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1 Men sentenced in ventilator

theft: Two Miami men have been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing ventilators bound for a COVID-19 intensive care center in El Salvador, officials said. The ventilators, worth $3 million and owned by the United States Agency for International Development, were stolen in South Florida. Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, 42, and Luis Urra Montero, 25, pleaded guilty to theft of government property.

2 News Corp data breached: News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees. A firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering was believed behind the operation.

3 Teachers protest: Thousands of teachers across Puerto Rico left their classrooms and took to the streets Friday to demand higher wages, improved working conditions and better pensions. “We are tired, tired of not being recognized,” said Joalice Santiago, who teaches fourth and fifth graders. “It’s about time that teachers rise up and explain to the world the value of their profession.”

4 Bridge change fought: A plan to temporarily dismantle a recently restored historic bridge in the Dutch port Rotterdam so that a huge yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, can get to the North Sea is unlikely to be smooth sailing. Reports that the city had already agreed to take apart the Koningshaven Bridge sparked anger, with one Facebook event set up calling for people to pelt the yacht with rotten eggs.

5 Environmentalist dies: Art

Cooley, who co-founded the Environmental Defense Fund more than 50 years ago, has died. Cooley, 87, helped launch the group, now one of the world’s leading environmental organizations, from his living room.