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PREB issues regulation for towns to partake in streetlight repair.
The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau acknowledged that municipalities are well‑positioned to support public lighting repair and modernization efforts in their communities, but stressed that any such involvement must occur within an established, regulated structure that does not interfere with system operations or the bureau’s regulatory authority. ( lumapr.com ) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) issued on Thursday the regulation that sets out the rules for munic
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Public affairs secretary: Leak of Politank CRIM return could be a crime.
Public Affairs Secretary Jean Peña Payano By THE STAR STAFF The publication of a Municipal Revenue Collections Center (CRIM) tax return belonging to the lobbying firm Politank has sparked controversy in Puerto Rico after Public Affairs Secretary Jean Peña Payano warned that releasing such documents could constitute a crime. The document disclosed Politank’s 2023 CRIM filing, submitted in May 2024, showing assets of $1.8 million. Its appearance in the media raised immediate qu
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JetBlue adds 4 direct routes to Puerto Rico.
Four new direct JetBlue routes connecting San Juan with Philadelphia, Richmond, Va., Norfolk, Va. and Buffalo, N.Y. will have an estimated economic impact of $99.5 million for Puerto Rico. By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced on Thursday the launch of four new direct JetBlue routes connecting San Juan with Philadelphia, Richmond, Va., Norfolk, Va. and Buffalo, N.Y., with an estimated economic impact of $99.5 million for Puerto Rico. “Puerto Rico continues
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Deborah Martorell to be honored at UN General Assembly.
Deborah Martorell By THE STAR STAFF Journalist, meteorologist, private astronaut and science communicator Deborah Martorell will be honored next Tuesday, March 31, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City. Martorell will be recognized as part of Women Breaking Barriers, a global summit organized by the Rise Now Organization and the United Nations Spotlight Initiative, which brings together women from multiple sectors to address one of the world’s most pers
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Schumer says Democrats will try to restore clean energy tax credits.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) departs a post-luncheon news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 24, 2026. Schumer said Democrats would pursue an agenda to reduce energy costs if they win back control of Congress. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By LISA FRIEDMAN If Democrats win control of Congress in this fall’s elections, they will try to restore and expand tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy that President Donald Trump and Republi
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ICE agents at some airports begin checking IDs in security lines.
Federal immigration agents patrol John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, on Monday, March 23, 2026. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stationed at several airports on Wednesday were checking travelers’ IDs and performing other screening duties alongside personnel from the Transportation Security Administration. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA MORALES, CHRISTINE CHUNG, HAMED ALEAZIZ, SEAN KEENAN and ROWAN MOORE GERETY Immigration and Custom
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What we know about the floods in Hawaii.
A house damaged by floodwaters in Waialua, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, March 22, 2026. Residents of Waialua described seeing cars overturned, trucks washed downstream, and mud filling rooms in their homes. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times) By SONIA A. RAO A resident in Oahu evacuated her home in knee-high water, leaving her husband’s ashes behind. Seventy people, in a group that included children, were surrounded by water and stranded at a campsite. Others found that t
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Florida Democrats win special election in Mar-a-Lago’s district.
By DAVID W. CHEN Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Florida legislative district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, pulling off another upset in a state House election but this time one with obvious symbolic power. Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate with a public health background, became the latest Democrat to win a special election and claim a statehouse seat previously held by a Republican. Across the state, another Democrat, Brian Natha
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Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case.
Mark Zuckerberg, center, Meta’s chief executive, departs after testifying in a tech addiction trial at California Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Feb. 18, 2026. The social media company Meta and the video streaming service YouTube harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress, a jury found on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, a landmark decision that could open social media companies to more lawsuits over user
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Wall Street bets US corporate earnings will withstand surging oil prices.
Wall Street is confident that strong corporate earnings will prop up stock prices that have slumped since the Iran war began and set oil prices surging, rekindling worries about inflation. The S&P 500 has dropped nearly 4% since the war began at the end of February, with oil prices jumping more than 30%. Despite the turmoil, expected first-quarter earnings growth for the S&P 500 stands at 14%, according to LSEG data. That compares with 14.4% at the start of the year and t
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High oil and gas prices could outlast Trump’s war with Iran.
President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 23, 2026. While the president has promised rapid relief, Americans could feel the financial sting of the conflict with Iran for some time after it ends. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By TONY ROMM and REBECCA F. ELLIOTT As the war with Iran began to send oil and gas prices soaring around the world, President Donald Trump shrugged off the fallout as a temporary setback for the U.S. ec
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Wall Street advances as investors bet on Mideast de-escalation.
Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Wednesday as oil prices fell while Iran reviewed a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Middle East, feeding investor hopes for de-escalation in the fourth week of a war that has disrupted global energy flows and stoked inflation concerns. While Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that authorities were reviewing the U.S. proposals, he added that Tehran has no intention to hold talks with Washington. Initially, Iran sai
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Trump delivers new threats, escalating effort to pressure Iran.
Internally displaced people and fishermen gather by the seaside in the evening at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center in Beirut, March 22, 2026. Lebanon ordered the expulsion of Iran’s newly appointed ambassador on Tuesday, a rare rebuke of Tehran over its backing of Hezbollah. (Diego Ibarra Sánchez/The New York Times) By ERICA L. GREEN, ADAM RASGON, NATAN ODENHEIMER and RONEN BERGMAN President Donald Trump on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to accep
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Cuban patients are dying because of US blockade, doctors say.
Dr. Roxana Martínez Rodríguez, right, who said her caseload had doubled because so many health workers had quit or left Cuba, sees a woman and her newborn daughter at a clinic in Havana on March 13, 2026. As gas shortages cause food prices to soar, Martínez Rodríguez said her patients aren’t receiving milk or supplements like folic acid, which the state once provided regularly. “It’s a luxury to buy a cabbage,” she said. (Jorge Luis Baños/The New York Times) By ED AUGUSTIN an
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After standing up to Trump over Greenland, Denmark’s prime minister leads in election.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark greets constituents during a campaign event in her hometown of Aalborg on March 17, 2026. Amid a complicated political landscape of coalition-building among more than 10 political parties, Frederiksen appeared to be the front-runner to serve a third term after Denmark held national elections on Tuesday. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times) By MAYA TEKELI and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN The center-left party of Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s prime
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A missile fragment in a schoolyard.
Part of a missile on the grounds of a school in Pedeul in the West Bank, following an Iranian barrage on Monday, March 23, 2026. When the strike came overnight Monday, families were trying to sleep while sheltering at the school. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times) By AVISHAG SHAAR-YASHUV Meitar Cohen, 32, works as a teaching assistant at a school in the Peduel settlement, about 15 miles east of Tel Aviv, Israel. She has four children; Maayan, a third grader, is the onl
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Ferry reform isn’t enough. Vieques and Culebra need reliable access.
“The ferry is not simply transportation for Vieques and Culebra. It is economic infrastructure,” contributing columnist Bob Gevinski writes. (Facebook via Vieques Culebra Ferry Watch) By ROBERT GEVINSKI Vieques and Culebra are often described as two of Puerto Rico’s most remarkable destinations. Their beaches are among the most beautiful in the Caribbean, and their character -- defined by nature, small businesses, and a slower pace of life -- continues to attract travelers lo
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When a narcissist goes to war.
President Donald Trump speaks at the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By JAMELLE BOUIE If you can set aside both the unconstitutionality and the immorality of President Donald Trump’s unprovoked war on Iran and focus on the operation itself, it is hard not to be bewildered by the utter lack of real planning, or even basic strategic thinking, that has gone int
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The $1.3-million-a-minute war.
A woman looks out from the broken windows of her apartment, hit by airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2026. The United States and Israel have been waging a huge air assault against Iran, and the Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Let’s ponder for a moment the vast sums that we’re pouring into the war with Iran. The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more
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Bad Bunny’s inspirational halftime performance fell short of the goal.
Watching the first part of Bad Bunny’s halftime show “conjured up memories of early mornings in Puerto Rico walking alongside abuela through the field to harvest the day’s meals,” writes Ivan Waldo. (Photo provided courtesy of the author) By IVAN WALDO Special to The STAR I was one of 135 million who tuned into Super Bowl LX for the evening’s real event, Benito’s halftime show. I watched intently as he passed through the creatively improvised cane field. It conjured up memori
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Five horror movies to stream now.
“Bone Lake” By ERIK PIEPENBERG This month’s picks include a disastrous vacation, a macabre homecoming and a witchy healing session. ‘Bone Lake’ Drugs, alcohol, sex toys, beefcake, physical seduction, emotional manipulation, taboo attractions and an arrow shot through a pair of testicles. Those are just some of the sinister pleasures in this nutty, darkly funny and very entertaining erotic thriller from director Mercedes Bryce Morgan and writer Joshua Friedlander. Sage (Maddie
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Oregon choir brings love & harmony to island.
Orfeón San Juan Bautista (Facebook via Orfeón San Juan Bautista) By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR There is a small city in the northwestern state of Oregon where it rains all the time. And in that small city, almost everyone has a vein of musical talent. Precipitation and harmonization are two facts of life that clarinetist Kathleen Jones knows well. She had many a play date or shopping spree ruined by a downpour when she was growing up in the aforementioned town, Eugen
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AI replica of Val Kilmer to appear in film after his death.
An AI-generated likeness of the late actor Val Kilmer will appear in the movie “As Deep as the Grave,” set for release later this year. (Instagram via screenthrill) By REGGIE UGWU A photorealistic artificial intelligence likeness of Val Kilmer, the “Top Gun,” “Batman Forever” and “Heat” actor who died from throat cancer last year, will appear in a new movie he had planned to shoot before being hindered by his illness. Coerte Voorhees, the movie’s writer and director, said the
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Steinway rescues young pianist without a paycheck.
Puerto Rican pianist Bryan Ojeda Chevres ( lscivicorchestra.org ) By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR Young keyboard wizard Bryan Ojeda Chevres has played with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO) five times under the baton of Maestro Maximiliano Valdés, the last on the fabled Bosendorfer of the University of Puerto Rico. But that was some two years ago, with Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, and this is now, at Bellas Artes, with the “Fourth Piano Concerto in D,” p
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Hospital Pavia Caguas: Donde el cuidado de la mujer es prioridad.
Por Lcda. María Jacobo Directora Ejecutiva En Hospital Pavia Caguas, reafirmamos nuestro compromiso con la salud integral de la mujer, ofreciendo servicios especializados y tecnología de avanzada en cada etapa de su vida. Nuestro enfoque está centrado en brindar atención accesible, humana y de excelencia, respaldada por un equipo multidisciplinario altamente capacitado. Contamos con servicios de ginecología y obstetricia, orientados al cuidado preventivo, diagnóstico y tratam
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Senado realiza mesa redonda multisectorial para discutir hallazgos y recomendaciones sobre la explotación financiera de adultos mayores.
POR CYBERNEWS EL CAPITOLIO – La senadora Wandy Soto Tolentino, presidenta de la Comisión de Familia, Mujer, Personas de la Tercera Edad, y Población con Diversidad Funcional e Impedimentos, llevó a cabo una importante mesa redonda de discusión enfocada en la creciente problemática de la explotación financiera de adultos mayores en Puerto Rico, un fenómeno que ha ido en aumento y que representa una de las formas más complejas y difíciles de detectar de maltrato y fraude en la
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Hallan cuerpo de hombre en bahía de Culebra.
POR CYBERNEWS CULEBRA – La Policía informó el martes sobre el hallazgo de una persona cuya identidad no ha sido establecida, reportado a las 11:19 de la mañana en la bahía Ensenada Honda, en Culebra. Según informaron las autoridades, una llamada telefónica al cuartel de Culebra alertó sobre la situación. Al llegar al lugar, los agentes encontraron a un hombre flotando en el agua. La Policía precisó que la persona no había sido identificada al momento del informe. Según detall
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PRITS detiene intento de ataque cibernético contra sistemas del DTOP.
POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El director ejecutivo del Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service, Poincaré Díaz, informó el martes que se detectó y neutralizó un intento de ataque cibernético contra la infraestructura del Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas. “Nuestra prioridad absoluta es la protección de los datos de los puertorriqueños”, dijo Poincaré Díaz en declaraciones escritas. “Por tal razón, nuestros equipos técnicos especializados se mantienen trabajand
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Olympic Committee announces broad ban of transgender athletes in women’s events.
By TARIQ PANJA The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned transgender athletes from competing in the women’s category at the Olympics, after telling its members to conduct mandatory genetic testing for women’s competitions. The decision, the most consequential since Kirsty Coventry was elected last year as the first woman to serve as president of the IOC, followed a board meeting and months of speculation over the organization’s policy on one of the most contentious iss
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Vaqueros defeat Osos on the road.
The Vaqueros of Bayamón executed in key moments down the stretch to close out the win in Manatí. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón defeated the Osos of Manatí 73-71 on Wednesday night in a Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) game at Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum in Manatí. Bayamón entered the final quarter with an eight-point lead following a solid first half, during which they managed to pull away by as many as 14 points. However, the Osos made a run at the start of the fo
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Undefeated Cangrejeras blank Valencianas in LVSF quarterfinals.
Tamara Otene had 13 points as the Cangrejaras of Santurce notched a straight-sets victory over the Valencianas of Juncos in the LVSF quarterfinals. By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce defeated the Valencianas of Juncos in straight sets on Wednesday night at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey in the Section A quarterfinals of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish). It was the first postseason match for the Valencianas (0-1). The o
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As it turns out, James still makes his team better.
Beyond all the numbers, though, is the fact that we are still seeing LeBron James’ vintage competitiveness and hoops acumen at this stage, and at this age -- 41 -- and it has made these past few weeks wonderful to watch. (Facebook via NBA Philippines) By SAM AMICK / THE ATHLETIC His silly smile said it all. Here was LeBron James in Year No. 23 of his pro basketball career, having just tied Robert Parish for the NBA record in games played, and he looked like a toddler whose mo
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Nearly half of colorectal cancers now occur in younger patients, study shows.
Studies in recent years have shown colorectal cancer rates on the rise among adults younger than 50. The new paper showed that rates among adults ages 50 to 64 also increased between 2013 and 2022 and that rates of rectal cancer in particular climbed among all ages combined after years of decline. (Freepik) By NINA AGRAWAL Nearly half of all new colorectal cancer cases now occur in adults younger than 65, signaling a major shift in the demographics of the disease, according t
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When weight-loss drugs don’t work.
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments, but one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.” (Fortunate Joaquin/The New York Times) By SIMAR BAJAJ and DANI BLUM When Jessica Layeux, a cybersecurity expert from Monticello, Minnesota, started taking the weight-loss drug Zepbound last year, she didn’t have any of the side effects she had heard about. She didn’t feel much of a change in her hunger or cravings either. At first,
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‘How low can you go?’ The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control.
The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia. (John P. Dessereau/The New York Times) By PAULA SPAN The patient initially came to see Dr. Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of Utah, saw one disturbing signal: Her blood pressu
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Health advice from AI chatbots is frequently wrong, study shows.
A user consults with a chatbot created by the far-right social media platform Gab, in Berkeley, Calif., Oct. 29, 2025. A new study found that chatbots were no better than Google — already a flawed source of health information — at guiding users toward correct medical diagnoses or helping them determine what they should do next. (Andria Lo/The New York Times) By TEDDY ROSENBLUTH A new study published last month provided a sobering look at whether chatbots, which have fast beco
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In criminal cases, moss is often underfoot and overlooked.
A photo provided by the Field Museum shows Matt von Konrat, the head of the botanical collections at the Field Museum, in his laboratory in Chicago, Feb. 26, 2026, examining tiny bits of dirt and moss collected in Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill., in 2009. A group of scientists and law enforcement officials are pointing to the role moss can play to help solve crimes. (Field Museum via The New York Times) By SAMANTHA DRAKE A remote forest in south central Pennsylvania seems to
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This dinosaur really knew how to get a grip.
An image provided by Joschua Knüppe shows a life reconstruction of the forearm of Manipulonyx reshetovi, a bird-like dinosaur. A fossil of the dinosaur was discovered in Mongolia in 1979. (Joschua Knüppe via The New York Times) By JACK TAMISIEA Under the cover of darkness 67 million years ago, a dog-size dinosaur crept up to the nest of a bigger, unsuspecting contemporary. Its goal: to snatch a large egg. The tiny thief had a handy hack to get to that meal: a multitooled fore
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Asteroid-smashing NASA mission sped up space rocks’ journey around the sun.
An image provided by NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows the asteroid named Dimorphos. Dimorphos is about 525 feet around and orbits a larger parent asteroid, Didymos. (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL via The New York Times) By KATRINA MILLER In 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid named Dimorphos. The goal of this interplanetary smashup was to prove that if a killer space rock ever threatened Earth in the future, humans could deflect it and save our world. The
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What your DNA reveals about the sex life of Neanderthals.
A photo provided by the Max Planck Institute shows Nobel Prize-winning Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo with a reconstructed Neanderthal skull. As a result of interbreeding between Neanderthals and humans tens of thousands of years ago, most people alive today carry a bit of Neanderthal DNA in their genome — and that residual DNA, in turn, is giving scientists a detailed look at the ancient sexual encounters that put it there. (Frank Vinken/Max Planck Institute via The New Yor
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Electrical blackouts, suspended flights: What to know about travel to Cuba.
A taxi driver waits in a park in Havana, Feb., 2016. (The New York Times) By SHANNON SIMS This month, under pressure from the Trump administration, the Cuban government opened the door to allow Cubans living abroad to invest directly in businesses on the island. But that change may not be enough of a lifeline to offset the steep decline in tourism that Cuba has seen over the past few years. Roughly 2 million people visited the island last year, down from a peak of more than 4
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How to create your own affordable wellness vacation.
Visitors soak in the warm waters of Strawberry Park Hot Springs, just outside of Steamboat Springs, Colo., in December 2022. Wellness travel is booming, projected to account for $1 trillion worldwide this year, according to the research nonprofit Global Wellness Institute. (Andrew Miller/The New York Times) By ELAINE GLUSAC In Iceland, I paid $11 for access to the outdoor recreation complex in Akureyri, the country’s second-largest city, to swim laps and wind down in geotherm
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In Turks and Caicos, golden silence at a platinum price.
An undisturbed beach at the Pine Cay resort in the Turks and Caicos in February 2026. Turks and Caicos, a chain of Caribbean islands just southeast of the Bahamas, teems with high-end, all-inclusive resorts. What many guests seemed to want, and are willing to pay thousands of dollars a night to get, is glorious silence. (Danial Adkison/The New York Times) By DANIAL ADKISON The boat skipped across the shimmering turquoise water at a breathtaking speed. “You’d better take off y
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A powder quest in Japan’s ski country.
Kitanomine, one of two ski zones at the Furano resort on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2025. Faced with soaring ticket prices and bare slopes at many U.S. resorts, Americans are flocking to the island of Hokkaido, which gets up to 50 feet of snow a year. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) By MEGHAN DAVIDSON LADLY I had never encountered a ski lift quite like this one. Each one-person seat looked like a pizza box hung from a cable on a metal hook. Only a low ba
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Maison Ruinart engages renowned artist in Puerto Rico.
Misi y Rafael Alvarez, Gabriel Jimenez, Ileana Martinez Palacios By JUDY GORDON-CONDE and JENNIFER CONDE-POWERS Recently, the iconic Maison Ruinart, recognized worldwide as the official champagne of art due to its history of supporting and drawing inspiration from art and its artists to enrich knowledge and connection with nature, offered a unique and immersive experience in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Echoing its purpose of illuminating the path through connections in spaces wit
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Mar 61 min read
Las Ruinas Bathhouse & Gym, a world-class urbanoasis, opens its doors in the heart of Old San Juan
Jeniffer Rosa López, Victoria Sánchez-Lincoln, Marian Guillén, Viviana Mercado, Lucienne Gigante By JUDY GORDON-CONDE and JENNIFER CONDE-POWERS Recently, Las Ruinas Bathhouse & Gym, a sanctuary inspired by the traditional bathhouses of Asian, Turkish, Moroccan, and Russian cultures, which served as spaces for healing, conversation, and community, opened in the heart of Old San Juan. Guests enjoyed a magical night among the lit sconces and partook of delectable bites and curat
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Make-A-Wish Puerto Rico’s annual Magic Night gala
Make-A-Wish Puerto Rico board of directors: José Vélez Millet, Weston Martin West, Bryan Shames Kopel, Laura Femenías Jové, Miguel Otero Sobrino, Maria V. Trento Biassoni and Dr. Enrique Carrión Vargas By JUDY GORDON-CONDE and JENNIFER CONDE-POWERS Recently, Make-A-Wish Puerto Rico celebrated its annual gala, Magic Night, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Isla Verde, marking 35 years of service on the island. During the event, elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen enjoyed the ev
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Oct 24, 20251 min read
BIMBA Y LOLA and Café Caleta showed off this summer with touches from Spain
Café Caleta By JUDY GORDON-CONDE and JENNIFER CONDE-POWERS An exciting event took place in Old San Juan with BIMBA Y LOLA, a creative...
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