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Indaga Fiscalía estatal a policías de Veracruz

Ofrece disculpas Secretario de Salud

Apenas seis casos de 793 expedientes por desvío de dinero llegaron a sentencia

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Durante el sexenio de Enri-que Peña Nieto, la PGR (hoy Fiscalía) mandó a la conge-ladora casi la totalidad de las denuncias que la Auditoría Superior de la Federación in-terpuso por desvío o mal uso de los recursos públicos.

De acuerdo con cifras de la ASF, entre diciembre de 2012 y noviembre de 2018 fueron presentadas 793 de-nuncias, de las cuales, en 763, que representan el 96.2 por ciento, la PGR o FGR no ha ejercitado la acción penal o judicializado los expedientes.

La mayoría de las denun-cias están atoradas en la eta-pa de integración de la averi-guación previa o carpeta de investigación. En esta fase se encuentran 524 de ellas, que representan el 66 por ciento del total.

Los datos, proporciona-

dos por la ASF en respues-ta a una solicitud de infor-mación, indican que en 122 casos el Ministerio Público determinó No Ejercer la Ac-ción Penal (NEAP) al consi-derar que no había elementos suficientes.

En otros 115 casos se de-terminó la Reserva del expe-diente, que equivale a enviar al archivo el asunto a la es-pera de que eventualmente puedan surgir elementos de prueba que permitan la con-

signación del caso.De los último tres sexe-

nios, el de Peña ha sido en el que más denuncias ha for-mulado la ASF.

Durante el mandato de Vicente Fox (2000-2006) la Auditoría presentó 21 denun-cias, con Felipe Calderón su-maron 157 y, de diciembre de 2018 a la fecha, en la ad-ministración de Andrés Ma-nuel López Obrador, van 10 denuncias.

Debido a los tiempos que

BenITo JIMÉneZ

Elementos de la Policía esta-tal de Veracruz son investi-gados por presunta colabo-ración con grupos criminales para los que han hecho “le-vantones” o incluso ejecuta-do a contrarios.

La Fiscalía General del Estado (FGE) tiene abiertas 10 carpetas de investigación contra agentes estatales prin-cipalmente por el delito de desaparición forzada.

El más reciente caso en el que están implicados po-licías estatales es el del due-ño del bar Caballo Blanco, Agustín Javier Ronzón Gon-

zález, quien según denuncias en poder de la FGE, fue de-tenido el sábado pasado por agentes de la Fuerza Civil de la SSP en Veracruz y subido a bordo de la patrulla 3225.

Ronzón fue detenido jun-to con Josimar Ríos López.

Ambos aparecieron es-ta semana en un video que circuló en redes sociales en el que son decapitados. Sus cuerpos no han aparecido.

Ayer peritos de la Fiscalía General de República llega-ron a Coatzacoalcos para lle-var a cabo las investigaciones.

La SSP estatal solicitó la FGR atraer la investigación del caso.

Congela ex PGR las denuncias durante peñismo

Dejan impune 96%de querellas de ASF

tiene establecidos la Audito-ría para llevar a cabo la revi-sión de la Cuenta Pública, los hechos denunciados en todos los casos no coinciden con el sexenio en el que fueron for-malizadas las denuncias.

De las 30 querellas que en el sexenio pasado supe-raron la etapa del Ministerio Público, 12 están reportadas como consignadas, 12 como judicializadas y en seis ya se ha emitido sentencia.

Los casos sentenciados corresponden a ilícitos co-metidos en 2011, 2012 y 2013 en la extinta Reforma Agraria, en Agricultura, el Gobierno de Sinaloa y en los munici-pios de Tlaola y Coronango, Puebla.

Entre las denuncias que a la fecha están a la espera de que proceda el Ministerio Público, están 30 que corres-ponden al desvío de recursos a empresas fantasma a través de la firma de convenios con universidades y que repre-senta hasta el momento uno de los mayores desfalcos co-metidos contra la hacienda pública.

z Ayer fueron los funerales de las víctimas del Caballo Blanco.

Con los CampeonesEl Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, junto con su esposa Beatriz Gutiérrez Mueller y el Secretario de Educación, Esteban Moctezuma, entregaron ayer reconocimientos a los ganadores de la Olimpiada del Conocimiento Infantil. Entre los premiados estuvo la niña Marilú Aquino Puente, primer lugar indígena y Mateo Latapí Acosta, primer lugar nacional. Página 7

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El Gobierno federal pretende que Pemex retome las asocia-ciones con empresas priva-das (farmouts) en 2020, ase-guró el diario británico Fi-nancial Times citando a un alto funcionario.

Además, se plantea la po-sibilidad de revivir la explo-ración de privados en aguas profundas, donde Pemex tie-ne una asociación con la aus-traliana BHP Billiton.

Octavio Romero, direc-tor general de Pemex, ha asegurado que en su gestión no se hará exploración en aguas profundas, pero el 24 de agosto, Alfonso Romo, Je-fe de la Oficina de la Presi-dencia, aseguró que el Presi-dente aceptó que su política energética estaba equivocada,

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El secretario de Salud, Jorge Alcocer, convocó a papás de niños con cáncer a quienes se les retrasó su quimiote-rapia por el desabasto, para ofrecerles disculpas por las declaraciones hechas res-pecto al tema.

Luego de que los padres de familia desesperados por el desabasto de medsatrexa-te para las quimioterapias de sus hijos bloquearon el lunes los acceso al Aeropuerto In-ternacional de la CDMX, el

funcionario declaró que no había urgencia médica por la falta del fármaco oncológico.

Los padres le exigieron se disculpara.

“Soy sensible a sus de-mandas y si me expresé mal en otro momento, hoy reite-ro mi más profundo respeto a su lucha diaria contra el cáncer”, les dijo, según un comunicado de la depen-dencia.

Israel Rivas, papá de Dhana, quien tiene leuce-mia linfoblástica aguda de alto riesgo y es paciente del

Hospital Infantil de México, comentó que en la reunión con Alcocer, que duró casi seis horas y a la que asistie-ron 10 papás, el Secretario de Salud les explicó el por qué del desabasto.

“Nos dijo que había sido una serie de equivocaciones y confusiones de autoridades. No nos mencionó de quienes. Nos garantizó que esto no volverá a suceder.

“Los que hablamos más fuimos nosotros, sobre todo lo que vive un niño oncoló-gico y su familia. Le pedimos

apoyo para conformarnos como asociación que vigile que se lleve a cabo de ma-nera adecuada el tratamien-to de nuestros hijos. Nos dijo que tenemos todo el apoyo de la Secretaría en ese sen-tido”, comentó Rivas.

Informó que su hija Dhana, de 4 años y medio, está programada para recibir su tratamiento de quimiote-rapia mañana.

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Para Lourdes Melgar, in-vestigadora afiliada al MIT y especialista en hidrocar-buros, los proyectos presen-tados por el Gobierno son insuficientes para llevar la producción a 2.6 millones de barriles para 2024.

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AMLO pide cuidar Morena... y en el Senado, nuevo

choque por el controlPor S. Ramírez y F. Sánchez

LÓPEZ OBRADOR llama a legisladores de su partido a mantener principios e idea-les; dice que institutos políticos no duran si se busca triunfar a toda costa págs. 8 y 9

BATRES celebra que Comisión de Honor ordenara reponer elección; Monreal acusa arbitrariedad y consigue que 75% de la bancada ratifique a Mónica Fernández

Advierten que caza furtiva de esta especie de la selva amenaza la bio-diversidad; si desaparecen, África pierde 7% de capacidad de almace-namiento de carbono. pág. 28

Pelea contra la extinción elefante que ayuda a frenar cambio climático

Propone elegir a dirigente por encuestaEl mandatario da línea y afirma que el sondeo ha funcionado para no dividir al partido; ofrece no entrometerse en el relevo de la presidencia. pág. 9

Comisión de Honor ve indebida la participación del PES en elección de candidato a la Mesa Directiva.Llama a comparecer a Ricardo Monreal en plazo que termina el 2 de septiembre.Ordena reponer proceso de votación; Batres descarta participar de nuevo

ResoluciónRicardo Monreal considera estrategia jurídica endeble y ve postura desmedida y arbitraria.El líder de la Jucopo critica que resolvieran antes de escucharlo, pues se no cumplió con plazo fijado. Con 44 de 59 firmas, sólo de Morena, senadores respaldan candidatura de la tabasqueña Fernández.

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Coatzacoalcos: del auge al “toque de queda” autoimpuesto En este municipio enlutado por 29 muertes por el ataque en el bar Caballo Blanco, la vida pública acaba a las 6 de la tarde, cuando cierran ne-

gocios y los habitantes se resguardan por temor; aseguran que desde 2015 se bloqueó el desarrollo por el alza de cobro de piso págs. 4 y 5COLOMBIA SEÑALA A MADURO DE ESTAR DETRÁS DEL REARME DE LAS FARCA tres años de la firma de la paz, Iván Duque acusa que Venezuela alberga a “banda narcoterrorista”; anuncia ofensiva y ofrece recompensa de 860 mil dólares por información para dar con cabecillas. pág. 20

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LA CAMPEONA, ayer, al ser premiada.

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GODÍNEZEdad: 29 años

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VIERNES 30 DE AGOSTO DE 2019 // CIUDAD DE MÉXICO // AÑO 35 // NÚMERO 12607 // Precio 10 pesosDIRECTORA GENERAL: CARMEN LIRA SAADEDIRECTOR FUNDADOR: CARLOS PAYÁN VELVER

AMLO llama a Morena a evitar una división interna

Pensión digna, sólo si crece el ahorro obligatorio: Consar

Con el actual esquema apenas se percibe 30% del último sueldo

‘‘Poco pesarían elevar la edad de jubilación o bajar las comisiones’’

Abraham Vela: lo ideal es que con el alza la aportación quede en 15%

Estima que con ese giro el ingreso de retiro podría llegar hasta 70%

‘‘Hacienda sería la encargada de proponer una reforma al SAR’’

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El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador acudió a la reunión plenaria de las bancadas de Morena. Lo acompañan Arturo Herrera, secretario de Hacienda; Ricardo Peralta, subsecretario de Gobernación;

Ricardo Monreal, coordinador de senadores de ese partido; Olga Sánchez Cordero, titular de Gobernación, y Mario Delgado, coordinador de diputados de la institución política. Foto Marco Peláez

● ‘‘Mantener ideales y principios, única forma para afianzarlo’’

● Garantiza que ningún funcionario de su gobierno intervendrá en la elección de la dirigencia

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The Trump administration laidout on Thursday a far-reachingplan to cut back on the regulationof methane emissions, a majorcontributor to climate change.

The Environmental ProtectionAgency’s proposed rule aims toeliminate federal requirementsthat oil and gas companies installtechnology to detect and fix meth-ane leaks from wells, pipelinesand storage facilities. It wouldalso reopen the question ofwhether the E.P.A. had the legalauthority to regulate methane as apollutant.

The rollback plan is particularlynotable because major energycompanies have, in fact, spokenout against it — joining automak-ers, electric utilities and other in-dustrial giants that have opposedother administration initiatives todismantle climate-change and en-vironmental rules.

The weakening of the methanestandard is the latest in the marchof environmental-policy rollbacksby the Trump administration de-signed to loosen regulations on in-dustry.

Mr. Trump has sought to openmillions of acres of public land andwater to drilling, including theArctic National Wildlife Refuge,and has lifted an Obama-era mor-atorium on new coal miningleases on public land. This month,the Interior Department com-pleted a plan to weaken the En-dangered Species Act. Later thisyear the E.P.A. plans to roll backclean-water regulations affectingstreams and wetlands.

E.P.A. TO WEAKENCONTROLS ON GASTIED TO WARMING

LOOSER METHANE RULES

Major Energy CompaniesOppose Reversal of an

Obama-Era Policy

By LISA FRIEDMAN and CORAL DAVENPORT

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New methane standards wouldbenefit the oil and gas industry.

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In the power circles of Tehran,where “Death to America” is regu-larly chanted, the idea has takenhold that Iran must eventually ne-gotiate with President Trump, ac-cording to several people withknowledge of the shift.

These people said Iran’s leader-ship had concluded that Mr.Trump could be re-elected andthat the country cannot withstandsix more years of the oneroussanctions he has imposed.

It is a remarkable turnabout forthe political establishment inTehran, which for the past 40years has staked its legitimacy ondefiance of the United States buthas been particularly hostile to-ward Mr. Trump.

President Hassan Rouhani ofIran teased a possible meetingwith Mr. Trump earlier this week,indicating he would be willing if itwould benefit Iranians.

Mr. Rouhani reversed himselfwithin 24 hours, suggesting hemay have been overruled byIran’s supreme leader, AyatollahAli Khamenei. But the people withknowledge of the Iranian hierar-chy’s thinking said Mr. Rouhani’sbehavior should be viewed as partof the emerging new strategy.

They said the strategy was fol-lowing two parallel tracks: dis-playing a more defiant position onIran’s military and nuclear energypolicies to irritate Mr. Trump,while signaling a willingness totalk under certain conditions, ap-pealing to what are seen as hisdeal-maker instincts.

“Iran has completely shifted,”said Abbas Abdi, a onetime leaderof the students who took hostagesat the United States Embassy in1979 and now a prominent figurein a faction known as the reform-ists, which is open to dialogue withthe Americans.

Hard-liners who have opposedsuch dialogue, Mr. Abdi said, had“concluded that what works nowwith America is being tough butopen to talks if Trump offers someguarantees.”

Iranian leaders were predict-ably outraged last year after Mr.Trump abandoned Iran’s 2015 nu-clear agreement with world pow-ers, demanded a more stringentaccord and reimposed cripplingsanctions on Iran.

While some may have hopedMr. Trump could be dismissed as aone-term president, that view hasfaded.

The new strategy, those whospoke about it said, was also predi-cated on dangling a foreign-policy

Iran’s Leaders Accept a Need

For U.S. Talks

No Longer Waiting for Trump’s Successor

By FARNAZ FASSIHI

On the American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Aug. 10. Tensions with Iran carry a risk of military conflict.BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

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How do genes influence oursexuality? The question has longbeen fraught with controversy.

An ambitious new study — thelargest ever to analyze the genet-ics of same-sex sexual behavior —found that genetics does play arole, responsible for perhaps athird of the influence on whethersomeone has same-sex sex. Theinfluence comes not from onegene but many, each with a tiny ef-fect — and the rest of the explana-

tion includes social or envi-ronmental factors — making it im-possible to use genes to predictsomeone’s sexuality.

“I hope that the science can beused to educate people a little bitmore about how natural and nor-mal same-sex behavior is,” saidBenjamin Neale, a geneticist atthe Broad Institute of M.I.T. andHarvard and one of the lead re-searchers on the internationalteam. “It’s written into our genesand it’s part of our environment.”

The study of nearly half a mil-

lion people, funded by the Na-tional Institutes of Health andother agencies, found differencesin the genetic details of same-sexbehavior in men and women. Theresearch also suggests the genet-ics of same-sex sexual behaviorshares some correlation withgenes involved in some mental

health issues and personalitytraits — although the authors saidthat overlap could simply reflectthe stress of enduring societalprejudice.

Even before its publication on-line Thursday in the journal Sci-ence, the study had generated de-bate and concern, includingwithin the renowned Broad Insti-tute itself. Several scientists whoare part of the L.G.B.T.Q. commu-nity there said they were worriedthe findings could give ammuni-

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wasin a bind.

With less than three weeks untilthe deadline to get into the fallpresidential debates — which shedeemed crucial to keeping hercampaign alive — she was ontrack to fall well short. She hadneither the 130,000 donors sheneeded nor the necessary supportin the polls. What she did havewas a stockpile of cash. So, in oneHail Mary heave, she unloaded$1.5 million on a two-week televi-sion buy in the doldrums of Au-gust to try to improve her num-bers in Iowa and New Hampshire.

“The alternative to not going allin,” said Glen Caplin, a senior ad-viser to Ms. Gillibrand, “was not aviable alternative.”

The gamble would prove to be afinal miscalculation. If the com-mercials caused any discernible

Gillibrand bump, it would go un-detected: No Iowa or New Hamp-shire polls that could have quali-fied her were even conducted af-ter her ads aired. On Wednesday,with the deadline just hours away,Ms. Gillibrand dropped out.

“It’s important to know whenit’s not your time,” Ms. Gillibrandsaid in a video.

How Ms. Gillibrand, 52, soswiftly went from a rising star ofthe Democratic resistance and“the #MeToo senator,” as “60 Min-utes” had memorably tagged herin 2018, to a 2020 afterthought andearly primary casualty is a tale ofmistakes, misfortune and a mes-sage that did not meaningfullyhold sway in a historicallycrowded field.

Ms. Gillibrand, of New York, en-tered the race pitching herself as

Full Lane and Sparse Support:How Gillibrand’s Run Fizzled

By SHANE GOLDMACHER

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Haley Robson was a 16-year-oldSouth Florida high school studentwhen an acquaintance fromschool approached her at a localpool with an intriguing offer: Didshe want to make extra moneygiving massages to a billionaire inPalm Beach?

She agreed. When Jeffrey Ep-stein tried to grope her while she

was giving him a massage, wear-ing nothing but a thong, shebrushed his hand away, Ms. Rob-son said in a 2009 deposition for acivil case. But she continued tovisit Mr. Epstein’s mansion doz-ens more times, in a lucrative newrole: a recruiter of other teenagegirls from her school.

“I didn’t have to convincethem,” she said in the deposition.“I proposed to them. They took it.”

After Mr. Epstein’s suicide in aManhattan jail cell in early Au-gust, federal authorities have re-focused their investigation on themore than half-dozen employees,girlfriends and associates whomprosecutors say he relied on tofeed his insatiable appetite forgirls, according to two people withknowledge of the inquiry. Ms. Rob-son, now 33, is among them.

Inner Circle Lured Girls for Epstein, Accusers SayThis article is by Amy Julia Har-

ris, Frances Robles, Mike Baker andWilliam K. Rashbaum.

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Small Cadre of Women Now Under Scrutiny

WASHINGTON — The formerF.B.I. director James B. Comey vi-olated policy by disclosing memosabout his interactions with Presi-dent Trump to people outside thebureau, said a blistering JusticeDepartment inspector general re-port released on Thursday. The re-port admonished him for setting“a dangerous example” for offi-cials with access to governmentsecrets.

The inspector general, MichaelE. Horowitz, faulted Mr. Comeyfor handing the memos over to hislawyers, one of whom providedthe contents of one document to aNew York Times reporter at Mr.Comey’s request. Though officialsretroactively determined thatthey contained classified informa-tion, prosecutors declined tocharge Mr. Comey with illegallydisclosing the material.

Mr. Comey has said he helpedmake the information public inpart to bring about the appoint-ment of a special counsel. “Comeyviolated F.B.I. policy and the re-quirements of his F.B.I. employ-ment agreement when he chosethis path,” the report said.

Mr. Trump wasted little time us-ing the report’s conclusions to at-tack Mr. Comey, whom the presi-dent fired abruptly in 2017 andpartly blames for opening theRussia investigation. “He shouldbe ashamed of himself!” Mr.Trump wrote on Twitter, dismiss-ing Mr. Comey as “thoroughly dis-graced and excoriated” by the re-port.

The White House press secre-tary, Stephanie Grisham, accusedMr. Comey in a statement of being

Comey Receives Stinging RebukeFor Memo Leak

By ADAM GOLDMAN

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JUAREZ, Mexico — AUnited Nations agency, withfunding from the U.S. StateDepartment, is transport-ing thousands of immi-grants from the U.S.-Mexicoborder back to CentralAmerica in a program thathas drawn the ire of migrantlegal advocates. The advo-cates question whether mi-grants fully understandtheir rights when they ac-cept free plane and bus tick-ets home.

The program was in fullswing Tuesday in this bor-der city opposite El Paso,where 63 Honduran mi-grants boarded two buseschartered by the U.N.’s In-ternational Organization forMigration, which has trans-

ported more than 2,200 Cen-tral American migrantshome from Juarez and Ti-juana this year, a spokesmansaid.

The $1.65-million pro-gram, called Assisted Volun-tary Return, is funded by theState Department throughnext month, when it’s ex-pected to expand east to theborder cities of Nuevo La-redo and Matamoros.

“We’ll continue as long asthere is a need and peopleare seeking assistance re-turning home,” said Christo-pher Gascon, chief of mis-sion in Mexico for the Inter-national Organization forMigration.

Gascon said his agency istrying to protect migrantsmaking the perilous journeysouth.

“They face the same dan-

VOLUNTEER lawyer Jodi Goodwin, center, informs asylum seekers sent to Mexico from the U.S. about aworkshop on asylum claims. A U.S.-funded U.N. agency is sending home migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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U.N. sends migrants homeCritics ask whether Central Americans were told of rights

By Molly

Hennessy-Fiske

[SeeMigrants,A4]THE U.N. migration agency has chartered buses totake migrants back to Central America from Mexico.

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WASHINGTON —The Trump administrationplans to roll back regula-tions on leaks of natural gasfrom wells, pipelines andother equipment, a movethat could significantly in-crease emissions that causeglobal warming.

The plan announcedThursday by the Environ-mental Protection Agencywould eliminate rules on me-thane emissions that evensome major oil and gas com-panies have told the admin-istration should be kept inplace.

Methane, the main com-ponent of natural gas, is anextremely powerful green-house gas, as much as 80times more potent than car-bon dioxide in its impact onthe climate, according tosome estimates, although it breaks down relativelyquickly in the atmosphere.Leaks from equipment andpipelines release it into theatmosphere.

The Obama administra-tion adopted a rule in 2016that ordered the oil and gasindustry to step up its moni-toring to look for leaks and totake new steps to preventthem.

The Trump administra-tion’s effort to reverse coursemust go through a lengthyperiod of public commentand is not expected to takeeffect until early next year.Opponents, including Cali-fornia and many environ-mental groups, have alreadysaid that they will go to courtto seek to block it from tak-

ing effect.EPA Administrator An-

drew Wheeler said the rule ispart of President Trump’sdirection to do away with“unnecessary and duplica-tive regulatory burdens [on]the oil and gas industry.”

The proposal marks theadministration’s second ef-fort to reverse the Obama-era regulations. An earliereffort by former EPA chiefScott Pruitt was blocked incourt.

The EPA said its propos-al would save the oil and gasindustry $17 million to $19million a year. The agency’sstatement did not mention

EPA to roll backregulations onmethane leaksTrump’s latest bid to end Obama-erarules is criticized bysome major oil andgas companies.

By Alexa Díaz

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Los Angeles Police Com-missioner Sandra Figueroa-Villa failed to disclose in-come from a nonprofit sheruns that received millionsof dollars from the city towork with police on gang ini-tiatives, records show.

Figueroa-Villa has neverreported the income or thenonprofit’s funding from thecity on annual financial dis-closures required by the city.She also didn’t disclose a do-nation that a controversialtechnology firm with ties tothe LAPD made to hergroup. The commission, in-cluding Figueroa-Villa, thenvoted to audit the programin 2018, according to EthicsCommission records and atranscript of a Police Com-mission meeting.

Individuals who fail to re-port information on disclo-sures could face stiff finesfrom the Ethics Commis-sion. Figueroa-Villa has notbeen fined to date.

The Times connected thecity contracts to Figueroa-Villa’s nonprofit during anexamination of more than4,000 pages of Police Com-mission meeting transcriptsand agendas, Ethics Com-mission records and IRS taxforms filed by the nonprofit.

Figueroa-Villa said shedid not know she needed todisclose the source of herpersonal income. Commis-sioners do not receive a citysalary.

“In my mind, I had noth-ing to report,” Figueroa-Villasaid Tuesday. “I didn’t knowI was supposed to file thatform. Everybody knowswe’re a [gang prevention]provider. The Ethics Com-mission never came back to

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WASHINGTON — Atlast, Democratic voters willget the face-off many havebeen waiting for: Joe Bidenand Elizabeth Warren on thesame presidential debatestage for the first time.

With that, a fork in theroad is coming into view forthe Democratic Party.

Only 10 candidates quali-fied for the party’s Septem-ber debate by the deadlineon Wednesday. ABC, thenetwork sponsoring theevent, had already said thatwould mean one night of de-bating, on Sept. 12.

Two top candidates —the former vice president,who is leading in most polls,and the Massachusetts sen-ator, whose campaign hasbeen gathering momentum— personify big choicesDemocrats face about whatthey stand for and howmuch change will be neededif they oust PresidentTrump.

Warren wants to shakethings up; Biden wants tocalm things down. She callsfor tectonic changes in theU.S. economy and politics.He proposes more incre-mental reforms.

For many, Biden is thecandidate of the head, withvoters drawn not by passion,but by the belief he is theirsafest bet to beat Trump.For others, Warren is thecandidate of the heart,drawing thousands ofchanting fans to rallies whoshrug off doubts about herelectability.

With Warren risingsteadily in polls to gain aplace in the top tier of candi-

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ELIZABETH WARREN calls for major structuralchanges including “Medicare for all.” Joe Biden seekssmaller reforms such as tweaks to Obamacare.

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A stark choice onthe debate stageBiden and Warren to personifythe battle for Democrats’ future

By Janet Hook

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A new study that ana-lyzed the DNA of nearly halfa million people has foundthat, while genetic differenc-es play a significant role insexual behavior, there is nosingle gene responsible.

The findings, whichlooked at behavior and notsexual identity, debunk thenotion of a singular “gaygene.” Even when all testedgenetic variants were takeninto account, they collec-tively accounted for no more

than a quarter of the same-sex behavior reported by thestudy participants.

Instead, the results pub-lished Thursday in the jour-nal Science hint at the com-plex blend of factors that influence human sexuality,including society and the environment.

“The findings themselvesreinforce this idea that di-versity of sexual behavioracross humanity is really anatural part of our overall di-versity as a species,” saidBenjamin Neale, a geneticistat the Broad Institute of

MIT and Harvard and one ofthe study’s senior authors.“That’s a really meaningfuland important result.”

Though estimates ofsame-sex experiences vary,a 2016 CDC study of U.S.adults found that 6.2% ofmen and 17.4% of women be-tween the ages of 18 and 44reported at least one same-sex experience in their life-times. A smaller portion,1.3% of women and 1.9% ofmen, described themselvesas lesbian or gay, and 5.5% ofwomen and 2.0% of men said

No ‘gay gene’: Sexuality is acomplex mix, analysis findsBy Amina Khan

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