The 9th Street Tunnel suffered no structural damage as a result of Thursday evening’s Metrobus fire that sent dark smoke billowing into the air of Downtown D.C. and the tunnel partially reopened just before 6 p.m. Friday.

Director of the D.C. Department of Transportation Sharon Kershbaum said the structure of the tunnel and its steel beams are secure.

“There was, however, significant heat, and that meant that all of the tiles on the ceiling and the walls actually fell to the ground,” Kershbaum said “So overnight, we cleared all of the debris, and there are still a number of tiles and elements of concrete that are loose, and we are focused on removing any of the hanging and loose concrete and tile to make sure that when we open it up, we don’t have to worry about things falling on the vehicles.”

Two lanes of the tunnel were supposed to reopen at 5 p.m., DDOT initially said. They were reopened just before 6 p.m.

“When it comes to traffic, seldom does anything happen on schedule and when it comes to a bus fire in a tunnel, there are a multitude of unforeseen problems that can delay the recovery,” 91欧美激情 Traffic reporter Dave Dildine said.

The right lane will remain closed for lighting repairs until further notice. DDOT advised drivers to remain alert.

“There was a large segment where all of the lights were damaged, so for about 150 feet around where the fire occurred, we are currently putting conduit in so we can get the lighting restored,” she said. “The concrete or the asphalt underneath the fire also was damaged. We’ve patched that and we’re putting down temporary striping.”

While the tunnel partially reopened Friday evening, more work will need to be done to get the tunnel completely back to normal.

“Restoring all of the tile face, the lighting, cameras, that can be done over time, so it’s not considered an urgent repair, but it will be somewhat of a lift,” Kershbaum said.

The sounds of construction crews could be heard Friday morning inside the tunnel, just a few hundred feet from where the hybrid diesel bus that caught fire came to rest, under the C St. SW overpass.

The bus caught fire in the tunnel at approximately 7 p.m. The driver was not injured and no one else was riding the bus when the fire started, according to Metro.

Metro General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said Thursday evening that all 32 of the fleet鈥檚 hybrid diesel buses would be removed from service and inspected.

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A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right to apply for , and the president can鈥檛 circumvent that.

The court opinion stems from action taken by Trump on Inauguration Day 2025, when he declared that the situation at the southern border constituted an invasion of America and that he was 鈥渟uspending the physical entry鈥� of migrants and their ability to seek asylum until he decides it is over.

The panel concluded that the to remove the plaintiffs under 鈥減rocedures of his own making,鈥� allow him to suspend plaintiffs鈥� right to apply for asylum or curtail procedures for adjudicating their anti-torture claims.

鈥淭he power by proclamation to temporarily suspend the entry of specified foreign individuals into the United States does not contain implicit authority to override the INA鈥檚 mandatory process to summarily remove foreign individuals,鈥� wrote Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Joe Biden.

鈥淲e conclude that the INA鈥檚 text, structure, and history make clear that in supplying power to suspend entry by Presidential proclamation, Congress did not intend to grant the Executive the expansive removal authority it asserts,鈥� the opinion said.

White House says asylum ban was within Trump’s powers

The administration can ask the full appeals court to reconsider the ruling or go to the Supreme Court.

The order doesn鈥檛 formally take effect until after the court considers any request to reconsider.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking on Fox 91欧美激情, said she had not seen the ruling but called it 鈥渦nsurprising,鈥� blaming politically-motivated judges.

鈥淭hey are not acting as true litigators of the law. They are looking at these cases from a political lens,鈥� she said.

Leavitt said Trump was taking actions that are 鈥渃ompletely within his powers as commander in chief.鈥�

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said the Department of Justice would seek further review of the decision. 鈥淲e are sure we will be vindicated,鈥� she wrote in an emailed statement.

The Department of Homeland Security said it strongly disagreed with the ruling.

鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 top priority remains the screening and vetting of all aliens seeking to come, live, or work in the United States,鈥� DHS said in a statement.

Advocates welcome the ruling

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, said that previous legal action had already paused the asylum ban, and the ruling won鈥檛 change much on the ground.

The ruling, however, represents another legal defeat for a centerpiece policy of the president.

鈥淭his confirms that President Trump cannot on his own bar people from seeking asylum, that it is Congress that has mandated that asylum seekers have a right to apply for asylum and the President cannot simply invoke his authority to sustain,鈥� said Reichlin-Melnick.

Advocates say the right to request asylum is enshrined in the country鈥檚 immigration law and say denying migrants that right puts people fleeing war or persecution in grave danger.

Lee Gelernt, attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, who argued the case, said in a statement that the appellate ruling is 鈥渆ssential for those fleeing danger who have been denied even a hearing to present asylum claims under the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful and inhumane executive order.鈥�

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, welcomed the court decision as a victory for their clients.

鈥淭oday鈥檚 DC Circuit ruling affirms that capricious actions by the President cannot supplant the rule of law in the United States,鈥� said Nicolas Palazzo, director of advocacy and legal Services at Las Americas.

Judge Justin Walker, a Trump nominee, wrote a partial dissent. He said the law gives immigrants protections against removal to countries where they would be persecuted, but the administration can issue broad denials of asylum applications.

Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal.

Judge Cornelia Pillard, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, also heard the case.

In the executive order, Trump argued that the Immigration and Nationality Act gives presidents the authority to suspend entry of any group that they find 鈥渄etrimental to the interests of the United States.鈥�

The executive order also suspended the ability of migrants to ask for asylum.

Trump鈥檚 order was another blow to asylum access in the U.S., which was severely curtailed under the Biden administration, although under Biden some pathways for protections for a limited number of asylum seekers at the southern border continued.

Migrant advocate in Mexico expresses cautious hope

For Josue Martinez, a psychologist who works at a small migrant shelter in southern Mexico, the ruling marked a potential 鈥渓ight at the end of the tunnel鈥� for many migrants who once hoped to seek asylum in the U.S. but ended up stuck in vulnerable conditions in Mexico.

鈥淚 hope there鈥檚 something more concrete, because we鈥檝e heard this kind of news before: A district judge files an appeal, there鈥檚 a temporary hold, but it鈥檚 only temporary and then it鈥檚 over,鈥� he said.

Meanwhile, migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela and other countries have struggled to make ends meet as they try to seek refuge in Mexico鈥檚 asylum system that鈥檚 all but collapsed under the weight of new strains and slashed international funds.

This week hundreds of migrants, mostly stranded migrants from Haiti, left the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on foot to seek better living conditions elsewhere in Mexico.

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AP reporters Gary Fields in Washington, Gisela Salomon in Miami and Megan Janetsky in Mexico City contributed to this report.

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The Corydon, Indiana-based company said it had net income of $1.30 per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $17 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $13.5 million.

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A Montgomery County, Maryland, man accused of shooting another man 27 times, gunning down the woman he was with, then driving off while sitting on top of his body was found guilty Thursday of two counts of murder.

After a four-day trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court, a jury found 26-year-old Kaloyan Stoev guilty on two counts of second-degree murder and several weapons charges in the January 2025 shooting deaths of 26-year-old Marcell Hebron and 27-year-old Leilani Marroquin.

Stoev told detectives that during the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 2025, he had plans to buy two ounces of marijuana from Hebron, who he had known for years.

Stoev got in the back of Hebron’s BMW at 2 Research Court in Rockville. Hebron was in the driver’s seat and Marroquin was sitting in the passenger seat.

During their interaction, Stoev began shooting at Hebron with two handguns, ultimately striking him 27 times from inside and outside the vehicle, according to prosecutors.

Marroquin ran from the vehicle, and Stoev shot her five times from the side and from behind, prosecutors said. She fell to the ground, where she was later found, dead.

Stoev later told police he saw Hebron pulling a gun from his waistband, which resulted in him firing the shots. As he was getting out of the car, he said he saw Marroquin retrieving a gun from the glove box and fired several times.

He then sat on top of Hebron’s dead body and drove the BMW to Shady Grove Road at Research Boulevard, where the car stopped running, prosecutors said. He ran toward a hotel, where he was renting a room, and detectives arrested him once he got inside.

Hebron’s body was found inside the disabled car hours later; Marroquin was found in the hotel parking lot.

鈥淭he senseless and violent loss of the victims has left two families in our community devastated. We express our deepest, heartfelt condolences to them,” Montgomery County State鈥檚 Attorney John McCarthy said in a news release.

Stoev faces a maximum of 150 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 28.

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Beef was mixed and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Apr. live cattle gained 0.5 cent at $2.48 a pound. Apr. feeder cattle fell by 0.13 cent at $3.67 a pound. May. hogs fell by 0.98 cent at $.94 a pound.

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The bank, based in Newark, Ohio, said it had earnings of $2.39 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.06 per share.

The financial services holding company posted revenue of $188.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $159.5 million, topping Street forecasts.

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The show’s seventh season saw 32 of the world’s best chefs battle it out bracket-style, and bested the rest.

In the final challenge that aired April 19, he competed against another nationally-known chef, .

“I’ve been runner-up so many times, so honestly I just thought that was going to be the outcome,” Voltaggio told 91欧美激情 with a laugh.

Voltaggio beat Lee by just one point to win the Tournament of Champions title, a wrestling-style belt and a $150,000 prize.

“It felt amazing. I’ve been chasing a win,” Voltaggio said. “The finale aired on my 50th birthday, by the way.”

Voltaggio and his brother Michael grew up in Frederick, Maryland, launched several restaurants and later gained nationwide fame.

For years, they’ve been competing together and separately on various TV cooking shows.

“For me to get 鈥� finally 鈥� my first individual win has been nothing but incredible,” Voltaggio said.

One of the dishes he created that sealed the deal was a breakfast dish made of grits, water chestnuts and crab.

It wasn’t Maryland blue crab, but live, Alaskan king crab that he had to grab out of a tank.

Voltaggio said he’s been extremely busy balancing time as a chef and business owner with spending time with family and friends, but during what might appear to viewers as stressful competitions, he finds freedom.

“To be able to go into the kitchen and tune all of that out for a minute and just cook, it’s actually relaxing,” he said. “It’s actually fun. It’s something I really enjoy.”

Voltaggio plans to give some of the prize money from his Tournament of Champions win to 听a campaign aimed at ending childhood hunger that he’s long supported.

He’s also planning a long overdue vacation.

“It’s time to take my wife and the kids somewhere fun,” Voltaggio said.

But will we see more of him on TV?

“Maybe I haven’t hung up the apron yet. Maybe you’ll see me compete again,” Voltaggio teased.

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The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Friday, beating the all-time high it set on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.6%.

Intel鈥檚 stock soared 23.6% for its best day since 1987 after joining the parade of companies reporting stronger quarterly results than analysts expected. Oil prices were little changed after swinging up and down earlier in the day.

On Friday:

The S&P 500 rose 55.68 points, or 0.8%, to 7,165.08.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 79.61 points, or 0.2%, to 49,230.71.

The Nasdaq composite rose 398.09 points, or 1.6%, to 24,836.60.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 11.90 points, or 0.4% to 2,787.00.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 39.02 points, or 0.5%.

The Dow is down 216.72 points, or 0.4%.

The Nasdaq is up 368.12 points, or 1.5%.

The Russell 2000 is up 10.10 points, or 0.4%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 319.58 points, or 4.7%.

The Dow is up 1,167.42 points, or 2.4%.

The Nasdaq is up 1,594.61 points, or 6.9%.

The Russell 2000 is up 305.09 points, or 12.3%.

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The bank, based in Doraville, Georgia, said it had earnings of 77 cents per share.

The company posted revenue of $77.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $50.8 million, surpassing Street forecasts.

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The closures start Friday evening, ahead of Saturday morning’s 听in Downtown D.C.

D.C. police have asked drivers to be ready for potential delays in the area near the walk, which begins with an opening ceremony at 8:20 a.m. at Freedom Plaza. The event should wrap up by 11 a.m., according to its website.

The exact times of the road closures could be adjusted and any vehicle left in the “no parking” zones will be towed, according to police.

D.C. police said these streets will be posted as closed to traffic and posted as emergency no parking from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday.

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 12th Street to 14th Street NW
• 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue NW

On Saturday, these streets will be posted as emergency no parking from 5 a.m. to noon:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 12th Street NW
• 3rd Street from Constitution Avenue NW to D Street SW
• Independence Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street SW
• 4th Street from Independence Avenue to Virginia Avenue SW
• D Street from 3rd Street to 4th Street SW

These streets will be closed from 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday, according to police:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street to 12th Street NW
• 12th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue NW
• 11th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• 10th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue NW

These streets will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 9th Street NW
• 9th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue NW
• D Street from 8th Street to 9th Street NW
• 7th Street from Indiana Avenue to Constitution Avenue NW
• 6th Street from C Street to Constitution Avenue NW
• Constitution Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street NW
• 3rd Street from C Street NW to Virginia Avenue SW
• Independence Avenue from Washington Avenue to 7th Street SW
• 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Virginia Avenue SW
• D Street from 3rd Street to 4th Street SW
• 6th Street from Independence Avenue to Maryland Avenue SW
• C Street from 2nd Street to 6th Street SW

Also happening this weekend is the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday. The afterparty event will have parking restrictions and street closures from Saturday staring at 7 a.m. through Sunday at noon. During those times, 19th Street NW between Q Street and Dupont Circle NW will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle traffic.

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En aquella fiesta 鈥攅n la que Daniel gan贸 un premio y Mercedes le llev贸 un pastel鈥� apenas se miraron, pero ese fue el inicio de charlas que se volvieron imprescindibles, una intimidad nueva que no sab铆an nombrar y sentimientos que no hab铆an experimentado. Tambi茅n llegaron las reglas incumplidas y el v茅rtigo de descubrir que, por primera vez en mucho tiempo, el camino no lo marcaba un horario ni una promesa, sino algo m谩s dif铆cil de ordenar: el coraz贸n.

Hoy, 30 a帽os despu茅s, siguen juntos. Mercedes lo dice sin dudar: Daniel es lo m谩s importante de su vida y para 茅l, ella ocupa ese mismo lugar.

Cuando Mercedes ten铆a 13 a帽os vio pasar a un grupo de monjas cerca de su casa y sali贸 detr谩s de ellas. Ellas ten铆an un colegio secundario en Avellaneda, provincia de Buenos Aires, y le pidi贸 a su mam谩 que la dejara ir.

鈥淎l principio ella no quer铆a porque me dec铆a: 鈥樎緾贸mo te vas a ir si est谩s muy chiquita鈥�. Pero ella se acord贸 que cuando yo nac铆 muy chiquita me hab铆a encomendado a la Virgen de la Merced, le pidi贸 que me dejara con vida鈥�, cuenta a CNN. Al recordar eso, la dej贸 ir para cumplir con su promesa que, si alg煤n d铆a la Virgen la necesitaba, pod铆a buscarla.

Estudi贸 la secundaria en el colegio de monjas y despu茅s ingres贸 al convento. 鈥淧ara m铆 ese era un espacio seguro, algo que no sent铆a en mi familia porque mi casa era muy desordenada con la energ铆a sexual, mi abuelo me molestaba鈥�, agrega.

El caso de Daniel fue diferente. Aunque tuvo los sacramentos tradicionales (la comuni贸n y la confirmaci贸n), y en ocasiones iba a la iglesia, no se trataba de un valor muy importante para 茅l. Pero ingres贸 a un grupo de j贸venes en el que se le铆a el Evangelio, hac铆an actividades y acud铆an a misa los domingos por la ma帽ana hasta que un d铆a sinti贸 una especie de llamado.

鈥淓stando en una de esas misas 鈥攄ice a CNN鈥� me vino el pensamiento: 鈥楴o tendr茅 que ser sacerdote鈥�, as铆 nada m谩s. No hubo francamente m谩s preguntas, ni hab铆a alg煤n sacerdote al que yo admirara [鈥 Un d铆a iba caminando y le dije a Dios: 鈥楽i quer茅s que sea sacerdote, haz que me den un pase鈥� porque hab铆a unos chicos jugando cerca, pero la pelota lleg贸 a mis pies鈥�.

Despu茅s de esa se帽al fue a un encuentro vocacional con varios j贸venes y ah铆 empez贸 el camino del sacerdocio a los 16 a帽os. 鈥淢e sent铆 aliviado, contento con esa decisi贸n鈥�, relata.

Despu茅s del primer acercamiento en la fiesta parroquial, Daniel, de 27 a帽os y Mercedes, de 23, se encontraron en otra iglesia, conversaron y 茅l la invit贸 a ser parte del grupo de j贸venes con el que Daniel trabajaba. 鈥淓n ese momento pens茅: qu茅 lindo amigo podr铆a ser鈥�, recuerda Mercedes, quien entonces ten铆a 23 a帽os.

鈥淣os vimos y comenzamos a conversar y casi se dio una inclinaci贸n natural porque las otras personas eran m谩s grandes y nosotros 茅ramos m谩s jovencitos. Platicamos y tomamos caf茅鈥�, dice Daniel sobre ese segundo encuentro.

Mercedes 鈥攁hora de 57 a帽os鈥� cuenta que ambos ten铆an el mismo 谩nimo de renovar la instituci贸n, poner todo su empe帽o y fuerzas en hacer brillar algunos aspectos quiz谩, algo que atribuye a la juventud de ambos.

鈥淰os quer茅s salvar el mundo, salvar el planeta y claro, me encontr茅 con esta persona que vibraba como yo, que igual quer铆a trabajar con j贸venes, nos reun铆amos en grupo con vino y pan, todas esas cosas re lindas que me sonaban [鈥 Yo siempre he valorado mucho las pl谩ticas con Daniel y pens茅 que pod铆a tener un amigo de verdad, un amigo del alma鈥�, dice Mercedes.

El sentimiento era rec铆proco. Daniel 鈥攈oy con 61 a帽os鈥� cuenta que le gustaba estar con ella, que sent铆a que lo complementaba y tenerla a ella para hablar lo hac铆a sentir que ten铆a una compa帽era dentro del estilo de vida que hab铆a elegido: el celibato.

Ya hab铆a pasado casi un a帽o desde que comenzaron a trabajar juntos, ten铆an largas pl谩ticas en persona y por tel茅fono que se extend铆an cada vez m谩s. Nunca hab铆an tenido pareja y nombrar lo que sent铆an no fue f谩cil.

Reconocer que estaban enamorados surgi贸 鈥渄e forma sutil鈥�. 脡l quer铆a pasar m谩s tiempo con Mercedes, quer铆a hablar m谩s con ella, de pronto sus manos se tocaban. Y ella empez贸 a romper peque帽as reglas: las monjas no pod铆an mirar a los hombres a los ojos, pero ella lo hac铆a con Daniel y tampoco le hablaba de 鈥渦sted鈥�.

El amor surgi贸 poco a poco, pero hubo momentos clave.

鈥淯na ma帽ana de Navidad yo estaba en el obispado y me vino un impulso, unas ganas de llamarla al convento, pero me pregunt茅 qu茅 iba a decirle, porque siempre que habl谩bamos era por alguna tarea. Algo se me ten铆a que ocurrir, pero simplemente la llam茅 y ah铆 detect茅 algo鈥�, recuerda Daniel.

Para Mercedes, fue una meditaci贸n que 茅l le entreg贸. Ten铆a que imaginarse una vida con casa, esposo e hijos y despu茅s despedirse de cada cosa.

鈥淐uando eleg铆a cada cosa, me ve铆a con 茅l. Yo en la meditaci贸n pude despedirme de mis hijos, de mi casa, pero no me pude despedir de Daniel. Fue algo que me llam贸 la atenci贸n porque claramente vi que hab铆a algo m谩s fuerte鈥�, detalla Mercedes.

Ella le revel贸 lo que hab铆a sentido y ambos empezaron a bloquear lo que estaba pasando y decidieron hacerse una promesa debido a que cada uno hab铆a tomado una decisi贸n de servicio.

Daniel y Mercedes creyeron que lo que les estaba pasando era algo 铆ntimo, pero otras personas dentro del convento y la di贸cesis se dieron cuenta de lo que pasaba.

Sin embargo, ambos coinciden en que esa sanci贸n los uni贸 en la 鈥渃landestinidad de mutuo apoyo鈥� y tejieron a煤n m谩s el afecto.

La congregaci贸n envi贸 a Mercedes a otro convento en la ciudad de Gualeguaych煤, cerca de la frontera con Uruguay, y le prohibieron seguir en contacto con 茅l, pero antes de que eso pasara se reuni贸 con Daniel en una iglesia: ah铆 se dieron el primer beso de sus vidas y de su relaci贸n.

Con el traslado de Mercedes lleg贸 otra decisi贸n: salir de la congregaci贸n. En medio de esa situaci贸n, otras monjas la cuestionaban, incluso algunas dejaron de hablarle.

En ese momento de soledad, encontraron la manera de comunicarse. En ocasiones, 茅l llamaba al convento para hablar con ella, pero le negaban la comunicaci贸n argumentando que estaba ocupada. Un d铆a, 茅l fingi贸 ser un t铆o y as铆 logr贸 hablar con ella, esa fue uno de algunos m茅todos que encontraron para no distanciarse completamente.

Finalmente, Mercedes sali贸 de la congregaci贸n y se fue a vivir a la ciudad donde estaba Daniel.

Estar en la misma ciudad y sin las restricciones del convento hizo que el v铆nculo entre ambos creciera r谩pidamente, pero 茅l a煤n era sacerdote y ella estaba enamorada.

鈥淵o tambi茅n estaba enamorado, pero segu铆a sin registrarlo. Ella ya hab铆a dado pasos grandes porque hab铆a salido de la congregaci贸n, ten铆a que rearmar su vida. Yo segu铆a trabajando en la iglesia con el obispo鈥�, expresa Daniel.

Adem谩s, Mercedes recibi贸 ofertas de dinero por parte del obispo para que se fuera de la ciudad y se alejara de Daniel.

Por aquellos d铆as, la madre de Daniel enferm贸 y 茅l estuvo con ella entre hospitales y cl铆nicas, un episodio que le permiti贸 reconectar con sus sentimientos como persona, alejado de la iglesia.

Corr铆a el a帽o de 1993 cuando Daniel dej贸 los h谩bitos. Cuenta que no sinti贸 culpa, solo un sentimiento de libertad y de hacer lo que el coraz贸n le dictaba. Un d铆a se reuni贸 con ella y le propuso unir sus vidas.

鈥淭e propongo que compartas la vida conmigo鈥�, dice Daniel y Mercedes agrega: 鈥淵o le dije: 鈥榥o, la vida ya la compartimos鈥欌��.

Con la decisi贸n tomada, empezaron una vida desde cero. Los primeros meses vivieron en un peque帽o departamento en Venado Tuerto. Improvisaron una ceremonia 铆ntima con una cruz y en presencia de una amiga llamada Pepita, se prometieron amarse para siempre.

鈥淣o hab铆a proyecto m谩s que el de estar juntos鈥�, dice Daniel.

Pero las piezas del rompecabezas comenzaron a acomodarse. Una persona le ofreci贸 trabajo en Buenos Aires. Poco despu茅s, 茅l curs贸 la licenciatura en Psicolog铆a y ella la carrera en Ciencias de la Educaci贸n.

M谩s de un a帽o despu茅s, Mercedes estaba embarazada, pero el beb茅 fue prematuro y vivi贸 solo un par de horas. Luego, llegaron sus dos hijas: Mar铆a Carla, hoy de 30 a帽os, y Camila, de 27.

Daniel empez贸 en 1994 el proceso formal para dejar de ser sacerdote, pero el Vaticano decidi贸 que no resolver铆an el caso hasta 2004 argumentando, se帽ala Daniel, que 鈥渉asta que la persona tenga 40 a帽os, las decisiones son volubles y cambiantes鈥�.

Su vivencia como sacerdote llev贸 a Daniel a escribirle una carta al papa Francisco en la que le preguntaba qu茅 har铆a con aquellos que hab铆an dejado de ser sacerdotes.
El pont铆fice respondi贸 dici茅ndole que lo que expon铆a era real y lo recib铆a como un llamado de Dios a buscar caminos.

Siete meses despu茅s de dejar los h谩bitos, Daniel volvi贸 a sentir el llamado vocacional, pero no sab铆a c贸mo integrarlo puesto que estaba casado y ten铆a una familia. Pero se abri贸 una puerta cuando conoci贸 la Iglesia anglicana (Iglesia episcopal en EE.UU.), que bajo la visi贸n cristiana combina elementos cat贸licos con principios protestantes y permite el matrimonio.

鈥淢ercedes y yo comenzamos a participar en la Iglesia, nos casamos en la iglesia en julio de 2001 y dos a帽os despu茅s recib铆 la licencia para trabajar como sacerdote y me desempe帽茅 como p谩rroco en la provincia de Buenos Aires unos 15 a帽os鈥�, precisa Daniel.

Luego recibi贸 una invitaci贸n para continuar con el Ministerio en la di贸sesis de Kansas, Missouri, donde ahora vive con Mercedes y su hija menor.

鈥淎hora, a mis 61 a帽os, siento que estoy aprendiendo todo de nuevo, hay mucho que puedo hacer, es altamente renovador鈥�, agrega.

Despu茅s de todos estos a帽os, Mercedes reflexiona que su fe no est谩 ligada a la Iglesia, sino a Dios y con eso, dice, se siente tranquila y en paz.

Daniel convirti贸 su relato en un libro que titul贸 鈥溾��, que se public贸 hace un par de a帽os en Argentina. Cuando se le pregunta por qu茅 decidi贸 nombrarlo as铆, toma el libro y lee un fragmento inicial:

鈥淐ada vez que muere un 谩ngel hay una extraordinaria irradiaci贸n de energ铆a que permite que se cumplan los deseos imposibles. Pero ning煤n 谩ngel puede morir a menos que lo decida 茅l mismo. Y eso s贸lo ocurre cuando ve que un deseo humano vale su sacrificio. Entonces el 谩ngel irradia su m谩ximo esplendor y se entrega a s铆 mismo como bendici贸n. Los otros 谩ngeles contemplan esto en respetuoso silencio. Cuando los 谩ngeles callan, el cielo sabe que se ha abierto una puerta que da lugar a que surja lo imposible en la oscuridad de la noche. Esto se observa como la ca铆da de una estrella fugaz. La costumbre de pedir un deseo al ver ese acontecimiento es el recuerdo intuitivo que poseemos de este conocimiento olvidado鈥�.

Ahora, 30 a帽os despu茅s de reconocer lo que nunca hab铆an sentido y comenzar una vida juntos, se miran con respeto y amor profundo. 鈥淒aniel es mi todo, si hago esa reflexi贸n de nuevo, podr铆a despedirme de la casa y de los hijos, pero no de 茅l鈥�, afirma Mercedes.

Para 茅l, ella es la mujer m谩s importante de su vida: 鈥淎 la hora de tomar decisiones, ella est谩 siempre primero鈥�.

Treinta a帽os despu茅s, el amor entre Daniel Genovesi y Mar铆a de las Mercedes Tarragona no aparece como una reliquia de juventud ni como una haza帽a que se cuenta una sola vez: est谩 en lo cotidiano, en la forma en que se miran y se nombran, en la decisi贸n 鈥攔enovada鈥� de seguir del mismo lado.

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鈥淕ive me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,鈥� are the words etched on the Statue of Liberty.

Little did Emma Lazarus know that her poem written to fund Lady Liberty鈥檚 stone pedestal would become an anthem for generations of those seeking a new beginning.

As we honor the many contributions that citizens have made to our nation over its 250 years, we must also celebrate the immigrants who arrived seeking the American Dream and in turn helped elevate our country to new heights.

Only seven years after Orville and Wilbur Wright piloted the first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in New Zealand, Elizabeth Pickering gave birth to a baby on Christmas Eve that would grow up to be an .

鈥淢ore than any other individual, Bill Pickering was responsible for America鈥檚 success in exploring the planets 鈥� an endeavor that demanded vision, courage, dedication, expertise and the ability to inspire two generations of scientists and engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,” Thomas Everhart, president emeritus of California Institute of Technology, once said.

Before Elton John, and President Donald Trump鈥檚 pen pal Kim Jong Un, the original Rocketman was Sir William Pickering.

In “Rocketman,” the 2004 documentary on Pickering, he tells of his mother dying before he was six years old.

鈥淢y grandparents brought me up; they lived in Havelock,鈥� Pickering said. 鈥淚t was a little village way out in the countryside of New Zealand.”

During his childhood, Pickering witnessed in real time the change the second industrial revolution brought to that little village, from electricity, telephones, and the first automobile.

Always a good student, Pickering had a passion for science. After spending a year at The University of Canterbury, his life and the history of humanity would soon never be the same.

Thanks to his uncle, who married an American, Pickering made his way in 1928 from Down Under to the United States to attend The California Institute of Technology.

By 1936, he had earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree, and a PhD in Physics. Half decade later, he made the decision to become a naturalized citizen of the United States of America.

During World War II, he conducted research on the absorption properties of cosmic rays with the Nobel Winning physicist Dr. Robert A. Millikan along with investigating Japanese balloon warfare techniques for the .

A decade after coming on board of the Caltech-operated Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1944, he was named its Director and stayed in the position until the Nation鈥檚 bicentennial year.

鈥淚 said I would like to do the deep space program, and they gave it to me and I was delighted, ” Pickering said in “Rocketman.” 鈥淚 was sitting there with a contract that said go out and explore the solar system, and that was a wonderful contract to have.鈥�

The space race started in 1957 with the news that the Soviet Union had launched Sputnik, the first satellite into space.

83 days later, with the pride of the nation resting on his shoulders, Pickering led the effort to build Explorer I, America鈥檚 first satellite into space, which would launch only four months after Sputnik.

Later that year, JPL would be under the umbrella of the new civilian space agency, NASA.

The world got to see pictures of what Mars, Venus and the Moon really looked like, thanks to missions led by Pickering and his staff at JPL. They pioneered the electronic telemetering techniques that were a precursor to our smartphones.

Known as “Mr. JPL,” he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine twice, and while another immigrant, Wernher von Braun was known as the person who built the rockets, Pickering鈥檚 team was the brains and eyes of the missions.

鈥淎ll of us who knew those early pioneers, look with great respect on anyone that we recognize, and right up there at the very top, in the scientific robotic space craft is Bill Pickering,鈥� Buzz Aldrin said in “Rocketman.”

Before Neil Armstrong could take a giant leap for humanity, NASA had to make sure the Moon was solid enough to land on. The fear was that the Moon was covered in a layer of swallowing dust, and any craft would sink and disappear in it.

Thanks to Pickering鈥檚 Ranger and Surveyor missions, it was confirmed that the surface of the moon was solid enough to land on.

The 22 years Pickering spent leading JPL spanned the Space Race. From the beginning, overseeing the launch of Explorer I, America鈥檚 first satellite launched into space, and by the end of his tenure the U.S. had successfully landed on the moon 11 times, five robotic, (Surveyors 1, 3, 5, 6, 7,) and six manned crews, (Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.)

As we celebrate the achievements of our great nation over the last 250 years, remember the next time you look up into space, don鈥檛 forget there is an American Flag planted into the surface on the moon, thanks in part to immigrants.

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Guerra Sandoval, a native of Guatemala who has lived in Maryland for nearly two decades, is the former partner of听, one of the workers repairing the Key Bridge overnight when the Dali struck it in March 2024.

The six men who died were immigrants from Central America and Mexico, survived by dozens of immediate and extended family members left not only to grieve but also to navigate new financial pressures and other demands resulting from the loss.

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