Storm Debby, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) remind Pennsylvanians to exercise caution during periods of heavy rain and be alert for potential flooding on roadways and in low-lying areas.
Rain is expected to begin after midnight tonight and continue throughout Friday, wrapping up shortly after midnight. While the heaviest rain is expected to impact central Pennsylvania, periods of heavy rain are possible elsewhere in the Commonwealth. This intense rainfall is expected to cause flash flooding which includes roadways that may become impassable.
«Our crews have been preparing for days by clearing out debris around drainage inlets and under bridges while readying equipment,» said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. «With the forecast amount of rain, we remind the public to not drive on roads that are covered with water because even shallow, swiftly flowing water can wash a car from a roadway.»
Motorists should watch for ponding on roadways and flooding in poor drainage areas while traveling.
“We are working with our state agency partners to be ready with any state resources that are needed to support county and local response to this storm,” said PEMA Director Randy Padfield. “This is the time for everyone at home to make sure they’re ready by reviewing their family emergency plans, making sure they have multiple ways to get severe weather alerts, and avoiding any unnecessary travel as conditions get worse.”
Have at least two ways to receive weather alerts, and know what actions to take when the National Weather Service issues an alert. A watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for hazardous weather to occur in the near future, giving you time to prepare for further action. You should pay close attention to changing conditions during a watch. A warning is issued when the hazardous weather is occurring, which is your trigger to take immediate action to keep you and your loved ones safe.
PennDOT warns motorists not to drive across roads covered with water because even shallow, swiftly flowing water can wash a car from a roadway. Also, the roadbed may not be intact under the water. Never drive around barricades or signs on closed roads – Turn Around, Don’t Drown.
Anyone planning to travel should closely monitor weather conditions along travel routes. Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to statewide PennDOT news and traffic alerts at www.penndot.pa.gov/news or choose a region under “Regional Offices.” Information about the state’s infrastructure and results the department is delivering for Pennsylvanians can be found at www.penndot.pa.gov/results.
More information about how to prepare for any type of emergency, including specific information for people with access and functional needs or pets, is available on the Ready PA webpage.
This year, Pennsylvania opted in to the new nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program, also known as SUN Bucks or Summer EBT, to help families who qualify with high food costs during the summer months.
Harrisburg, PA – Today Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, Department of Education Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Policy Advisor, Alberto Gonzalez, Jr. and partners from the City of Harrisburg, Feeding Pennsylvania, and Central Pennsylvania Food Bank visited a Harrisburg Summer Food Service location to highlight the SUN Bucks program, a new summer benefit for children that can be used to purchase fresh food and groceries at retailers around Pennsylvania. The Shapiro Administration is focused on making sure kids have enough healthy, nutritious food to thrive and grow – whether in school or over the summer.
This federal program provides households with children who already receive free and reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program during the school year with a SNAP-like benefit to purchase food for the summer months when school is not in session. Because this is the first year of the program, benefits will start to be issued beginning in mid-August for Summer 2024. All 2024 SUN Bucks benefits will be issued by the end of October. Most eligible children will receive the benefit automatically and do not need to apply, but households who need to apply must apply by August 31. Families can use the Sun Bucks Eligibility Navigator to see if they need to complete an application.
“The Shapiro Administration is committed to helping parents have the resources they need to keep their children fed so they can grow and thrive. The new SUN Bucks program will provide eligible households with critical dollars to help bridge the gap during the summer break and ensure that children have enough to eat,” said Secretary Arkoosh. “I am grateful to the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Congress for their work to allow states to extend this support to families for summer months, and I urge all Pennsylvania families whose kids get free or reduced-price meals during the school year to use our Eligibility Navigator to see if they are automatically eligible or if they need to get their SUN Bucks application in by August 31.”
Free or reduced-priced meals during the school year provide critical nutrition to students that is an essential foundation for learning and positive child development– that’s why Governor Shapiro fought to secure universal free breakfast for Pennsylvania students in his first two budgets. During the summer months, these same students and families may be strained by higher food bills when school is closed. This year, Pennsylvania opted in to the new nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program, also known as SUN Bucks or Summer EBT. SUN Bucks will provide a one-time payment for households of $40 per summer month ($120 maximum) per eligible child. An estimated 1.2 million children in Pennsylvania will qualify for this new program, a benefit that is paid for by federal funds.
Most children who will receive SUN Bucks are automatically eligible and do not need to apply. If families already have an EBT card, SUN Bucks benefits will be automatically added to this card, if possible. Families who do not have an EBT card will receive a Summer EBT card in the mail. There are several ways for a child to be automatically eligible for SUN Bucks without needing to apply, including if they or their family already qualify for SNAP or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or if they already qualify for Medicaid with qualifying income for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), or if they applied for and were eligible for free or reduced-priced school meals.
Families whose children are not automatically eligible, including those who attend a school where all students receive free or reduced-price school meals under the Community Eligibility Provision butthe family does not meet the automatic eligibility criteria will need to complete a paper SUN Bucks application. Households can determine if their child is eligible and whether they need to apply by using the Shapiro Administration’s SUN Bucks Eligibility Navigator. If households are not automatically eligible and believe their child is eligible, a paper application is available to complete. Paper applications can be printed from the SUN Buckswebsite or are available at local County Assistance Offices. They can be submitted by mail or through drop off at a local County Assistance Office. The deadline to apply for Summer 2024 is August 31, and applications received after this date will be considered for SUN Bucks 2025 next summer.
“USDA’s SUN Bucks program, also known as the Summer EBT program, is an unprecedented opportunity to dramatically reduce child hunger. USDA is thrilled to offer this new federal program to support students in the summer months. We commend the dedicated staff at the Pennsylvania Departments of Human Services and Education, and their partners, for the impressive work they have done to opt into and administer this important program. Providing families with this extra support in purchasing nutritious foods helps to advance our goals of improving child health and well-being,” said Alberto Gonzalez, Jr., USDA Food and Nutrition Service Policy Advisor.
El Gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció este jueves un mayor acceso a los programas y servicios de 25 agencias de salud y servicios humanos para las personas con un dominio limitado del inglés, entre ellos millones de latinos.
El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. (HHS, en inglés) publicó hoy una actualización del llamado plan de acceso lingüístico.
La idea es que las agencias del HHS publiquen páginas web en otros idiomas, incluyendo el español como parte del plan.
Todas las agencias dispondrán de líneas de ayuda con intérpretes en su idioma y traducirán y publicarán documentos vitales en lenguas distintas del inglés.
«Eliminar las barreras que impiden que las personas accedan a la atención médica y al apoyo de los servicios humanos es una de nuestras principales prioridades», dijo el secretario del HHS, Xavier Becerra en un comunicado.
Además del plan para todo el HHS, cada división dentro del departamento ha establecido sus propios objetivos y planes destinados a ampliar aún más el acceso, ahondó Becerra.
En Estados Unidos hay alrededor de 26 millones de personas que tienen un dominio limitado del inglés (LEP, por sus siglas en inglés), lo que representa aproximadamente el 8 % de las personas de 5 años o más, según un reciente estudio de The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
La mayoría de los adultos estadounidenses con LEP hablan español (62%), seguido del chino (7%), vietnamita (3%), árabe (2%) y tagalo (2%), y el resto habla una variedad de idiomas diferentes de regiones de todo el mundo, según un reciente estudio de KFF.
El estudio de KFF encontró que los adultos con LEP tienen más probabilidades de informar que su salud física es «regular» o «mala» en comparación con los adultos con dominio del inglés (34 % frente al 19 %).
A pesar de esta diferencia en el estado de salud, los adultos con LEP informan un menor uso de la atención médica y mayores barreras para acceder a la atención médica en comparación con sus contrapartes con dominio del inglés.
El equipo de Estados Unidos se mantiene al frente del medallero de los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 y este jueves superó el centenar en una jornada en la que agregó a su botín tres oros, tres platas y tres bronces para 103 en total. A falta de tres jornadas para el final, los estadounidenses atesoran ya 30 medallas de oro, 38 de plata y 35 de bronce.
China se mantiene en el segundo puesto con un botín total de 73 metales, repartidos en 29 oros, 25 platas y 19 de bronce. Completa el podio Australia con 18 primeros puestos, 14 segundos y 19 terceros y un total de 45 medallas.
España es vigésima en el medallero con trece en total: 2 de oro, 3 de plata y 8 de bronce.
El estadounidense Grant Holloway tras ganar la final de 110 metros vallas. EFE/EPA/ANNA SZILAGYI
Medallero.
Oro
Plata
Bronce
Total
1
Estados Unidos
30
38
35
103
2
China
29
25
19
73
3
Australia
18
14
13
45
4
Francia
14
19
21
54
5
Gran Bretaña
13
17
21
51
6
Corea del Sur
13
8
7
28
7
Japón
13
7
13
33
8
Países Bajos
11
6
8
25
9
Italia
10
11
9
30
10
Alemania
9
8
5
22
11
Canadá
6
5
10
21
12
Nueva Zelanda
5
6
2
13
13
Irlanda
4
0
3
7
14
Rumanía
3
4
1
8
15
Ucrania
3
3
4
10
16
Hungría
3
3
3
9
16
Suecia
3
3
3
9
18
Uzbekistán
3
0
2
5
19
Brasil
2
5
8
15
20
España
2
3
8
13
21
Irán
2
2
2
6
22
Croacia
2
1
3
6
22
Cuba
2
1
3
6
24
Azerbaiyán
2
1
1
4
25
Bélgica
2
0
4
6
26
Hong Kong
2
0
2
4
26
Filipinas
2
0
2
4
28
Indonesia
2
0
1
3
29
Serbia
2
0
0
2
30
Israel
1
4
1
6
31
Kazajistán
1
3
3
7
32
Jamaica
1
3
2
6
32
Tailandia
1
3
2
6
34
Suiza
1
2
4
7
35
Dinamarca
1
2
1
4
35
Georgia
1
2
1
4
37
Ecuador
1
2
0
3
38
Grecia
1
1
5
7
39
Polonia
1
1
4
6
40
Kenia
1
1
3
5
41
Sudáfrica
1
1
2
4
42
Argentina
1
1
0
2
42
Chile
1
1
0
2
42
Santa Lucía
1
1
0
2
42
Uganda
1
1
0
2
46
Taiwán
1
0
5
6
47
Bulgaria
1
0
3
4
48
Austria
1
0
1
2
48
Rep. Checa
1
0
1
2
48
Guatemala
1
0
1
2
48
Marruecos
1
0
1
2
48
Noruega
1
0
1
2
53
Argelia
1
0
0
1
53
Botsuana
1
0
0
1
53
Baréin
1
0
0
1
53
Dominica
1
0
0
1
53
Pakistán
1
0
0
1
53
Eslovenia
1
0
0
1
59
Corea del Norte
0
2
4
6
60
Turquía
0
2
3
5
61
México
0
2
2
4
62
Armenia
0
2
1
3
63
Etiopía
0
2
0
2
64
India
0
1
4
5
65
Kirguistán
0
1
3
4
66
Lituania
0
1
2
3
67
Kosovo
0
1
1
2
67
Portugal
0
1
1
2
67
Túnez
0
1
1
2
70
Colombia
0
1
0
1
70
Chipre
0
1
0
1
70
Fiyi
0
1
0
1
70
Jordania
0
1
0
1
70
Mongolia
0
1
0
1
75
Tayikistán
0
0
3
3
76
Rep. Dominicana
0
0
2
2
76
Granada
0
0
2
2
76
Malasia
0
0
2
2
76
Moldavia
0
0
2
2
80
Cabo Verde
0
0
1
1
80
Egipto
0
0
1
1
80
Equipo de refugiados
0
0
1
1
80
Perú
0
0
1
1
80
Eslovaquia
0
0
1
1
80
Zambia
0
0
1
1
ATLETISMO
200 m masculino
Oro: Letsile Tebogo (BOT)
Plata: Kenneth Bednarek (USA)
Bronce: Noah Lyles (USA)
110 m vallas masculino
Oro: Grant Holloway (USA)
Plata: Daniel Roberts (USA)
Bronce: Rasheed Broadbell (JAM)
Jabalina masculino
Oro: Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
Plata: Neeraj Chopra (IND)
Bronce: Anderson Peters (GRN)
400 m vallas femenino
Oro: Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Plata: Anna Cockrell (USA)
Bronce: Femke Bol (NED)
Salto de longitud femenino
Oro: Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA)
Plata: Malaika Mihambo (GER)
Bronce: Jasmine Moore (USA)
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CANOTAJE EN ESPRINT
K4 – 500 m masculino
Oro: Alemania (Max Rendschmidt, Max Lemke, Jacob Schopf, Tom Liebscher-Lucz)
Plata: Australia (Riley Fitzsimmons, Pierre Van Der Westhuyzen, Jackson Collins, Noah Havard)
Bronce: España (Saul Craviotto, Carlos Arevalo, Marcus Cooper, Rodrigo Germade)
C2 – 500 m masculino
Oro: China (Liu Hao, Ji Bowen)
Plata: Italia (Gabriele Casadei, Carlo Tacchini)
Bronce: España (Joan Antoni Moreno, Diego Dominguez)
Philadelphia police Officer Mark Dial, center, arrives at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Philadelphia, Sept. 19, 2023, with attorneys Brian McMonagle, left and Fortunato Perri, right, for a bail hearing. Lawyers for Dial, who shot and killed a driver, will press to have the murder charges lodged against him dismissed when the jailed officer appears in court, Tuesday, Sept. 26. (Photo: AP/Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/File)
PHILADELPHIA. — A former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a motorist during a traffic stop was released from jail Thursday to await trial after prosecutors withdrew a first-degree murder charge.
The decision comes after defense lawyers for former officer Mark Dial complained that prosecutors had not turned over an expert witness report they commissioned months ago and planned to use at trial.
Dial will now face third-degree murder and other charges in the death last year of Eddie Irizarry, 27, who was fatally shot as he sat in his car. It’s the latest in a series of legal twists and turns in the case, which has seen the charges filed, thrown out, refiled and now reduced. Court records show that Dial, 28, was released after posting $200,000 bail on Thursday.
The trial date has been pushed back until May to give the defense time to respond to the expert report on Pennsylvania’s use-of-force law.
Police body camera footage played at Dial’s preliminary hearing shows Irizarry holding a knife near his right leg as police approached. The officers had pulled him over on a residential street after a short pursuit prompted by erratic driving.
Fotografía cedida por la Ciudad de San Juan de una escultura del puertorriqueño Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso, en San Juan (Puerto Rico). (Foto: EFE/Ciudad De San Juan)
San Juan, Puerto Rico.– Una escultura del puertorriqueño Catalino ‘Tite’ Curet Alonso, legendario compositor de éxitos de salsa como ‘Las Caras Lindas’, ‘Periódico de Ayer’ o ‘Plantación Adentro’, ubicada en el Viejo San Juan, fue dañada presuntamente por un hombre que fue detenido posteriormente por la Policía local.
Varios policías municipales de San Juan de vigilancia preventiva por la zona histórica de la capital se percataron, a las 11:40 de la noche del miércoles, de que un hombre estaba causando daños a la escultura, ubicada en la Plaza de Armas.
El sujeto, identificado como Yamil Abnel Caño Matos, de 41 años, fue detenido, según un informe policial.
El sospechoso logró remover una paloma de bronce que acompaña a Curet Alonso en la escultura, esculpida por Luz Badillo.
El objeto fue hallado dentro de su mochila en el momento del arresto.
La escultura presenta a Curet Alonso sentado en uno de los bancos que ubican en la Plaza de Armas, con su brazo derecho descansado y extendido, tal y como solía hacer en ocasiones en ese lugar.
Un guardia de seguridad, que realizaba su turno a la hora de los hechos en un edificio gubernamental de la zona, figura como testigo del suceso.
Caño Matos se encuentra detenido en una celda de la Policía Municipal, mientras se consulta el caso con el fiscal de turno. Por el momento, no se han evaluado los daños.
Curet Alonso nació el 12 de febrero de 1926 en Guayama (sureste) y murió el 5 de agosto de 2003 a los 77 años, de un paro respiratorio en el hospital Sinaí de Baltimore (Maryland, EE. UU.).
Fue el compositor de éxitos del género de la salsa, como ‘Juan albañil’, ‘Anacaona’, ‘Barrunto’, ‘Juanito Alimaña’,’Lamento de Concepción’, ‘Puro teatro’, entre otros.
Además de sus temas propios, Curet puso la letra en español a temas como ‘Candilejas’, del filme homónimo de Charlie Chaplin, que grabó el cantante Wilkins, o su versión de ‘Si yo fuera rico’, del filme ‘El violinista sobre el tejado’ para el puertorriqueño Chucho Avellanet.
Sus canciones también forman parte de las bandas sonoras de varias películas, como ‘El Padrino II’, del estadounidense Francis Ford Coppola, y ‘Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios’, del cineasta español Pedro Almodóvar.
