The Caribbean Conundrum: United by Tourists, Divided by Covid
The pandemic struck these islands unequally. What does this mean for tourism, a major economic driver for the entire region? The answer is unique, just like the islands.
The many pleasure boats moored along the waters of St. Thomas. Tourism to the U.S. Virgin Islands is booming.Credit.Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo for The New York Times
May 25, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year a scene so busy and crowded, it’s unimaginable, even before the pandemic.
Idaho Pulls Out of Powerball Because of Overseas Expansion
An Idaho state committee killed a bill that would have allowed the popular lottery to continue in the state even after it expanded to Australia and Britain.
Jeff Anderson, the director of the Idaho Lottery, argued to let the Powerball continue in Idaho, saying its removal would eliminate millions from Idaho’s state budget.Credit.Keith Ridler/Associated Press
Published March 11, 2021Updated March 15, 2021
Idaho lawmakers moved on Wednesday to pull the state out of the Powerball lottery, setting an end to decades of participation in the popular game because of its plans to expand overseas.
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An Impeachment Manager on Trump’s Acquittal
Hosted by Michael Barbaro; produced by Michael Simon Johnson and Lynsea Garrison; edited by Larissa Anderson and Paige Cowett; and engineered by Chris Wood.
We look at the former president’s trial through the eyes of Stacey Plaskett, a Democratic congresswoman who sought his conviction.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
archived recording (stacey plaskett)
Over this past weekend my 11-year-old daughter I overheard her telling one of my sons, mommy doesn’t seem really nervous about the impeachment trial. To which that son, sounding like an older brother, said, Talia, you’ll learn that most of the time, mommy really seems to have it under control. Now, we know as parents, that’s not always the case.
Prosecutor Says Executors of Jeffrey Epsteinâs Estate Enabled His Abuse
The attorney general of the Virgin Islands said two longtime associates of Mr. Epsteinâs were âcaptainsâ of his criminal enterprise and should not be in charge of his estate.
Jeffrey Epstein in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2008.Credit.Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post, via Associated Press
How much of Jeffrey Epsteinâs remaining fortune will go to his victims?
A year and a half after his death, that is the question at the heart of a bitter court fight between the top law enforcement official in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the two men Mr. Epstein chose to oversee an estate once worth $600 million.