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Governor approves dignity protocol for fetuses under 20 weeks.
Across U.S. jurisdictions, parents are legally recognized to claim and respectfully handle fetal remains from early-stage gestational losses. By THE STAR STAFF Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed Law 42-2026, creating a special mechanism that allows, at the request of the parents and with medical authorization, the dignified handling of fetal remains from pregnancies under twenty (20) weeks. The Senate Project (PS 756) was authored by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schat
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19 hours ago2 min read
Private groups support minimum wage measure.
Business leaders testify before the House Labor Affairs Committee in support of returning minimum wage authority to the Legislature. By THE STAR STAFF A coalition of Puerto Rico’s leading economic and business organizations reaffirmed their support on Wednesday for House Bill 1115 following their presentation during a public hearing of the House Labor Affairs Committee. The measure would dissolve the Minimum Wage Evaluation Commission created under Law 47-2021 and give the Pu
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19 hours ago3 min read
Lawmakers debate AI oversight in elections amid transparency concerns.
Lawmakers discuss measures to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in electoral campaigns during a House public hearing. By THE STAR STAFF The House of Representatives’ Government Committee, chaired by Representative Víctor Parés Otero, evaluated measures aimed at addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in electoral campaigns. During a public hearing, House Bill 877 and Senate Bill 101 were analyzed, both focused on increasing transparency and oversight of
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19 hours ago2 min read
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Judge is skeptical of Penn’s argument against Trump demand for list of Jews.
Students are reflected in a window showcasing an Israeli flag at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2023. The Trump administration, which said it is investigating harassment, sued the University of Pennsylvania after it refused a request to provide information about Jewish students and staff. (Rachel Wisniewski/The New York Times) By ALAN BLINDER and MICHAEL C. BENDER Jacob Naimark, a law student at the University of Pennsylvania, has worried ever since
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19 hours ago5 min read
Widow gives harrowing testimony about assassination of Haiti’s president.
Martine Moïse speaks during the funeral of her husband, Jovenel Moïse, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, July 23, 2021. Nearly five years after Haiti’s president was assassinated in his bedroom, in front of his wife, Martine Moïse choked back tears on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, as she began testifying in the U.S. trial of four of the men charged with his murder. (Federico Rios/The New York Times) By DAVID C. ADAMS Nearly five years after Haiti’s president was assassinated in his bedroom,
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19 hours ago4 min read
Trump could restart California oil pipeline with Cold War-era law, opinion says.
A gas pipeline under construction near Amarillo, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2025. The Trump administration on Jan. 13 moved to limit the ability of states to block the construction of oil pipelines, coal export terminals and other energy projects that could pollute local waterways. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times) By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA President Donald Trump has the authority to restart an oil pipeline project off the Santa Barbara, California, coast by invoking the Defense Production
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2 days ago3 min read
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Wall Street ends down as weak economic data fuels recession fears.
Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday after evidence of a cooling economy exacerbated worries that the Federal Reserve’s campaign to rein in decades-high inflation may cause a deep downturn. All three major indexes fell as data showed U.S. job openings in February dropped to the lowest level in nearly two years, suggesting that the labor market was cooling, while factory orders fell for a second straight month. Data on Monday had also pointed to weakening U.S. manufacturing act
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19 hours ago3 min read
A crypto coin is gobbling up US Treasuries.
A new generation of cryptocurrency, pegged to the dollar, is growing rapidly, promising faster payments and potentially lower interest rates. (Ben Voldman/The New York Times) By TALMON JOSEPH SMITH Cryptocurrencies were designed to be a hedge against the U.S. dollar, which crypto creators viewed as an unreliable currency. Yet one of the fastest-growing crypto coins has risen in popularity precisely because it’s pegged to the greenback. Stablecoins, as they are known, are also
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2 days ago5 min read
Top US exchange executives call for clearer rules as prediction markets grow.
Executives from top U.S. exchanges said on Tuesday prediction markets require consistent regulation to protect investors as the fast-growing asset class draws a surge of new users. Prediction markets let users trade contracts tied to the outcome of real-world events, ranging from elections and policy decisions to economic indicators and sports results. Supporters say the markets aggregate collective forecasts into prices that reflect the likelihood of an outcome, thoug
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2 days ago2 min read
International News
China’s military has quietly cut flying near Taiwan.
For 12 of the past 13 days, no Chinese military flights were recorded near Taiwan. By CHRIS BUCKLEY Taiwan has grown accustomed to a near daily drumbeat of Chinese military planes flying close by, part of Beijing’s campaign to pressure the island it claims as its own. But lately, Taiwan has been facing an unexpected puzzle: Where have the planes gone? For 12 of the past 13 days, no Chinese military flights were recorded near Taiwan. The sole exception was Sunday when two plan
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19 hours ago4 min read
Britain bans protest march that critics say supports Iranian regime.
By STEPHEN CASTLE and LIZZIE DEARDEN Britain’s home secretary invoked rarely used powers to ban a pro-Palestinian march that was seen by police and other critics as a demonstration supportive of Iran. But organizers vowed to go ahead with a protest. The right of pro-Palestinian groups to protest in London and other British cities has been a sensitive issue since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, with Jewish groups accusing some demonstrators of stoking antisemitism.
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19 hours ago2 min read
Countries agree to tap oil reserves as tanker attacks add to supply fears.
A woman walks among tents at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, which is occupied by displaced people, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil, is all but closed as war in the Middle East expands. A British agency said three ships were hit by unidentified projectiles in or near the strait. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times) By REBECCA ELLIOT, ABDI LATIF DAHIR and ERIC SCHMITT Oil prices rose W
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19 hours ago3 min read
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Kristi Noem’s story was destined to end this way.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stands as President Donald Trump calls her name at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 2, 2025. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) By MICHELLE COTTLE As I looked at Kristi Noem’s MAGA-fied visage plastered across the media on Thursday, along with the news that President Donald Trump had fired her, I couldn’t help thinking: This was always going to end in tears. Not because the defenestrated secretary of
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19 hours ago4 min read
Trump’s fantasy is crashing down.
Over the past several days, after President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, his fantasy of omnipotence has come crashing into reality, writes the New York Times columnist Lydia Polgreen. (Photo illustration by Damon Winter/The New York Times) By LYDIA POLGREEN In Donald Trump’s fantasy world, America is invincible and impregnable. Its military is so advanced and skillful that it can pluck a sitting head of state from a hostile country and deposit
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2 days ago5 min read
George W. Trump goes to war.
By ROSS DOUTHAT The best essay for understanding right-wing support for Donald Trump’s war against Iran was published in National Review in 2023, at the 20th anniversary of the Iraq invasion. Written by Tanner Greer, a conservative writer and China analyst, it argued that the official populist repudiation of George W. Bush and neoconservatism masked a deep continuity between the Iraq-era conservative mainstream and the Trump-era new right. Both the Bush-era hawks and the Trum
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3 days ago3 min read
Entertainment News
When Britney Spears’ conservatorship ended, concern for her did not.
Supporters of pop star Britney Spears gather with cutouts and signs outside Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, the venue for a hearing on the conservatorship that had overseen her life and fortune since 2008, on Nov. 12, 2021. The pop star’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence this week was a breaking point, years after she regained control of her life and finances. (Chloe Pang/The New York Times) By JULIA JACOBS In the four-plus years since a judge end
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19 hours ago5 min read
‘The Bride!’ review: Frankie, my dear.
The story comes into focus with the arrival of yet another legend, Frankenstein’s monster — or Frank, as he likes to be called. By MANOHLA DARGIS Mary Shelley was just 20 when her wild, mind-expanding first novel, “Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus” (1818), was published. By the time she turned 25, she had suffered a series of unspeakable losses, including the death of three young children and her husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. For its part, her famous creation kep
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2 days ago4 min read
5 international movies to stream now.
“Homebound” By DEVIKA GIRISH This month’s picks include an elliptical Mexican anthology film, an experimental biopic of the writer Suzanne Césaire and more. ‘The Follies’ The new feature by Rodrigo García — son of revered Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez, and an acclaimed filmmaker in his own right — is a beautifully crafted prism of a movie, revealing new layers depending on the vantage point from which you view it. Set in Mexico City, it traces a day in the lives
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3 days ago5 min read
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Noticias en Español
La Iglesia Episcopal y CROEM ALUMNI reconocen a quince (15) mujeres destacadas en PR.
Se muestra al grupo de Mujeres Distinguidas por CROEM ALUMNI en la Semana de la Mujer junto al Obispo Episcopal de Puerto Rico Rafael Morales y al representante del Distrito 16 Reinaldo Figueroa. Como parte de la Semana de la Mujer, CROEM ALUMNI y la Iglesia Episcopal resaltaron el impacto y legado de mujeres destacadas en diversos campos profesionales Santurce – Bajo el lema “La contribución de la Mujer en la educación de nuestro País”, la Asociación de Estudiantes Gradua
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19 hours ago3 min read
Municipio de Cidra adopta adultos mayores en proyecto piloto para brindar apoyo y acompañamiento.
Por EL STAR STAFF El Gobierno Municipal de Cidra comenzó un proyecto piloto en el que todas sus oficinas y departamentos adoptan a un adulto mayor para brindarle apoyo con medicamentos, artículos de primera necesidad, tareas del hogar y, sobre todo, acompañamiento. La iniciativa atiende a personas de edad avanzada que en su mayoría viven solas y requieren apoyo continuo adicional a los servicios tradicionales. “Con este proyecto queremos promover empatía, respeto y responsabi
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2 days ago2 min read
Reconocen trayectoria de ingeniera cagüeña.
La Ing. Geannette Siberón recibe reconocimiento de manos del alcalde de Caguas, William Miranda Torres y de la procuradora de la Mujer, Astrid Piñeiro Vázquez.. Por EL STAR STAFF La ingeniera Geannette M. Siberón, principal oficial ejecutiva (CEO) de la empresa Environmental & Safety Engineering Solutions (EnvSafe PR) y presidenta del Instituto de Ingenieros Químicos del Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores fue reconocida por el Municipio de Caguas por su trayectoria y aporta
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2 days ago2 min read
Sports News
Crabbers extend win streak to 17 with dominant victory over Leonas in Ponce.
Crabbers earn their seventeenth consecutive victory without a loss (Heriberto Rosario Rosa.) By THE STAR STAFF Week nine of action in the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF) opened with the Santurce Crabbers’ seventeenth consecutive victory, as they remained undefeated by defeating the Ponce Leonas at the Salvador Dijols court. The set scores in Santurce’s win were 25–19, 25–15, and 25–15. With the victory, the Crabbers collected the three available points, continuing a
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19 hours ago1 min read
Puerto Rico loses unbeaten streak against Canada.
Starter José de León By THE STAR STAFF Team Puerto Rico lost 3–2 to Canada on Tuesday in the final game of the Group A first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan. Puerto Rico now awaits the result of Wednesday’s game between Canada and Cuba to determine its final position heading into the second round, which is scheduled to begin Friday in Houston, Texas. Puerto Rico struck first in the opening inning with an RBI single by Nola
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19 hours ago2 min read
IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico surpasses 1,300 registered athletes for 2026 edition.
The competition will take place Sunday, March 15, and will feature participants from more than 40 countries. By THE STAR STAFF BN Sports president and event organizer Arturo Díaz announced that the 2026 edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico has already surpassed 1,300 registered athletes, pointing toward one of the largest competitions in the event’s history on the island. “From the first weeks of the registration process, we saw an extraordinary response from both local and in
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Health News
Vocación con Visión: Historias de Mujeres en la Medicina.
Dra. María G. Velázquez Lamela y Dra. Frances Marrero Barrera. Redacción EDITORIAL SEMANA redaccion@periodicolasemana.net Como parte de su compromiso continuo de proporcionar atención de excelencia a la comunidad, Puerto Rico Eye Institute (PREi) aborda una amplia gama de necesidades oftalmológicas con la misma calidad excepcional que les ha caracterizado a lo largo de los años. Para ello cuenta con un grupo de profesionales en la oftalmología, y distintas ramas de esa especi
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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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3 days ago5 min read
FDA reverses decision and agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
A flu vaccine is prepared in Mountain Lakes, N.J., Sept. 16, 2025. (Laila Stevens/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA JEWETT and REBECCA ROBBINS The Food and Drug Administration reversed its decision on Moderna’s flu vaccine and has agreed to review it for possible approval. On Feb. 10, Moderna announced that the agency had rejected its application for review of a new flu vaccine. The FDA said the company’s research design had been flawed. But in subsequent discussions, the agen
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Feb 254 min read
Science News
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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7 days ago5 min read
Norway’s centuries-long watch on the northern lights.
A field station of the Tromso Geophysical Observatory and the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association, or EISCAT, project outside Tromso, Norway, Jan. 21, 2026. Norway’s northern region has led the scientific quest to understand the aurora borealis, with a 10,000-antenna radar system expected to begin the next phase of exploration this summer. (Michal Siarek/The New York Times) By ALEXA ROBLES-GIL The world’s first permanent northern lights observatory occupies a s
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Mar 44 min read
Baboon sibling rivalry suggests monkeys feel jealousy like people
A photo provided by Dr. Axelle Delaunay shows a baboon family in Namibia. Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister. (Dr. Axelle Delaunay via The New York Times) By ANNIE ROTH Ever been jealous of your brother or sister for getting too much attention from your mom or dad? Scientists believe you’re not the only creature in the animal kingdom to feel that way. A t
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Feb 243 min read
Travel News
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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4 days ago5 min read
Is it safe to travel to Mexico right now?.
The center of Guadalajara is mostly empty in Mexico, Feb. 23, 2026. A wave of unrest after the killing of a cartel leader has rattled tourists at popular destinations in Mexico, prompting travelers to reconsider their plans. (César Rodríguez/The New York Times) By SHANNON SIMS With spring break just weeks away, and snowbirds looking to dodge a blustery winter, the recent unrest in Mexico has left travelers concerned about whether visiting the country is safe right now. While
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Mar 45 min read
36 hours in Vieques.
La Plata Beach in Vieques, Puerto Rico, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Vieques, a 20-mile-long isle just east of Puerto Rico’s main island, has long attracted in-the-know travelers with its raw beauty and uncrowded beaches. (Erika P. Rodríguez/The New York Times) By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ Vieques, a 20-mile-long isle just east of Puerto Rico’s main island, has long attracted in-the-know travelers with its raw beauty and uncrowded beaches. Since Hurricane Maria crippled it in 2017, clo
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Mar 27 min read
Fashion & Social News
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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7 days ago1 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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