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Holy Week begins in Puerto Rico.
A layperson leads a Palm Sunday procession at the San Salvador parish on 65th Infantry Avenue in San Juan on Sunday in a service led by Father Abner González. (Capture from video by John McPhaul)
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Hospitals Assn. summit examinesAI integration in health care.
Attorney Julybeth Alicea, president of HR Disruptor, addresses the Puerto Rico Hospitals Association Annual Summit on the use of artificial intelligence in health care. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Hospitals Association (AHPR by its initials in Spanish) held its annual summit this past weekend on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, where hospital administrators, doctors, healthcare industry professionals and some 21 experts in the field of AI applicati
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Ex-San Juan mayor joins call for Congress to certify PR as incorporated territory.
Former San Juan Mayor Hernán Padilla (Facebook via Pedro R. Pierluisi) By THE STAR STAFF Former San Juan Mayor Hernán Padilla has formally joined a pro-statehood initiative urging the U.S. Congress to certify Puerto Rico as an incorporated territory of the United States, an action supporters argue is long overdue after 128 years under U.S. sovereignty. The effort, coordinated by attorney Gregorio Igartúa and a group of statehood advocates, calls on federal lawmakers and the p
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Procedural dispute emerges in rate case with bondholders.
Scott Hempling, the hearing examiner overseeing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority rate case before the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (LinkedIn) By THE STAR STAFF A procedural dispute has emerged in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) rate case before the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) after bondholders objected to a Feb. 23 filing by the utility, alleging that the submission improperly included advocacy despite a prior order prohibiting it. In response, hear
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Iran and immigration frustrations fuel new wave of ‘No Kings’ rallies.
A large crowd of demonstrators gathers outside the Idaho State Capitol in Boise for a “No Kings” rally on Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times) By THOMAS FULLER In the Twin Cities, a sea of people converged on the state Capitol, invoking the memories of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Demonstrators swarmed intersections in Portland, Oregon, motivated by what one called a “national crisis” that had “escalated to a whole other level.” In Little Rock, Arkansas
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GOP rift leaves Congress with no clear path to end the shutdown.
Passengers wait in a line at a security checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. A meltdown in relations between the two GOP-led chambers of Congress caused the embarrassing collapse late last week of a Senate-passed proposal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security before lawmakers raced out of town on a two-week recess. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By CARL HULSE Eight months away from elections that will decide if they keep control o
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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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How clean energy firms are trying to survive the Trump era.
Wind turbines near Mart, Texas, Aug. 5, 2023. Renewable energy leaders said their industry got “rolled” in President Donald Trump’s tax bill. Many executives say they are finding ways to adapt, and some promising technologies that might help slow global warming are moving forward. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times) By BRAD PLUMER Clean energy isn’t dead in the Trump era. But it does look different these days. Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has dismantled fed
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Dow confirms correction as traders worry about war.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.7% on Friday as investors worried about the global economic impact of the war in Iran, leaving the blue-chip index down 10% from its record high close on February 10 and confirming it has been in a correction since then. In a broad Wall Street selloff fueled by uncertainty about the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, the Dow in recent days has suffered its worst decline since April 2025, when U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Libera
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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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With Cuba under pressure, the Castro dynasty is making a comeback.
People look on as the remains of Cuban leader Fidel Castro are driven along The Malecon, Havana’s seaside promenade, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times) By SIMON ROMERO and DAVID C. ADAMS When President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba acknowledged this month that his government was engaged in secret talks with the Trump administration, he revealed that the person guiding the negotiations was the “historical leader of the revolution.” That honorific is re
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There are now more than 50,000 US troops in the Mideast.
By HELENE COOPER The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of U.S. troops in the Mideast region at more than 50,000 — roughly 10,000 more than usual — as President Donald Trump decides on his next step in his month-old war in Iran. While it is still unclear just what the Marines, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, will be charged with, U.S. officials say the president is weighing whether to try a larger attack, like venturing to seize
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Israel vows to seize more territory in Lebanon and strikes hit Iranian port.
Mourners at the funeral of the journalists Ali Choeib, Fatima Ftouni, and Mohammad Ftouni, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times) By AARON BOXERMAN and SANAM MAHOOZI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he had ordered his forces to increase the territory they control in southern Lebanon, as 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the Middle East, the latest sign that the monthlong war in the region
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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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The war is going better than you think.
“... if past generations could see how well this war has gone compared with the ones they were compelled to fight at a frightening cost, they would marvel at their posterity’s comparative good fortune,” Times columnist Bret Stephens writes. (Naila Ruechel/The New York Times) By BRET STEPHENS Most Americans probably don’t look back at March 2012 — if they remember it at all — and think of terrifyingly high gas prices. In the month when “The Hunger Games” ruled the box office a
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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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4 days ago4 min read
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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A master of animation is back, with a ‘Magnificent’ story.
Sylvain Chomet in Paris, on Feb. 3, 2026. The first animated feature in 15 years by the acclaimed French filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, the “Triplets of Belleville” creator, is a biopic of another artist who never lost his ability for wonder and curiosity. (Elliott Verdier/The New York Times) By CARLOS AGUILAR In the hand-drawn period pieces that have earned French animator Sylvain Chomet international acclaim, the cartoony characters don’t speak. Their bodies tell the story. But
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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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Sabana Grande rinde homenaje póstumo a exalcalde ‘Toño’ Figueroa y honra su legado.
POR EL STAR STAFF SABANA GRANDE – La Administración Municipal de Sabana Grande, junto a su alcalde Marcos Valentín Flores, lamentan el fallecimiento del exalcalde Ángel Antonio “Toño” Figueroa Ramírez, resaltando su legado como una figura influyente en el desarrollo moderno de la ‘Cuidad del Petate’. “El pueblo de Sabana Grande despide hoy a un líder comprometido, cuya visión y acción dejaron una huella imborrable en nuestra historia. ‘Toño’ Figueroa no solo fue alcalde de Sa
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Caguas reafirma su liderazgo ambiental al unirse por 17 años consecutivos a la iniciativa global La Hora de la Tierra.
POR EL STAR STAFF CAGUAS – Reafirmando un compromiso que se ha cumplido por los pasados 17 años, la administración municipal de Caguas se unió este sábado, 28 de marzo de 2026, al evento global La Hora de la Tierra. De esta manera, Caguas se consolida, un año más, como la única ciudad en Puerto Rico que participa de manera ininterrumpida en esta iniciativa que es impulsada internacionalmente por el World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), La actividad se llevó a cabo en el Complej
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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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Caguas & San Germán notch victories in BSN.
San Germán shot 51 percent from the field and won going away. By THE STAR STAFF The Criollos of Caguas and the Atléticos of San Germán were winners on Saturday night to cap off the first week of the 2026 Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) season. At Juan “Pachín” Vicens Auditorium in Ponce, the Criollos of Caguas defeated the Leones of Ponce 99-98 in overtime. Caguas set the pace from the start with an 8-0 run and closed the first quarter leading 23
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Atenienses blank Criollas, keep semifinal hopes alive.
Emily Elliot (22 points) came up big down the stretch for Manatí (Heriberto Rosario/FPV) By THE STAR STAFF In a Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) Section B quarterfinal match on Saturday night, the host Atenienses of Manatí halted the momentum of the Criollas of Caguas, securing their first victory in three matches and keeping their hopes of advancing to the semifinals alive. Caguas, which was looking to punch a direct ticket to the next rou
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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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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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Mar 204 min read
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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Mar 105 min read
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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Mar 163 min read
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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Mar 65 min read
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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Mar 185 min read
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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Mar 166 min read
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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Mar 95 min read
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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Dec 12, 20251 min read
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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Sep 5, 20251 min read
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