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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Time of India
Mexican influencer Valeria Márquez shot dead while livestreaming: How a gift led to her murder
A Mexican beauty influencer was shot dead while livestreaming from her salon, with authorities now investigating her close friend and romantic partner as key suspects in the killing. Valeria Márquez , 23, was broadcasting to her followers on TikTok from her salon, Blossom the Beauty Lounge, in Zapopan, Jalisco, when a man entered the premises on Tuesday evening and shot her twice once in the chest and once in the head. She died instantly, slumped over in her chair while the stream continued to roll. According to local reports, Márquez had been holding a stuffed pig part of a series of gifts allegedly sent by her friend Vivian De la Torre when she was gunned down. Moments earlier, she had been speaking excitedly about an 'expensive' gift she was expecting. De la Torre, a fellow influencer from Jalisco, had reportedly told her to stay at the salon and wait for the delivery. In the footage, which has since circulated widely online, Márquez is seen chatting with followers and clutching the soft toy when she suddenly reacts to being struck, reaching for her ribcage before collapsing. The livestream only ended when someone picked up her phone, briefly revealing their face to viewers. Jalisco state prosecutors confirmed Márquez's identity and said the attack is being investigated as a potential femicide. Authorities are also looking into possible links to organised crime. One suspect is her partner Ricardo Ruíz Velasco, known as "RR" or "El Tripa", a figure linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Local media reports that the two had been romantically involved for several months. Despite speculation, state security officials said there is no direct evidence yet connecting Márquez's murder to cartel violence. However, the killing occurred in a region where the CJNG maintains a strong presence, and where violent disputes between rival groups are common. The mayor of Zapopan, Juan José Frangie, said his office had received no prior complaints from Márquez regarding threats or harassment. 'It's unbelievable one moment she's making a video, and the next she's murdered,' he said. 'Femicide is the worst thing.' De la Torre, who has thousands of followers across Instagram and TikTok, had previously posted videos dancing alongside Márquez. Her proximity to the victim on the day of the murder has drawn public suspicion, though she has not yet been formally charged. The murder has shocked Márquez's fans, many of whom have flooded her final posts with messages of grief and disbelief. Her death comes amid rising concerns about gender-based violence in Mexico, where, according to the UN, around 10 women are murdered each day.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Coca-Cola hosts groundbreaking ceremony with 2,000 attendees: 'Making a positive difference in our communities'
Coca-Cola operates in more than 200 countries and territories, and the brand's impact goes far beyond its iconic beverages. In February, one of the soft-drink maker's longtime partners in the Philippines hosted its first Hybrid Mass Graduation Ceremony for women entrepreneurs. As Punto! Central Luzon detailed, the groundbreaking ceremony took place in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, on Feb. 1, with 2,000 graduates of Coca-Cola's iSTAR program attending the event put on by the Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, or NWTF, either in person or virtually. Established in 2020, iSTAR is a free training initiative that empowers women to launch and manage retail businesses through digital platforms. Last year, Coca-Cola Philippines expanded its vision — made possible in collaboration with the country's Technical Education and Skills Development Authority — to create seven hubs for sustainable business development. "The iSTAR program has been incredibly beneficial as it empowers women like me to run a sustainable business, allowing us to earn a living and enhance our quality of life," said Catherine Gallano, an iSTAR graduate and owner of a bakery. With the ceremony complete, Ivanna Dela Torre — senior director of public affairs, communication, and sustainability at Coca-Cola Philippines — is encouraging entrepreneurs to continue growing at their nearest hubs, dubbed Centers for Entrepreneurship. "To our graduates, your journey does not end here," Dela Torre said, per Punto! Central Luzon. "The CFEs are your 'go-to' spaces for continuous learning, business mentoring, and exploring new opportunities for innovation. As graduates, you are always welcome to visit the NWTF CFE, where you'll find support and guidance to help you grow and sustain your businesses." As one of the world's top plastic polluters, Coca-Cola has taken plenty of heat for its negative impact on the environment. Despite its efforts to rectify that image, the criticism hasn't disappeared. Recently, for instance, consumers criticized Coca-Cola for using AI in its holiday commercials, arguing the result was a soulless and energy-intensive campaign that took jobs from creatives. However, the company's iSTAR program is a shining example of what brands can accomplish when they commit to using at least a portion of their immense power for good. "For over 112 years, Coca-Cola Philippines has been refreshing the lives of Filipinos and making a positive difference in our communities," Dela Torre said, per Punto! Central Luzon. Which of these groups has the biggest role to play in reducing food waste? Grocery stores Restaurants Individuals The government Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Boston Globe
27-03-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
As Steward empire crumbles, federal probe plods along and Ralph de la Torre attends horse festival
He had resigned as CEO last October amid the implosion, bankruptcy, and distress sale of the chain. But the spillover from his tenure was still evident two hours up the Florida coast, where a former Steward hospital is making plans to close, leaving a city of nearly 30,000 people without its only hospital and hundreds of employees scrambling for jobs. It has stretched to Boston and Washington, D.C., where federal prosecutors have been mulling next steps in a sprawling fraud and corruption probe. The legal reverberations have also reached London, where federal investigators recently interviewed a whistleblower of Steward's global arm, and the island of Malta, where criminal proceedings against de la Torre and other Steward executives inch along in court. Advertisement Outside the stables on a warm Florida morning, de la Torre, who remains in contempt of US Congress for ignoring a subpoena, lounged under a blue sky and awaited his wife's next performance in the dressage ring. When a Spotlight Team reporter introduced herself, de la Torre mouthed an exclamation of surprise and then sped away in a pickup truck. The next day at the competition, through an intermediary, he declined an interview. Later, his attorneys made it clear he would not be commenting for this story. De la Torre was at the helm of Steward during its meteoric rise, as it grew from a handful of Massachusetts hospitals into the nation's largest private, for-profit hospital chain. But, by many accounts, his leadership also hastened Steward's calamitous downfall, which has left a lasting bruise on the American health care system. In Massachusetts alone two hospitals have shuttered and Advertisement And despite it all, the man who helped make — and break — Steward has carried on with the life of a very wealthy man. Ralph de la Torre (left) watched his wife, Nicole Acosta, compete in the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. Last fall, when federal agents served him with a search warrant and seized his phone, de la Torre was just returning from a scuba vacation on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire, according to a person familiar with the matter. Since then, the federal probe has plodded along. There are at least two lanes of inquiry that make up the investigation, several people close to the matter have told the Globe. Prosecutors have examined potential fraud and embezzlement in the United States, homing in on executive compensation, travel, and spending. Another prong of the probe has focused on That prosecutorial possibility was put in limbo last month when President Trump issued an executive order freezing new prosecutions and enforcement actions under the act. Six legal experts told the Globe that a pause of the antibribery law doesn't mean investigators can't lean on domestic charges in their pursuit of former executives of the health care system. Michael Harper, a former federal prosecutor who left the Foreign Corrupt Practices unit in 2023, said nothing in the executive order prohibits using evidence collected in a probe by the unit from being used to advance other charges. Advertisement A spokesperson for Steward and a spokesperson for the US attorney's office in Boston both declined to comment. The One example recently uncovered by the Spotlight Team underscores an additional avenue that investigators could explore. According to emails reviewed by the Globe, de la Torre in 2023 made a $100,000 donation to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and to the Dallas Museum of Art. De la Torre made the transaction via his personal credit card. And what seemed like an act of philanthropy secured him, his wife, Nicole Acosta, and a posse of acquaintances a so-called Diamond Table at the foundation's famous TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art gala, placing him among Lone Star state royalty; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Deedie Rose, the widow of the former Texas Rangers owner, were seated nearby. In emails obtained by the Globe, de la Torre's assistant at the time asked who should receive credit for the donation. 'Mr. & Mrs. de la Torre? Steward Health Care?' she wrote. De la Torre replied that he'd think about it. In the end, an entity called the 'de la Torre Foundation' was named in the gala's Nicole Acosta attended amfAR's TWO x TWO For AIDS Art Gala on October 21, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Kevin Tachman/amfAR/Getty Images for amfAR A few days after making the donation, de la Torre filed for a reimbursement of the $100,000 charge from Steward Health Care, according to documents reviewed by the Globe. Come October of 2023, de la Torre and Acosta were watching R&B star Jason Derulo croon away at the gala as Steward Health Care was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Advertisement Experts say that such transactions — made in de la Torre's name, but funded by Steward's coffers — could expose the former executive to fraud charges, including one called criminal conversion. Under this provision, the government can prosecute those who embezzle or steal from an organization that receives more than $10,000 in federal funds each year. 'Even if he only had the money temporarily, he spent it,' said former longtime federal prosecutor Philip Urofsky, though he noted that fraud charges can take many forms. 'When you read the scope of everything that's happening at Steward, and the fallout from this kind of activity… there's got to be something wrong here,' said Karen Woody, a law professor at Washington and Lee University who focuses on white collar crime. 'None of this passes the smell test.' More traditional health care-related charges are also avenues for prosecutors to potentially sidestep Trump's blockade of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. 'It wouldn't surprise me if they're going to just refocus their energies,' said lawyer David Schumacher, who previously supervised health care prosecutions in the US attorney's office in Boston. De la Torre in recent weeks has been living in Florida and regularly attending dressage events in which his wife competes, according to people familiar with his travels. Competition records show Acosta, who was also employed by Steward, has been riding in Wellington since January, regularly winning aboard her three horses. One of those horses, Dante, Advertisement Acosta is listed as an 'Employee — Relative of Insider' in corporate bankruptcy filings. Internal emails show she held a role titled 'system director of facilities and real estate for Steward Health Care System.' But people familiar with her employment say her material contributions to the company were minimal. Still, Acosta regularly took advantage of corporate perks. The Globe Acosta declined to comment when approached at the equestrian event. She initially denied she was 'Nicole,' but later competed in the event, where an announcer identified her several times as 'Nicole Acosta.' As de la Torre watched her compete over the weekend, scores of nurses and doctors at Steward's former Rockledge hospital were phoning lawmakers and local officials in a bid to delay the hospital's shutdown. The 298-bed hospital, which has been open for eight decades, struggled after Steward bought it in 2017. The building fell into disrepair so severe that some upper floors became infested with thousands of bats. The sewage systems on one occasion overflowed into the sinks, nurses said. A group, including some staff members from Orlando Health Rockledge Hospital, participated in a rally on March 21 to protest the announced upcoming closing of the hospital. The rally was held across U.S. 1 from the hospital. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY/MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images 'It was a sigh of relief when they declared bankruptcy, and we thought we were done with them,' said Dr. Saima Abbas, an infectious disease doctor at Rockledge. After Steward's bankruptcy filing, the hospital was sold to the local chain Orlando Health, which promised 'a new day in healthcare for residents of these communities.' The new owners made some improvements and overdue repairs to the infrastructure, said employees. But last month, Orlando Health abruptly announced it was shuttering the hospital April 22, asserting that 'years of neglect had left the facility in such poor condition that it did not meet the system's standards for patient care environments.' 'The cost to repair and renovate Rockledge Hospital far exceeds the cost of a new, state-of-the-art hospital,' the statement added. The news blindsided thousands of patients as well as the hospital's more than 900 employees, said Michael Bramson, a lieutenant paramedic at Brevard County Fire Rescue and president of the firefighters' union. The county's fire rescue, which is responsible for EMS transports, takes on average 40 people to Rockledge's emergency department daily, he added. Existing hospitals in the region — the nearest of which is at least 20 minutes away — are ill-equipped to take on the additional load. Abbas was blunt about the consequences: 'Patients are going to die in the ambulances.' Ralph de la Torre walked back to the paddock after watching his wife, Nicole Acosta, compete in Wellington, Fla., March 7. Orlando Health said in a statement that it is working on plans to build another hospital in the region, though it has not provided details on when or where. It also said that all Rockledge employees in good standing have been guaranteed positions elsewhere at Orlando Health, though many employees say relocating or commuting to the chain's other hospitals Many employees set to lose their jobs blamed Steward. 'I just really can't believe the actual hubris of him,' said Nora George, a longtime ICU nurse, when she learned de la Torre was nearby at the equestrian event. 'I'm out here working on my days off, which will soon be every day, and he's gallivanting around.' Hanna Krueger can be reached at
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Commentary: They just started a Spanish-language magazine for L.A. In 2025. Why?
Debuting a new magazine in an age where print media is collapsing, especially among Latinos, seems a little like stretching out on a lawn chair on the deck of the Titanic as it's going down. So imagine my surprise when I spotted one newly sprung to life last month while grabbing breakfast at a Mexican restaurant in Pacoima. But let's start at the beginning. For decades, El Aviso and El Clasificado lorded over Southern California's Spanish-language newspaper wars together — yet apart. The former was a glossy free monthly that focused on dishy entertainment stories; the bare-bones latter was the Latino version of the PennySaver. The publications were rivals the way George Clooney and Brad Pitt are, each happy to stay in their lanes and appear alongside each other seemingly everywhere. Working-class Latinos grabbed them in tandem from racks at laundromats, grocery stores and strip malls. Read more: Column: The death of California's Spanish-language newspapers leaves a void. 'It gets filled with trash' The two started in the 1980s, mastered the wave of Spanish-language print media in the United States during the 1990s, weathered the digital media shift in the 2000s and were still going strong as recently as last year. But El Aviso hasn't published since November; in January, its parent company declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy. When El Aviso sputtered out, El Clasificado's husband-and-wife owners, Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame, sensed an opportunity. Enter VíveLA, a free, glossy Spanish-language monthly that literally translates as 'Live L.A.' in Spanish but also offers an alternate meaning: 'Live It." It's the magazine I first eyeballed at the Mexican restaurant. I grinned at the audacity of De la Torre and Badame. I met the couple at El Clasificado's two-story headquarters in Norwalk. They sit at modest desks at opposite ends of a large open newsroom; on the second floor is a small hall where the company used to hold community forums and concerts but now mostly sits empty. The office vibe is out of the 1990s, with silhouettes of random celebrities such as John Lennon and Juan Gabriel painted on walls alongside affirmations such as 'Dive deep commit and execute' complete with a scuba diver doing said task. 'We're going to stay with print as long as the demand is there,' the chipper De la Torre told me as we walked around the office. At its height, El Clasificado's circulation was 500,000, making it the largest free Spanish-language weekly in the United States; it now stands at 265,000. Its parent company, which publishes other titles and helps Latino small-business owners create websites and social media campaigns, brought in $17 million in revenue last year, about 25% less than their best year in 2016. 'In the '90s, there was a lot of foot traffic everywhere that picked up El Clasificado,' said Badame, who's more subdued than his wife but just as positive in countenance. Behind him was VíveLa managing editor Pablo Scarpellini. 'We just don't have it anymore.' 'But we still have some,' De la Torre added. We settled into a conference room so the three could talk about their vision for VíveLA and answer the most obvious question: Why? 'This was not in our plans,' admitted De la Torre, 68. 'I always wanted to do one more thing, but we said it was too late in our lives. But then when [El Aviso] went bankrupt —' 'Why not?' the 66-year-old Badame interjected. He then smiled. 'I love keeping busy.' 'It's not romantic or crazy,' De la Torre replied. 'It makes sense.' She said El Aviso's advertisers asked them to do a similar publication once word got out that it was going under, so De la Torre and her husband — accountants by training who started El Clasificado in 1988 — ran the proverbial numbers. Changing El Clasificado's format was out of the question because 'its readers don't want to see it changed,' Badame said. They tasked Scarpellini, who has been with them for 15 years and still writes for newspapers in his native Spain, to create something fast. 'We're not a high-end publication, but whatever we do, we wanted to do it with respect to our readers,' said the polite but passionate Scarpellini, 50. 'There used to be weeklies in the South Bay that my relatives would pick up only for the sports,' responded De la Torre, who's of Ecuadorian descent. 'We want to do stuff like that. I don't wanna compete with daily news. Let's do deeper stories.' 'We're not doing this to become mega millionaires,' Badame said. 'And I want to say out loud: That we're the only type of this magazine left in the city sounds amazing, but it's sad.' Read more: Martha de la Torre brings classified ads to the Latino market Jose Luis Benavides, a Cal State Northridge journalism professor who specializes in Spanish-language media, said the launch of VíveLA 'is a sign of hope' for Latino-themed journalism in the Southland. 'These guys know where they need to be," he said. "There's an incredible need. It's not a bad idea, and it has a possibility of success.' Benavides added that if any media organization could pull off a new Spanish-language magazine in L.A., it was El Clasificado given its brand. 'This is not the time you're thinking, 'Let's start some legacy news outlet out there,'' he said. 'It seems like an impossibility but evidently they found a niche.' The first issue of VíveLA looks like an El Aviso clone at first glance. There's a focus on entertainment stories and health advice columns, with a horoscope and a crossword puzzle thrown in. But unlike their late rival, it also includes a good mix of L.A.-centric coverage and no news releases masquerading as journalism. Scarpellini compiled a list of local events, places to celebrate Valentine's Day and commissioned features on new California laws and a dishwasher turned Mexican restaurant mogul. He also contributed an interview with VíveLA's inaugural cover girl, Selena Gomez. It's a modest effort at just 44 pages. But in an era where most print publications are already forecasting the year where they'll go online only, VíveLA's birth is nothing less than a miracle. 'I don't just want farándula [showbiz] articles,' De la Torre said. 'Not just generic articles. Let's tell deeper stories about L.A. Who's telling the stories of Latino high school athletes from Garfield High [East Los Angeles]? No one.' VíveLA is starting starting small, with a circulation of 40,000 distributed through the San Fernando Valley and Southeast L.A. County and the hope to expand into Santa Ana. But it's already a financial success for its founders — they've sold enough ads to make the magazine profitable for 2025. 'I think it has legs for the next two years,' said Badame. 'After that, we'll see.' Scarpellini wants to do community events to introduce VíveLA to readers. Already, staffers have done meet-and-greets at the Paramount Swap Meet. 'We don't know how long we'll last,' Scarpellini added, 'but as long as we're around, we'll do it with integrity.' De la Torre looked at both of them, then me. 'If it doesn't make sense, it'll break my heart,' she replied with a touch of sadness. Then came the sensibility. 'And we'll cut it.' Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
They just started a Spanish-language magazine for L.A. In 2025. Why?
Debuting a new magazine in an age where print media is collapsing, especially among Latinos, seems a little like stretching out on a lawn chair on the deck of the Titanic as it's going down. So imagine my surprise when I spotted one newly sprung to life last month while grabbing breakfast at a Mexican restaurant in Pacoima. But let's start at the beginning. For decades, El Aviso and El Clasificado lorded over Southern California's Spanish-language newspaper wars together — yet apart. The former was a glossy free monthly that focused on dishy entertainment stories; the bare-bones latter was the Latino version of the PennySaver. The publications were rivals the way George Clooney and Brad Pitt are, each happy to stay in their lanes and appear alongside each other seemingly everywhere. Working-class Latinos grabbed them in tandem from racks at laundromats, grocery stores and strip malls. The two started in the 1980s, mastered the wave of Spanish-language print media in the United States during the 1990s, weathered the digital media shift in the 2000s and were still going strong as recently as last year. But El Aviso hasn't published since November; in January, its parent company declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy. When El Aviso sputtered out, El Clasificado's husband-and-wife owners, Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame, sensed an opportunity. Enter VíveLA, a free, glossy Spanish-language monthly that literally translates as 'Live L.A.' in Spanish but also offers an alternate meaning: 'Live It.' It's the magazine I first eyeballed at the Mexican restaurant. I grinned at the audacity of De la Torre and Badame. I met the couple at El Clasificado's two-story headquarters in Norwalk. They sit at modest desks at opposite ends of a large open newsroom; on the second floor is a small hall where the company used to hold community forums and concerts but now mostly sits empty. The office vibe is out of the 1990s, with silhouettes of random celebrities such as John Lennon and Juan Gabriel painted on walls alongside affirmations such as 'Dive deep commit and execute' complete with a scuba diver doing said task. 'We're going to stay with print as long as the demand is there,' the chipper De la Torre told me as we walked around the office. At its height, El Clasificado's circulation was 500,000, making it the largest free Spanish-language weekly in the United States; it now stands at 265,000. Its parent company, which publishes other titles and helps Latino small-business owners create websites and social media campaigns, brought in $17 million in revenue last year, about 25% less than their best year in 2016. 'In the '90s, there was a lot of foot traffic everywhere that picked up El Clasificado,' said Badame, who's more subdued than his wife but just as positive in countenance. Behind him was VíveLa managing editor Pablo Scarpellini. 'We just don't have it anymore.' 'But we still have some,' De la Torre added. We settled into a conference room so the three could talk about their vision for VíveLA and answer the most obvious question: Why? 'This was not in our plans,' admitted De la Torre, 68. 'I always wanted to do one more thing, but we said it was too late in our lives. But then when [El Aviso] went bankrupt —' 'Why not?' the 66-year-old Badame interjected. He then smiled. 'I love keeping busy.' 'It's not romantic or crazy,' De la Torre replied. 'It makes sense.' She said El Aviso's advertisers asked them to do a similar publication once word got out that it was going under, so De la Torre and her husband — accountants by training who started El Clasificado in 1988 — ran the proverbial numbers. Changing El Clasificado's format was out of the question because 'its readers don't want to see it changed,' Badame said. They tasked Scarpellini, who has been with them for 15 years and still writes for newspapers in his native Spain, to create something fast. 'We're not a high-end publication, but whatever we do, we wanted to do it with respect to our readers,' said the polite but passionate Scarpellini, 50. 'There used to be weeklies in the South Bay that my relatives would pick up only for the sports,' responded De la Torre, who's of Ecuadorian descent. 'We want to do stuff like that. I don't wanna compete with daily news. Let's do deeper stories.' 'We're not doing this to become mega millionaires,' Badame said. 'And I want to say out loud: That we're the only type of this magazine left in the city sounds amazing, but it's sad.' Jose Luis Benavides, a Cal State Northridge journalism professor who specializes in Spanish-language media, said the launch of VíveLA 'is a sign of hope' for Latino-themed journalism in the Southland. 'These guys know where they need to be,' he said. 'There's an incredible need. It's not a bad idea, and it has a possibility of success.' Benavides added that if any media organization could pull off a new Spanish-language magazine in L.A., it was El Clasificado given its brand. 'This is not the time you're thinking, 'Let's start some legacy news outlet out there,'' he said. 'It seems like an impossibility but evidently they found a niche.' The first issue of VíveLA looks like an El Aviso clone at first glance. There's a focus on entertainment stories and health advice columns, with a horoscope and a crossword puzzle thrown in. But unlike their late rival, it also includes a good mix of L.A.-centric coverage and no news releases masquerading as journalism. Scarpellini compiled a list of local events, places to celebrate Valentine's Day and commissioned features on new California laws and a dishwasher turned Mexican restaurant mogul. He also contributed an interview with VíveLA's inaugural cover girl, Selena Gomez. It's a modest effort at just 44 pages. But in an era where most print publications are already forecasting the year where they'll go online only, VíveLA's birth is nothing less than a miracle. 'I don't just want farándula [showbiz] articles,' De la Torre said. 'Not just generic articles. Let's tell deeper stories about L.A. Who's telling the stories of Latino high school athletes from Garfield High [East Los Angeles]? No one.' VíveLA is starting starting small, with a circulation of 40,000 distributed through the San Fernando Valley and Southeast L.A. County and the hope to expand into Santa Ana. But it's already a financial success for its founders — they've sold enough ads to make the magazine profitable for 2025. 'I think it has legs for the next two years,' said Badame. 'After that, we'll see.' Scarpellini wants to do community events to introduce VíveLA to readers. Already, staffers have done meet-and-greets at the Paramount Swap Meet. 'We don't know how long we'll last,' Scarpellini added, 'but as long as we're around, we'll do it with integrity.' De la Torre looked at both of them, then me. 'If it doesn't make sense, it'll break my heart,' she replied with a touch of sadness. Then came the sensibility. 'And we'll cut it.'
