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Raissa Floriano, whose father is hospitalized with COVID-19, cries during a protest outside the 28 de Agosto hospital, in Manaus, Brazil, on January 14, 2021. Dozens of coronavirus patients were transferred out of the largest city of the Brazilian Amazon due to the collapse of the health system and the lack of oxygen bottles. Global cases of COVID-19 reached 93 million today, 683,000 of them registered on the last day, according to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), which also reported that 40 million doses of vaccine have been exceeded. anticovid administered in fifty countries. The deaths in the pandemic amount to 2.02 million, 12,800 of them notified in the last 24 hours, always according to data from the Geneva-based organization. The graph of daily infections, but especially that of deaths, show an increase at a global level, although with different behavior according to the regions, since the situation is more stable in areas such as Europe or South Asia, while it continues to rise in America, Africa or East Asia. The American continent has 41 million cases, Europe exceeds 30 million, and South Asia 12 million; America could in the coming days exceed the barrier of one million deaths, while Europe accumulates 666,000 and South Asia 191,000. By countries, the US continues to be the country that accumulates the most cases in absolute figures, 23 million, while India continues at 10 million and Brazil, with serious outbreaks in areas such as the state of Amazonas, adds 8.4 million. They are followed by Russia (3.5 million) and the United Kingdom (3.3 million), although with decreasing daily case curves, while France and Italy maintain some stability (2.8 and 2.3 million cases, respectively ). On the contrary, the graph in Spain worries, with 2.2 million and again showing record numbers of positives detected in some days. Also on the rise are Latin American countries such as Colombia (1.8 million cases and record numbers of daily infections), Argentina (1.7 million) and Mexico (1.6 million and a sharply rising curve). Recovered patients amount to 68 million, and of the 25 million active cases, 0.4 percent (111,000) are in serious or critical condition.

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Santo Domingo, RD In broad daylight, in the middle of the main roads of the country, motorcyclists race at full speed to find out who is the fastest. Around him dozens of people applaud, bet, record and are excited to see the winner of the competition. Illegal motorcycle races are activities that occur daily on the country's highways and streets, with or without a curfew. But the funny thing is that in the last year, pages have been created on the Facebook social network where videos that have thousands of visits and fans are promoted, scheduled and published. Despite the fact that illegal motorcycle racing is a reality, the police and traffic authorities seem to be unaware of the public calls and the challenges that riders face on social networks. Names like Carreras.com, Los Racing VIP RD and Bani Racing Team are just some of the communities on Facebook where these types of races are published without shame, knowing that they are illegal. His publications are recurring, even several in the same day. The videos show competitions between two motorcyclists or in larger groups. But not only do they violate the speed limits, they also perform stunts and get on the “plank” to show their skills on motorcycles. Carreras.com is a page that has at least 67,835 fans and was created on April 30, 2015. Most of the videos do not indicate in which part of the country they are held, but those that do record them show races in Cienfuegos, Santiago; on George Washington Avenue; in San Cristóbal; in Puerto Plata; in Los Mina, also in the National District; in Constanza, La Vega, among others. The page not only promotes illegal activities, the races of the next few days are also announced, motorcyclists who have their birthday are congratulated and those who have died in illegal races are mourned. A page with a similar theme is Bani Racing Team which has 115,128 followers on Facebook and was created on June 28, 2013. Despite having the name of the municipality of the Peravia province, videos are published from different parts of the country and even the website serves as a platform to promote the sale of motorcycles and motor vehicle parts. Motorcycle traffic accidents 62.9 percent of deaths in traffic accidents correspond to motorcycles, according to a report that collects information between 2010 and 2016. In six years 8,533 people died as a result of motorcycle accidents, according to the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant). Eighty-seven percent of the victims were male and 13 percent female, the report says. While the Observatory of Citizen Security of the Ministry of the Interior and Police highlighted that in 2018 68.3 percent of traffic accidents were motorcycles; 2017 obtained 66.6 percent; 2016 67.5 percent; 2015 66.3 percent and 2014 64.4 percent. On February 24, 2017, the National Congress approved Law number 63-17, on Mobility, Land Transport, Traffic and Road Safety of the National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (Intrant). The purpose of this Law is to "guarantee the road safety of all people who decide to travel in the available means and modalities of land transport, intervening on risk factors and paying special attention to risk groups and vulnerable users." In some of the videos published on these pages, it is observed how motorcyclists drink alcoholic beverages at the time of competitions, an action that violates article 256 of Law 63-17, which prohibits driving while intoxicated. "Persons who violate this provision will be sanctioned with a fine equivalent to five to ten minimum wages of the one that prevails in the centralized public sector and the reduction of the license points determined by the regulation, without prejudice to the provisions relating to the suspension and cancellation of the driver's license ”, indicates article 256. But not only is the violation of alcoholic beverages mentioned, Article 267 indicates the sanctions for speed competition. "The violation of this provision will be sanctioned with a fine equivalent to five to ten (minimum wages of the one that prevails in the centralized public sector, the penalty of one to three months in prison and the points on the driver's license determined by the corresponding regulation ) ”, The law details. In the same sense, article 268 talks about the maximum speed limits allowed on the roads and at toll stations. In the residential urban area, the motor vehicle must be at thirty kilometers per hour and sixty kilometers per hour on the avenues. In rural areas, with a maximum of sixty kilometers per hour. In the school zone, corresponding to schools, colleges, universities and other educational centers, of twenty kilometers per hour. Likewise, the areas destined for churches and cemeteries are included in this limit. In tunnels, overpasses and overpasses, you should not exceed sixty kilometers per hour. On roads, highways, and expressways, it will be established by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, without exceeding 120 kilometers per hour. In illegal races, motorcyclists do not wear a protective helmet to protect themselves against any fall. Carelessness also has a penalty in traffic law. Article 251 of Law 63-17 indicates that “cyclists, motorcycle drivers and their passengers are prohibited from traveling without being provided with approved protective helmets, reflective vests in the case of motorcycles, and reflective clothing accessories in the case of cyclists. Motorcycle and bicycle drivers are prohibited from traveling in groups of more than two in parallel, holding onto other vehicles that are in motion on public roads, traveling through tunnels, overpasses and in the opposite direction to traffic ”. The violation of this provision is sanctioned with a fine equivalent to one to three minimum wages of the one that prevails in the centralized public sector and the points on the driver's license determined by the corresponding regulations. “When motorcyclists and cyclists travel on cycle paths or in the event of competitions, they may do so in groups of more than two in parallel. However, for competition they must be provided with the permit for activities on public roads, granted by the competent authority and under the protection of the DIGESETT ”, indicates a paragraph of Article 251. Article 264 specifies that the speed of a motor vehicle must be regulated, taking into account the width, traffic, use and conditions of the public road, therefore it is not allowed to guide at a speed greater than that indicated on the signs. . The sanction of the violation of this provision is the payment of a fine equivalent to one to three minimum wages of the one that prevails in the centralized public sector and the reduction of the points of the driver's license determined by the corresponding regulation.

El Cibao is close to celebrating, but in San Francisco de Macorís. Immediately in the following game, after a defeat, the Gigantes del Cibao regained control of what they started by shutting the Águilas Cibaeñas five runs to zero on Friday night and thus placing themselves just one game away from reaching the title of the Dominican autumn-winter league. The final, which is played at 7-4, is 3-1, ahead of the Franco-Corisano team, a team that limited the harrier team to three indisputable ones. Richelson Peña was unbeatable on the mound and three Giants players hit solo home runs to comfort their starting pitcher, bringing the Franco-Corisano team closer to what would be their second Dominican winter baseball crown. Peña (1-0) gave Giants manager Luis Urueta peace of mind by throwing seven innings of three indisputable, two walks and four strikeouts to win the game. The rest was comfortable for the bullpen, which was in charge of maintaining the shutout, with José Cisnero shooting the eighth and Jumbo Diaz completing a perfect ninth from a strikeout. With that work, the Eagles were limited to just three undisputed. Contrary to Peña, the aguilucha hope was short-lived in the arm of his starter Yoanner Negrín, who withstood just 3.2 innings, punished with three runs, two of them for solo homers, by Juan Francisco and Peter O'Brien. The relief didn't do much either, Nabil Crismatt entered the fifth to tolerate two laps, including another solo homer, connected by José Sirí. The fifth game will be played at the Julián Javier stadium, in San Francisco de Macorís, on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 pm, where the local team has the opportunity to finish the series and lift the title, which they won for the only time in 2015. Peña won and Negrín lost (0-1). The Eagles used seven pitchers. For the Giants, O'Brien, 2-1, home run, one run, two RBIs, Sirí 4-1, home run, one run and one RBI; Francisco, 4-1, home run, one scored, one RBI and Ronald Guzmán 5-4, a double and one scored. For the Eagles, Juan Lagares, 4-1, Rangel Ravelo, 1-1 and two tickets and Edmundo Sosa, 2-1. So they marked In the fourth episode, the Giants shook their power. First, after one out, Juan Francisco hit a solo home run through right field for the first run of the game. After Moisés Sierra was retired, Peter O'Brien appeared with the second home run of the inning, a stick that came out of the left field. The attack followed later with a double by Richard Ureña down the left field and Carlos Paulino led him to the plate with a single along the same route. It was what led the leader Félix Fermín to end the performance of Negrín, replaced by Luis Castillo, who stopped the attack. In the fifth the Giants attack continued and it happened against Nabil Crismatt, who started the entry through Castillo. It was José Sirí who started the damage with another solo homer for the Giganes, a homerun that came off the left side. Ronald Guzmán continued with a double in the same area. Crismatt retired Kelvin Gutiérrez and intentionally bounced Francisco and Sierra to load the bases. Manager Fermín brought in José Cuas and O'Brien hit a sacrifice fly to the right field to push in his second run of the game and his fifth for his team.

An economic empire built on a name, a name now associated with a political career. When Donald Trump leaves the White House on Wednesday, he will have a lot to do to salvage his brand, which is now synonymous with extremes. Before he became president, "the Trump brand was very powerful," says Melissa Aronczyk, a communications scholar at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "It was a trademark" of success, a "symbol of triumph", wealth and success. From luxury hotels to exclusive real estate to golf courses, the Trump name is ubiquitous in entities of the Trump Organization based on New York's iconic Fifth Avenue. But Trump's four years in the presidency, marked by extremist positions, and especially the last days after the assault on Congress by his staunch supporters, have put the business of the dynasty in jeopardy. The Trump brand has become "toxic" because it is associated with chaos and racism, sums up Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, who doubts the brand's ability to reposition itself. According to the expert, the damage is already significant. Since the violent events on Capitol Hill on January 6, which left five dead, the bad news has accumulated. Many companies have cut ties or distanced themselves from Donald Trump and his family holding company. Signature Bank has already started closing the president's accounts, according to a spokeswoman, while Deutsche Bank no longer wants to do business with him, according to US media. In New York, the Democratic mayor has terminated contracts that allowed the Trump Organization to run attractions in Central Park and a Bronx golf course. The 2022 PGA Golf Championship will not be held at the Trump National Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. "Our brand was on the line," said Seth Waugh, managing director of the organizing body, last week. - Debt- Could these setbacks put the Trump Organization in jeopardy when the covid-19 pandemic has already severely affected its hotels? It's hard to tell, since the Trump galaxy is opaque. As the group is not listed on the stock exchange, the accounts are not made public. According to Forbes magazine, the Trump empire generated nearly $ 2 billion in revenue between 2017 and 2019, primarily from golf courses, exclusive resorts and private clubs, licensing royalties, and purchases. Also commercial real estate in New York and San Francisco. AFP consulted the Trump Organization about the economic impact and violent events in Congress, but did not receive a response. The only certainty is that the group has a debt of about 400 million dollars. "It is a tiny percentage of my net worth," however Donald Trump said last October, according to The Washington Post. Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $ 2.5 billion on Friday, down from $ 3.7 billion at the end of 2016, before his arrival in the White House. - Ivanka - Despite his setbacks, the president can count on staunch followers. "There will always be a group of people who will support Donald Trump no matter what he says, no matter what he does," says Capri Cafaro, a professor at American University. Events at the Capitol finally showed that his supporters were ready to follow him at all costs. Historically, brands always end up recovering from scandals and controversies over time, Melissa Aronczyk stresses, citing the example of Volkswagen and the case of rigged pollutant emissions. While the billionaire is likely to be inundated with court cases in the short term, says Aronczyk, "it's possible the brand will rebound." His future also depends on the billionaire's place in the media in the future, she argues. "Trump has not been president of the establishment and he will not be a former president of the establishment," added Capri Cafaro. One of the options to promote the Trump brand is also to play the card of Ivanka, the president's daughter, especially since she has been careful to stay away from the latest scandals. Her brand is "intact," even Melissa Aronczyk notes. But the financial renaissance of the Trump brand could mean the creation of a new medium, says Michael D’Antonio, author of biographies on the billionaire. Thus, he imagines Donald Trump as a "political evangelist" on his own television channel, which could be accessed through a subscription at $ 4.99 or $ 9.99 per month, and which would be broadcast from Florida.

The film “Playing with fire”, by Andy Fickman, inaugurated on Tuesday the new “Drive-in” concept of auto cinema, an initiative that marks the return of this cinematographic modality to the Dominican Republic. "Cinema under the stars" is the result of a strategic alliance between the companies Caribbean Cinemas and Sirena, to open the cinema in the face of the pandemic that keeps the so-called seventh art premises closed throughout the country due to the issue of physical distancing. The cost of tickets is RD $ 750.00 per vehicle (Itbis included + service charge) and a maximum of 4 people per vehicle will be allowed to enjoy modern laser digital projection technology, the same one that has been operating with The company was successful on the neighboring island of Puerto Rico. Zumaya Cordero, director of Operations for Caribbean Cinemas, reported that the drive-in project is temporary, taking into account prevention, distancing and hygiene measures to enjoy with friends and family in a healthy and safe environment. Cordero added that they are simultaneously working on the next reopening of movie theaters, with the great Hollywood premieres, under strict safety and hygiene protocols. For her part, Ana María Ramos, marketing director of Grupo Ramos, said that through this recreation proposal the Sirena brand joins to offer Dominican families the entertainment that is so much needed in these distant times, “to make them a happier life, offering them solutions that allow them to live better and enjoy the emotions that matter ”. Drive-In will operate Monday through Friday with batches starting at 6:30 p.m. and parking open to the public from 6:00 p.m. To comply with the current curfew time, short films will be scheduled, allowing people to get home on time. On billboard. Caribbean Cinemas Drive-In Sirena will have a varied and thematic program, with films for all tastes: action-adrenaline, romantic nights with friends, Dominican cinema of various genres, extreme suspense, as well as family and animated films for the little ones at home. Among the films that will be screened in the first two weeks, at 6:00 pm, are “Playing with fire”, “Colao”, “Trolls 1”, “Veneno”, “The boss baby”, ”Like a boss ”,“ Who's boss? ”,“ Despicable Me 3 ”,“ The turning ”,“ Secret life of pets ”and“ Qué León ”. Four car cinemas in Santo Domingo In the 1970s, there were four drive-ins in the Dominican capital: Autocinema Naco, located on the land that today occupies Plaza Naco; Autocima Iris, on Independencia Avenue, a site occupied by Coca Cola; Divertilandia, also on Av. Independencia, (Carretera Sánchez Km 11), and in Ensanche Ozama, in what is now Santo Domingo Este, the Autocinema Ozama, on José Cabrera Street.

For the Águilas Cibaeñas there is no tomorrow in the final series of the Dominican winter ball and that is why Major League Baseball Carlos Martínez will occupy the position of Joe Van Meter, who was appointed to open against the Gigantes del Cibao who are 3- 1, in the contest agreed to the best of seven games. The venues will depend on another star, César Valdez, acquired in the re-entry draw from the Tigres el Licey, for the game that will be from 5:00 in the afternoon at the Julián Javier stadium in San Francisco de Macorís. Martinez in the regular round acted in a match as a starter, a 0-0 record; 3.1 innings, he faced 16 batters, allowed two earned runs, seven hits, four strikeouts with no transfers; 0-0 in the semifinal against the Toros del Este, six scoreless innings, they had two hits, struck out six and did not advance any batters. On his side, César Valdez with the felines in the regular round threw a single episode and it was perfect with a strikeout; in the semifinal with the Giants against the Eastern Stars, 0-0, 5.0 innings, four hits and one base, while in the final he was the winner of the first game against the Eagles. He pitched in 5.0 innings, faced 18 batters, one earned run, two hits, one home run, one walk and three strikeouts. Giants versus Eagles Los Gigantes del Cibao win the series 3-1 to the Eagles; They were successful in the opening 5-1, 6-2 in the second game, lost the third 3-6 and won the fourth 5-0, for a total of 19 runs against nine of the harriers. The Macorís team is hitting .278 collectively, 37 hits in 133 official at-bats, five home runs, 19 RBIs, 11 transfers while the Eagles have a .200 average, 25 hits in 125 official at-bats, two home runs, eight RBIs. , 22 strikeouts and nine transfers. According to the data provided by the scorer / compiler Andy Alburquerque, the Eagles with runners in scoring position bat for an average of .214, from 14-3 and their best hitter in that situation Juan Lagares with a 1000 average, from 2-2 two rounds. Rushed and two scored. The Giants are hitting .323, hitting 10 hits in 31 at-bats; while his best hitter is Kelvin Gutiérrez with an average of .444, 9-4 with three RBIs and one scored.

Dozens of agents of the National Police were stationed at the entrances and exits of Daniel Espinal streets at the corner of Las Carreras avenue, Del Sol street and Francia avenue, covering all sides of the emblematic Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration before a call for protest that originated in social networks against the curfew. ‘’ No more curfew. We are all going to the Monument this Saturday 16 at 9:00 AM, '' says the digital brochure that was disseminated by different social networks, without achieving the attention and support of the sectors summoned as owners of nightclubs, restaurants, grocery stores, artists, designers, taxi drivers, among other sectors that, according to the statement, are affected by the government's provision, which is intended to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Without preventing the free movement of people who approach the symbolic monument to recreate, do exercises or take a picture, the Police officers make sure that no groups are formed, in order to avoid the start of the attempted demonstration, which has not been assumed by no po[CENSORED]r, community or social group known from Santiago. This Saturday and Sunday the curfew starts at 12:00 noon with free transit until 3:00 in the afternoon, so those who do not have exceptional permits will not be able to circulate. Call in Moca The Espaillat Governorate front, in the Moca municipality, is the scene in which a protest against the curfew has been called for next Friday, January 22. The call is from the Po[CENSORED]r Movement Los Peregrinos, reported its coordinator, Juan Comprés, who explained that they will demand with a "civic stop" the end of the curfew and reductions in the price of fuel, which, the organization says, affects housewives, taxi drivers, motoconchistas, lawyers, small merchants, owners of bars, restaurants and nightclubs, among other sectors whom he calls to the demonstration. The lawyer Alfredo Martínez, joining the call, said that the municipality's lawyers will be demonstrating to demand, in addition to the curfew being eliminated, that the courts be opened. The demonstration will begin at 10:00 in the morning.

Two people were seriously injured after the SUV in which they were moving along kilometer 29 of the Las Américas highway crashed into a truck that was with electricity contractor workers. The black Lexus brand SUV, without a license plate, was totally destroyed when it collided with the vehicle, a tow truck belonging to an electricity contractor. The driver of the crashed vehicle was trapped in it, forcing rescuers from the Fire Department to use special machinery to cut some pieces and free it, while his companion was able to get out without mishap; both were taken in two ambulance units to the Darío Contreras trauma hospital. According to medical personnel present at the scene, the driver - whose name has not yet been given - is seriously injured, despite the fact that the car's airbag was activated. Nor was the name of the companion offered. The incident occurred at 6:45 this afternoon and it was not until an hour later that the authorities were able to remove the devices that were occupying the middle of the road. This caused a blockage in the west to east direction, since hundreds of vehicles were moving at the time towards the cities of the east of the country, seeking not to exhaust the allowed hours of circulation of the curfew. Also from the nearby neighborhoods, dozens of onlookers moved, who crowded around the accident to observe, a large majority without masks and without respecting physical distance.

Having a fancy threesome is great. That is, if the three stars want to play together. Such is the challenge Brooklyn faces now, after agreeing to the trade with which they acquired three-time scoring champion James Harden: getting Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, all individually incredible, want to be great together. Durant found a way to fit in at Golden State alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, en route to a pair of NBA titles. Its success was due to Curry and Thompson willingly putting their egos aside. Harden never reached an NBA final series with Houston, despite having Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook. And this season he didn't even try it with John Wall. He wanted a change and stars who want to leave usually get their wish from him. Irving won a title in Cleveland with LeBron James, but the relationship was strained. At this point, no one knows what Irving is thinking after a week away from the Nets for personal reasons. But you have to give the Nets credit. They risked a lot in this trade. They got rid of rising star Caris LeVert and gambled on most of their future - at least three first-round picks - hoping that Harden would be the last piece they need to win a championship. He will be reunited not only with Durant, another former teammate in Oklahoma City when he began his career and with whom he reached the 2012 Finals, but also with his former Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni, who is now Steve Nash's assistant with the Nets. . Although turning an outstanding trio into title contenders is not something that is automatic. James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh formed a trio that led Miami to beat the Thunder in the 2012 Finals, winning a ring in their second year together (and another the following year). The only way Brooklyn could take a title or two with this group will be if Durant, Harden and Irving accept their new roles. On paper, the fusion of talent could be quite good. There are three players in NBA history with three or more scoring titles — two of them now play for the Nets, with all four from Durant and three from Harden. "You can't double-defend everyone," admitted Orlando coach Steve Clifford. Now they will have to wait to know if Irving wants to be part of this.

"Every time I see this video, it gives me an importance, thank God I was not with my daughter but I need justice to be done", this is how the Dominican influencer Carol Acosta reacted, "Killadamente", when she shared a video on her Instagram account where the moment in which she was robbed is observed when entering the building where she lives, in New York City. As reported by the young woman, the event occurred on January 10 this year, and it is seen how she was thrown to the ground during the criminal action. “The worst thing that can happen to you is that they steal your peace of mind in her own house. I trust God and I know this is not going to stay that way. Pray for me ”, was the other part of the message that Killadamente wrote on her Instagram account. A surveillance camera showed the moment the man is following her after she enters the building, and commits the act of her. The 29 second clip also shows her arguing with the criminal. Killadamente, who is super famous for promoting her self-esteem, posted several stories in which she related what she experienced and how she feels after what happened. “My people, I experienced one of the most‘ traumatic ’things in my life. I was robbed at the very entrance of my house ”, she reads herself in the images of the security camera, where she can see how she is robbed by a man who tried to take her wallet from her. "I hit myself very hard behind my head and I'm very upset, I need to find who did this to me," she says in another shot where it is also observed how she opposed and faced her attacker; she now she is grateful that nothing worse happened. “I need all of you to help me by asking God to help me find who did this to me, my people, it is not so much the material (...) but the peace they took from me, you do not know the anxiety I have now, I am With people, I don't feel safe ... I also thank God that I wasn't with my daughter, ”she says in the rest of the videos in which she is extremely worried.

There are 17 days left for people to renew their tag and once this period has passed the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) will charge surcharges to those who did not do it on time. The sanction established by the DGII for not renewing in the established period is 2,000 pesos, but 2,100 pesos must pay those who did not renew in 2019 and 3,100 pesos those who did not renew in 2018 and previous years. The motor vehicle traffic tax must be paid annually and takes place during the last quarter of each year. Given the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tax amounts did not increase. For vehicles manufactured until 2015, the cost is RD $ 1,500 and from 2016 onwards it is RD $ 3,000. On this occasion, the renewal opposition does not apply to vehicles that have traffic fines that have not been paid. The DGII recalled this Tuesday that the renewal of the online tag will be done this Friday, January 15. After that date, the renewals must be made through the window at the authorized institutions. To date, 827,450 tags have been renewed for a collection of RD $ 1,374,337,500. 84% of these processes were carried out online through financial entities, 12% on the DGII portal, and 4% in localities of the collecting institution. This season there are 1,449,952 vehicles available for renewal. The estimated collection is RD $ 2,343,717,450. The DGII called on vehicle owners to renew their tag in time to avoid surcharges.

Not so fast Giants. The yellow bat that was missing in the first two games appeared on Wednesday at the Julián Javier and the Eagles prevailed 6-3, their first win in the final series of the 2020-2021 fall-winter championship. Francisco Peña hit a home run, double and single, drove in two laps and hit base four times to lead the nine-hitter offense. From the mound, Andy Otero threw 5.1 innings of just three hits and two walks with four strikeouts to contain the Duarthian bats. The fourth game will take place next Friday from 7:00 pm at Cibao Park. This Thursday is a free day. A game full of alternative, where Juan Francisco reached 30 home runs in the postseason to join Miguel Tejada (36) and Tony Batista (33) as the only members of the club. The victory was for Otero, the setback for Chris Ellis and the save corresponded to Gregory Soto. Juan Lagares shot two doubles in four at-bats and Rangel Ravel was 4-2. For the colts, Francisco and Peter O'Brien went to the streets. The races The guinea pigs took the lead of the match in the second inning. Robel Garcia walked, Francisco Peña moved him to third base with a single to center field and Edmundo Sosa grounded him to shortstop. In the fifth, the yellows stepped on the rubber again. Peña received a transfer, Sosa struck out, Jonathan Villar rolled for the initial that moved the runner and Juan Lagares drove in a double to the left against Ellis for 2-0. The visit expanded the score in the seventh. Peña started the inning with a double to left, Sosa touched and got safely thanks to a wrong pitch by pitcher Yenrry de los Santos that allowed the run to score. Sosa moved to third on a balk from the pitcher and scored with another irregular move. The leader Luis Urueta protested the call and was expelled by the second referee, Nelson de la Cruz. The Northeast reaction came in the seventh with solo homers in a row by Juan Francisco and Peter O'Brien. Then, Richard Ureña struck out, Carlos Paulino dispatched unstoppable through the middle of the field, which decreed the exit of Michael Tonkin. Marcos Diplán went up to pitch, who immediately transferred Abiatal Avelino and José Sirí to fill the bases, Ronald Guzmán rolled from the initial that led to the third race. He climbed the Naftalí Feliz mound, which ended the game by dominating Kelvin Gutiérrez with a roll at his hands.

The judges of the First Collegiate Court of the National District accepted this Thursday, partially, an opposition appeal presented by the defense of Conrado Pittaluga Arzeno, who opposed the incorporation of evidence authenticated by the Brazilian witness Rodrigo Maluf Cardoso, in the trial for the Odebrecht case. The court decided to allow the Public Ministry to incorporate documents that are in Spanish as evidence and the debate on the incorporation of documents in foreign languages was reserved for another time. They motivated that they have confirmed that the translations were deposited in the investigation stage, but since there are about 30 document boxes, they understand that it is essential to postpone the debate or the interrogations that are in progress. Pittaluga's defense motivated his opposition by saying that the Public Ministry committed evidence smuggling and procedural fraud by trying to incorporate more evidence than was communicated to the parties and in a foreign language. The hearing continues this Thursday between incidents, without being able to continue listening to the witness Marcelo Hofke. The head of the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca), Wilson Camacho, referred to the actions of the defenses with a saying: "he who is drowning clings to any branch." At stake in the Odebrecht bribery trial is the guilt and innocence of Ángel Rondón, Conrado Pittaluga, Víctor Díaz Rúa, Tommy Galán, Andrés Bautista, and Roberto Rodríguez.

A doctor is torn between life and death in a Santiago health center, after being run over when running scared out of the emergency area of the Los Hidalgos municipal hospital, in Puerto Plata, where she received, while on duty, the lifeless body of her eight-year-old son. It is about Marigeny Romano, who presents traumas in different parts of her body. The medical professional is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Maternal and Child clinic and it is expected that she will be transferred to a health center in Santo Domingo. The doctor's son died from a cutting wound to one of his feet caused by porcelain from a sink that fell on him when he slipped in the bathroom of his residence, located in the Cañada Grande community of Los Hidalgos. The boy was taken in an agonizing state to the Rafael Cantizano Arias Hospital, in Los Hidalgos, where her mother was on her service, and when she saw him, she was so upset that she ran out and was hit by a vehicle. The event has caused great consternation in Los Hidalgos, Puerto Plata. It is unknown what happened to the vehicle that hit her.

Next November, the name of David Ortiz will appear for the first time on the ballots of the writers who choose the members of the Hall of Fame. In a year it will be known if he is chosen for the class of 2022. His thick record, built in 20 fictional seasons full of feats, augurs enormous chances of being chosen in the first round, in addition to the fact that he only played defense in 12% of his 2,408 games. .286 / .380 / .552 offensive line, 541 home runs, 632 doubles, 1768 RBIs and 55.3 wins over replacement player. Add to that three World Series titles, 10 All-Star appearances and seven Silver Bats. "Nerves? No, my nerves were when I was on the field (laughs). I'm relaxed, I already did what I had to do, now that they (the voters) play it, you understand me. Literally, you know that you do your errands while you play, you try to, when they give you the opportunity to take advantage of it, ”Ortiz said while visiting DL. David is straightforward, four years after his last game, his love for the game and his commitments to Fox as a commentator and Red Sox advisor force him to keep up. "To tell the truth, Cooperstown is the maximum, it is the top, it is where ... I do not think that all players dream of going to Cooperstown because of how difficult it is to get in, most players do dream of having a nice career, You know, we can play big for at least ten years, give your family a lifestyle and after all that stuff, you come to think of Cooperstown, ”says Big Papi. “Yeah, because Cooperstown man, hey, baseball is over 100 years old and how many (members) it has. We only have three Dominicans, from all the years and good players who have passed through here, do you understand me? From the 90s and 2000s, now we are going to have a couple more, but it is not easy to enter Cooperstown ", he insists Ortiz, Most Valuable Player in two World Series (2004 and 2013). Edgar Martinez's choice as a designated hitter in the class of 2019 is a benchmark for setting Ortiz's options as a designated hitter. The Puerto Rican was chosen at his last chance, but his career did not have the trappings of the escogidista. “I understand that I put good numbers, I did everything a player would like to do during his stay, lead, produce, help, zero distraction, zero problems, zero headaches for the organization to which he belongs, I put that package together .. . without realizing it, but I put it together, "he says. However, he clarifies that it is not a subject that haunts him. "But in my hypothetical case, I am literally going to tell you that that does not take my sleep away, I bring up the Cooperstown issue when personalities like you bring it to the table," says Ortiz. It will be complicated Ortiz made a fortune of $ 159 million in salaries and is still today a dollar manufacturer with advertising deals. He defends his colleagues as the one who pays the most, but understands that the money paid today can reduce the number of immortals in the future. “I understand that from now on, with all the talent that is in the Major Leagues right now, they are going to enter less (the Hall of Fame). Sure old man, because I am telling you the truth. There is a pod that is called you stay rabid and another that is when they take away your hunger. But come here! If at age 20 they give me 300 million dollars at 32 how hungry I am going to be. That influences the game a lot, believe it or not, on top of that you already see the handling of the Major League teams with the new players now that they want the boys to be in the Major Leagues at 18 years old, "he said. "So what's up? In the human being there is a maturity that begins after the age of 30. A kid that you know that the vast majority of us do not come from a family that directs us, that tells us 'the pod is this way, it's there', you give him fame and money at age, suppose you, from 19 years old, these kids are millionaires now at 16 when they sign it, do you understand? Between those four years, those who take four, because I am seeing that they are rising from 19, 20 as too much, they come, the one who They add a bit of nonsense, it depends on the mentality of the boy in that transition, then after there he comes, 'you know what, what we gave you four years ago, I go back and repeat, do not confuse me that I am not against That, for me to the players who give all the rooms in the world, what I am talking about is a career that for you to sound in Cooperstown you have to play at least 16 years of consistency, 16 years of consistency, to put your hand " Ortiz said. On the change in attitude “When I reached 30 I said 'wait, I have to change something to play until I'm 40, but I was still hungry, I wanted to keep looking for rooms because it was not that they gave me all those rooms at the beginning, I was hungry there, but many times when you have 300 million dollars in the bank and you are 32 years old and you understand that you have played ball all your life, I am going to zero miles, which is the poor decision that many of the boys make. That is why I understand that when you in the next 20 years when you go to talk about numbers of a guy who has it to be able to belong to Cooperstown it will be difficult for you, not because maybe they do not see it from that point of view. view, but because of what the game is dragging forward. But in my hypothetical case, I am literally going to tell you that it does not take my sleep away from that, I bring up the subject of Cooperstown when personalities like you bring it to the table. Now that people know that I am going to enter the ticket, I imagine that they will touch me on the subject more.

The veto of Twitter and Facebook to the accounts of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has unleashed the debate on the role of the large digital platforms and the EU has joined the global reflection by criticizing that private companies limit freedom of expression of a ruler, but he has celebrated that they recognize his role in the defense of democracy. In recent years, especially after the jihadist attacks in Paris and Brussels and recently with the sale of fraudulent medical devices during the pandemic, the European Commission (EC) has asked platforms to remove illegal content from their servers, according to a code of good practice. Red lines But in the eyes of European leaders, with the blocking of the accounts of a president who has incited an assault on the United States Capitol, the platforms have crossed a red line and Brussels now hopes to contribute to its regulation at a global level with the recent law. of digital services that it presented in December, pending approval. A spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this week that she "sees the permanent closure of the US president's accounts problematic." For Merkel, freedom of opinion "is a fundamental right of essential importance" that can be restricted only under the conditions set by legislators, but not by "the decision of the corporate management of platforms on social networks." From the European Parliament, the president of the social democratic group, Iratxe García, tells Efe that 'it is about finding the balance between freedom of expression - which is a fundamental right - and the protection of democracy' 'The problem posed by the blocking of Donald Trump's social networks is to allow the platforms to decide where that delicate line is', because' beyond the ethical code of a private company, it should be the laws that define where hate crimes and self-serving misinformation begin. ' Speaking to Efe, the president of the Greens, Ska Keller, points out another element to this debate: "Trump, as president, could not have existed without the amplification of conspiracy theories, discrimination and hatred offered by digital platforms." However, she believes that "the courts should have the possibility to analyze and decide whether any law has been violated." The discordant note in this majority opinion is given by the vice president of the European Commission in charge of the digital field, Margrethe Vestager, who in an interview with the Washington Post endorses the veto of Twitter and Facebook to Trump. 'This is obviously the most extreme of extreme situations, that the President of the United States is inciting people to march against Congress. (...) I fully accept that this is an extreme situation and the lines have been exceeded, 'says liberal Vestager, who criticizes the platforms for not having acted before against Trump's messages and doing so only a few days after the end its mandate, although it says that in Europe, blocked users would have the option of going to court. A change of paradign? His colleague in the Community Executive, the Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, is instead 'perplexed' by the fact that 'a CEO can disconnect the speaker from the US president', as he wrote in a recent article in Politician. But he sees positive elements and believes that due to the relevance of the veto to the accounts of the US president, we are facing a change in trend regarding the role of the internet giants in defending democracy. "Just as September 11 (2001) represented a paradigm shift in global security, twenty years later we are witnessing a before and after in the role of digital platforms in our democracy," he points out. "They have recognized their responsibility ... to prevent the spread of illegal content," he says. Breton is confident that with the recent digital services law that he presented in December with Vestager, the EU can contribute to global reflection on how the activity of these companies should be regulated. That law gives authorities greater ability to ask platforms to remove illegal content and provides for fines of up to 6% of their global turnover if they do not act quickly. Algorithms Both García and Keller welcome the regulation - on which the European Parliament and the Council of the EU (which represents the Member States) have yet to decide - but believe that it is not enough to address the challenges posed by the digital economy. 'We also have to regulate the artificial intelligence that creates algorithms to deliver specific information to certain citizens,' says García, who stresses that 'we need to go beyond the logic of innovation and the creation of monetary value and analyze the damage that the uncontrolled use of algorithms has caused democratic values in our society.

The FCA group (Fiat-Chrysler) showed in Las Vegas a prototype of what its future Premium mobility could be. The automobile consortium revealed a good part of what will be its nearest future with the prototype called Chrysler Airflow Vision Concept. The concept car with its name and with some features of its aesthetics to the mythical Chrysler Airflow of the 30s, one of the first vehicles in which aerodynamics was taken into account. Its current reproduction tries to remedy the little success of then. Indeed, it is considered a solution to the premium mobility of tomorrow, offering a first-class experience to its occupants and a high-tech interior. As a model, the new Airflow Vision Concept is based on the production Chrysler Pacifica, but adapted to a much more dynamic and futuristic exterior with the design of the future Premium crossover models of the brand. As we can see, all the signs that define the style of the sedan or minivan have been eliminated to the point of giving it a more SUV air. Its most outstanding elements are: absence of side doors, wheels inspired by the mechanism of an electric motor, leather upholstery and copper-colored details that contrast perfectly with the white of the bodywork and a feeling of interior space worthy of upper segments . Since it is a show car, the brand has not released data regarding its mechanics. Nor do we know much about the screens that are the protagonists in the cabin, but FCA's idea is clear: that each passenger can enjoy an independent infotainment system to make their trips much more enjoyable. We also assume that the Airflow Vision Concept has some level of autonomous driving. However, at Chrysler they want to continue leaving the pleasure of driving in our hands ... and we appreciate it.

The San Diego Padres and shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. would be far from reaching an extension agreement for the next few days. This is what Bob Nightengale, one of the most respected and best informed pens in the industry, reports in an article published this Monday by the USA TODAY newspaper. “There is a small problem with these breathless reports that the San Diego Padres are about to sign shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. to a historic contract extension that exceeds $ 300 million. The two sides have yet to start talking. Really, ”writes Nightengale from Phoenix, Arizona. “Oh yeah, Padres manager A.J. Preller said in October that he would love to lock up Tatis with a contract extension before the 2021 season. Tatis, 22, has repeatedly said that he would love to be a father for life. But there is no truth to the reports and speculation that they have been negotiating a contract extension that could be announced this week, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, ”wrote Nightengale. However, the report realizes that the parties could begin to discuss the pact before the first-class training sessions, in mid-February. The Padres certainly believe they have one of the biggest young stars in the game, but they also realize that he hasn't played a full season yet. Tatis may have finished fourth in the National League MVP voting last year, hitting .277 with 17 home runs, 45 RBIs and scoring 50 while winning a Silver Bat award, but he has also played just 143 games in his career. (He's a 301 career hitter and a .956 on-base percentage plus slugging.) When Mookie Betts received his record 12-year, $ 365 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers last July, he had already played 794 games with an MVP and three other top-10 MVP finishes, four Game of Thrones appearances. Stars, four Gold Gloves and three Silver Sluggers on his resume. Tatis would void all contracts awarded to a player with so little experience in baseball history. Mike Trout's six-year, $ 144 million extension with the Los Angeles Angels in 2014 is the record for a player not eligible for salary arbitration. Ronald Acuña, who had just 115 games of experience, signed an eight-year, $ 100 million contract extension with Atlanta in April 2019, and Alex Bregman signed a six-year, $ 100 million extension a month earlier with the Astros. from Houston. The Padres would gladly present one of those contract offers right now to Tatis, and Tatis would try to avoid laughing in his face. The boy is in full control. Tatis may be making little more than the $ 570,000 minimum wage in the field, but he is raising about $ 4 million to $ 5 million in marketing endorsements and team deals, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation. Tatis can still reach free agency at age 25, if not sooner. The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires Dec. 1, and who knows, maybe the new agreement will allow players to qualify for free agency after five years of major league service instead of six years. There is no urgency from Tatis. Even if he goes year after year, he can make maybe $ 45 million in his three years of salary arbitration (2022-24) before entering the free agent market. So what is a fair contract extension for Tatis to consider now? By the time he reaches free agency, the current fee for premium position players could be worth a minimum of $ 40 million a year. The Padres, who have already added about $ 33 million to their payroll in 2021, are certainly not being shy this winter, already acquiring aces Blake Snell and Yu Darvish on trades and paying $ 28 million in a four-year deal for him. infielder Ha-Seong. Kim. They also have a relationship with Tatis' agent Dan Lozano, who negotiated a 10-year, $ 300 million deal with third baseman Manny Machado two years ago. They have a team built to win not just now, but in the future as well, and that future could extend into the next decade to a great extent for Tatis. The two sides plan to meet and discuss a contract extension before spring training, and if an agreement cannot be reached, they will simply postpone discussions until next offseason. There is no rush, just a lot of uncertainty. Perhaps it makes more sense for both sides to just wait, perhaps seeing what the New York Mets offer Francisco Lindor to stay. Or wait until next winter to determine what the next great class of shortstop in the open market with Javy Baez, Carlos Correa, Trevor Story and Corey Seager demands. There is still a lot of time. But time is ticking, and when negotiations start in a few weeks, we'll see if anyone really blinks.

A fearsome but discreet villain; ruthless but refined. This is how Juan Pablo Raba describes his sinister character from "Coyote", a series on the border between the United States and Mexico that, according to the Colombian actor told Efe, exemplifies that "the most dangerous criminals" are those who are not seen. Raba is an expert in revealing the dark side of the world thanks to roles like Gustavo Gaviria's in "Narcos" (2015-2017). Now you see faces with Michael Chiklis ("The Shield", 2002-2008) in "Coyote", a series that landed last week on the CBS All Access platform with Michelle MacLaren, who was the producer of "Breaking Bad" (2008- 2013), in the engine room. "Coyote" centers on Ben (Chiklis), a veteran US Border Patrol agent who becomes embroiled in a deadly plot to help a woman in distress in Mexico. Raba plays a criminal named Juan Diego who will be Ben's great enemy despite the fact that, according to the Latino, they soon discover that "they are not so different from each other." Q: Juan Diego is a bloodthirsty criminal, but also sophisticated, intelligent, and methodical. A: I am attracted to the idea that we really depart from a stereotype: that villain who is such in front of everyone and for everyone, that villain who behaves as such throughout his life with his wife, with his children, towards the enemies of him ... My perception of Juan Diego is that he is more of a businessman. His business is not necessarily legal, certainly. But he's not the person who's going to directly go and shoot you. He has organized his life very well so that it does not show. It strikes me that the most dangerous criminals in this world are like this. And we see them on television, at rallies, splendid with their families ... Later, if you find out a little bit, or when there is a scandal (...), what lies below is rotten. That catches the attention of Juan Diego: how do you do a guy who really knows that he is dangerous but does not act like one. Q: Latinos in the US criticize that they are often given the roles of drug traffickers, prostitutes, etc. Are you worried about being pigeonholed into those types of criminal characters? A: I reject many (smiles). I reject those that are misspelled. I have no problem playing villains because there are villains in the world. It is not that it is a fantasy that we are making up. In the world there are drug cartels, there are people who traffic in human beings ... My job as an artist is not to judge my character. That does not mean that I agree with him, of course not. But in order to tell a story it is important that we can also tell these characters, that we can show them in all their facets (...). To the extent that we all put our grain of sand and make real characters, ultimately what we end up favoring is the story. A NON-POLITICAL WESTERN Q: What was it like to measure yourself in an almost western duel against an actor like Michael Chiklis? A: Chiklis is a force of nature. Besides the fact that he put his body, his soul and two or three years of his life into this project, he is everything one hopes or wants a star to be. He is a dedicated, serious, talented, hardworking, kind, caring guy. And he's also a tough guy when he has to be. What I like most about him is that at no time does he take this figure as the colonizer: "I'm the Hollywood gringo who comes here to teach you how to do this." Quite the opposite. He comes open-minded and hands-on to learn. He wants to learn Spanish, he wants to eat what is eaten in Mexico, he wants to spend time with them. He is truly an artist and he is willing to soak up everything that he sees permanently. Q: The border is another character in "Coyote" and has also been a central point of American politics in recent years. How does this series avoid the border clichés launched by President Donald Trump and the Republicans? A: First of all, at no point is "Coyote" intended to be a political series. We are telling a story that of course there are people who are going to take it to the political level, especially in the moment we are living. Why is it important to me? I feel that sometimes television, movies, and books have a magnifying glass effect: they achieve that great themes, great paradigms of society, great dogmas, can be told through a single person. When we concentrate something as big and as complex as the problem of immigration, the border, the cages, in one or two characters it is a little easier to understand. Because it's easier to put yourself in those shoes. That is why I think it is so important to tell it, even if there is 'backlash' (rejection), people who do not agree, who criticize it ... It is a problem that has been going on for a long time and is clearly not going to end with this new Administration. This is an ongoing problem, something that is really going to take a long time, a lot of understanding and agreements for it to come to a human place.

Norway became the first country in the world in 2020 in which electric vehicles accounted for more than half of new registrations, a milestone that puts it on track towards its goal of decarbonising all its new vehicles by 2025. According to the Road Traffic Information Council (OFV), despite the COVID-19 pandemic, electric vehicles had a market share of 54.3% last year, compared to 42.4% the previous year. Unprecedented in the world, sales accelerated at the end of the year, and in December the market share of electric vehicles reached a new monthly record of 66.7%. The four new best-selling models in the country (Audi e-tron, Tesla Model 3, Volkswagen ID.3 and Nissan Leaf) are all powered by electricity. The fifth, the Volkswagen Golf, has a rechargeable version, but the statistics do not distinguish between the different types of engines. "It is a very positive trend," said Christina Bu, general secretary of the Norwegian Association of Electric Vehicles, which promotes the "zero emissions" premise. "We are well on track to meet the 2025 targets," she added. Norway, which is paradoxically the largest hydrocarbon producer in Western Europe, has the ambition for all its new cars to be “zero emissions” from that year on. To achieve its objective, the Nordic country applies an extremely advantageous fiscal policy, although it began to cut some of the privileges granted to electric cars, such as free urban tolls or the possibility of using public transport corridors. Unlike diesel or gasoline cars, which are subject to very high taxes, rechargeable cars are exempt from virtually all types of taxes, making them more competitive at the time of purchase. Fossil energy and electrical energy Hybrid vehicles, which combine fossil energy and electrical energy, also increased their sales in 2020, with a market share of 29.1% compared to 25.9% in 2019. Despite this unparalleled performance, the Norwegian EV Association says that last year it expected electricity to account for almost 60% of the market. "We would have succeeded if it hadn't been for the coronavirus," Christina Bu noted, "but the virus delayed several launches." For the current year, the association claims to have a 65% market share. "For the first time, the number of launches of electric models (which could be about 40) is expected to exceed that of other vehicles, including rechargeable hybrids," Bu said. But even though it is progressing at record levels, the electrification of the Norwegian car fleet is still very progressive. At the end of 2019, 9% of the country's vehicles were running on electricity. On the other hand, the advantages granted to the purchase of electric vehicles also have a cost for the state savings banks. According to the Norwegian Finance Ministry, last year the loss of tax revenue was close to 20,000 million crowns (about 2.33 billion dollars).

The Giants added an arm and a bat. The Eagles appealed to strengthen their rotation. The re-entry draw for the final that begins this Monday left the Northeast with Panamanian right-hander Paolo Espino and Cuban-American first baseman Peter O'Brien in their ranks, both from the Toros del Este. While the guinea pigs added Panamanian left-handed starter Andy Otero and Colombian right-hander Nabil Crismatt. The two pitchers were with the Eastern Stars. There were 16 players available to choose from, half of them pitchers. Both Ángel Ovalles and Jesús Mejía, managers of Águilas y Gigantes, valued the draw as an important source of talent, especially at times when moving a player from another country can be so complicated due to the coronavirus. "Otero is a southpaw who gives us balance in the rotation and Crismatt brings balance both by starting and relieving," Ovalles said after the draw. “O'Brien is a player who needs no introduction. Same as Espino, who comes to strengthen our rotation ”, said Mejía, accompanied by his assistant Jaylon Pimentel. The first final series between the two Cibaeño teams will begin this Monday at 7:00 pm at Julián Javier Park in San Francisco de Macorís. It will be agreed at a 7-4 and the winner will represent the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series to be played in Mazatlán, Mexico between January 31 and February 6.