Por Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español

En los casi 14 minutos que duró su presentación en el Halftime Show del Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny logró algo que parecía imposible: reunir todos los símbolos, costumbres y objetos que definen la identidad puertorriqueña, en un mensaje que reivindicó el amor por encima del odio y la fraternidad entre los países que integran el continente americano.

Fue un espectáculo que reprodujo en vivo muchas de las imágenes que Bad Bunny ha usado en la promoción de su álbum “Debí tirar más fotos”, con referencias a una vida más sencilla conectada con lo rural. La primera imagen ya es una declaración de intenciones, con Bad Bunny recorriendo una plantación de caña, acompañado de campesinos que llevan la pava, el sombrero de palma típico de los jíbaros del norte de Puerto Rico.

De allí, Bad Bunny emerge de la plantación y se adentra en un espacio urbano, identificado por variados carritos de comida callejera o ambulante, con venta de coco frío, raspados o piraguas, y tacos. Mientras camina, el cantante se encuentra con gente jugando dominó, una joven que arregla las uñas, un señor que compra oro y plata, y dos púgiles boxeando.

Un dato interesante: estos son dos boxeadores profesionales. Uno de ellos (con guantes azules), es Xander Zayas, pugilista puertorriqueño de 23 años, campeón unificado del peso superwelter AMB y OMB y considerado la mayor figura actual del boxeo en la isla. en el boxeo en Puerto Rico. El otro es el pugilista mexicano estadounidense Emiliano Vargas, con récord invicto en 16 combates (13 de ellos por KO). Es un guiño de Bad Bunny a la legendaria rivalidad entre los boxeadores de Puerto Rico y México.

De este escenario el show se desplazó a “La casita”, la recreación de una vivienda típica de concreto en Puerto Rico, que Bad Bunny hizo famosa al ambientar parte de sus conciertos en ella. Es una edificación que el artista ha honrado por representar un estilo de vida amenazado por la gentrificación.

Fue en “La casita” que pudo reconocerse a algunos famosos, como el actor chileno Pedro Pascal, la actriz Jessica Alba, la cantante colombiana Karol G, la rapera estadounidense Cardi B, la rapera puertorriqueña Young Miko y la personalidad televisiva estadounidense Alix Earle.

En todo este tiempo, Bad Bunny estuvo vestido con un jersey blanco con la palabra “Ocasio” (el apellido de su madre, pues el nombre real de Bad Bunny es Benito Martínez Ocasio) grabada en la espalda y el número 64 en el pecho.

Por ahora no hay una respuesta oficial sobre el significado del número 64. Los aficionados en redes sociales propusieron distintas teorías: que podía ser el año de nacimiento de su madre o que alude a la cifra inicial, erróneamente reportada, de muertes por el huracán María de 2017, que azotó Puerto Rico. Según Page Six, es una referencia al 64º Congreso de Estados Unidos, que aprobó la ley Jones-Shafroth que otorgó la ciudadanía estatutaria a los puertorriqueños en 1917.

De “La casita”, Bad Bunny pasó a un área en la que se subió al techo de una camioneta pick-up, vehículo tradicional de los campesinos para transportar lo cosechado al mercado. La cámara enfocó entonces a una de las pantallas del Levi’s Stadium, donde apareció el sapo Concho, personaje de dibujos animados basado en el típico sapo puertorriqueño en peligro de extinción que figura en el cort

Text by Madeline Holcombe and photos by Will Lanzoni, CNN

(CNN) — The new food pyramid has turned things upside down.

Literally speaking, the image representing the newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans is itself flipped from the pyramid of the past. But the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture also made some significant changes to the more recent guidelines, depicted not by the food pyramid but by the circular MyPlate.

And how do the new guidelines compare with the frequently lauded Mediterranean diet? That lauded meal plan also offers differing guidance and points of emphasis.

With so much nuanced and conflicting advice among those three nutrition plans, it can be hard to know what to eat on any particular day.

Dietitian Natalie Mokari, who works with clients in her North Carolina practice to help them eat for better nutrition, built a day of eating under each of the three approaches –– the new food pyramid, MyPlate and the Mediterranean diet –– so you can see the differences, the similarities and what might work for you.

What do I eat for breakfast?

Each plan takes a little bit different of a shape when it comes to carbohydrates.

The Mediterranean diet emphasizes whole grains like brown rice, whole-grain breads and pastas, quinoa and oats, which is why this breakfast is based in steel-cut oats, Mokari said.

The Mediterranean diet can be tricky for people who are watching their carbs, but it can be adjusted to work for the individual, she added.

MyPlate recommended that carbohydrates make up a little more than a quarter of the plate. That plate represents a full day of eating, not every meal, Mokari said. That’s why breakfast is low-fat yogurt and fruit with granola added in.

The new food pyramid emphasizes more carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables, and less from grains, especially refined grains. The carbohydrates from this breakfast are coming from the whole-grain toast but also the spinach and fruit.

“There’s a little confusion that it’s maybe a low-carb diet, but it’s really not,” Mokari said.

What’s for lunch?

The new foods pyramid calls for three servings of vegetables and two of fruit in a day.

The Mediterranean diet stresses fruits, vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats at every meal, making it very high in fiber, Mokari said. A lunch for this plan might be a vegetable soup with cannellini beans and whole-grain toast with hummus, tomato and feta cheese.

MyPlate also recommends a lot of fruits and vegetables: about 2 to 4 cups of vegetables and 1½ to 2 cups of fruit a day for adults. That averages out to two to four servings of vegetables and 1½ to two of fruit, Mokari said.

What you don’t see in these plates is very much added sugar or processed foods. There’s nothing new about guidance to cut back: All the meal plans call for reducing both.

“There’s not going to be a single dietitian that’s not going to tell you to eat more whole foods. I think that’s a great guidance,” Mokari said.

The new food pyramid is more aggressive about sugar and processed foods than previous guidance, however, recommending no added sugar for kids ages 5 to 10. Unless you are very careful and have a big budget, that might be hard, since added sugar is in lots of packaged foods, including many spaghetti sauces, peanut butters and snack foods.

“It’s just not realistic,” Mokari said. “I think it’s great to reduce [added sugars], but I think saying none is really not sustainable.”

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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN

(CNN) — There has been a lot of attention paid to the new Trump Accounts – especially the promised $1,000 federal government contributions for eligible newborns and the public declarations by companies and philanthropists that they will be making contributions, too.

But the fine print on exactly how the accounts will work is still emerging and there is a lot of information and press releases to sort through from the Treasury, the IRS, the White House and the official site trumpaccounts.gov.

So … we’ve tried to create a one-stop shop with the most immediately salient points for parents interested in creating an account for their child.

Here is what we know so far (and where we will make updates as Treasury and the IRS provide more details and clarity).

What is a Trump Account?

Trump Accounts are IRA-style savings accounts for eligible children. They are like traditional IRAs in that money in the accounts will grow tax deferred. But the rules for Trump Accounts differ when it comes to contributions, withdrawals and approved uses of the money. Also, the money may not be tapped before a child turns 18.

Which children are eligible to have one?

A child must be under age 18 at the end of the year in which an account is opened for them, per the IRS.

The child also must be a U.S. citizen and have a valid Social Security number.

A child is only allowed to have one Trump account opened for them. And it must be opened by an “authorized individual” – which is generally a legal guardian or parent. (The IRS breaks out more details on that here.)

Who qualifies for the $1,000 contribution?

Any child eligible to have a Trump Account and who is born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028 may receive a one-time, $1,000 pilot contribution from the federal government. But only if an authorized individual has opened an account for them and may claim them as a dependent on their tax return, according to enrolled agent David Mellem of Ashwaubenon Tax Professionals.

How can parents open an account?

Parents must elect to open an account for their child by filling out and submitting Form 4547. This is the same form on which you will elect to get the $1,000 pilot contribution for your eligible babies.

At the moment, the best way to do that is to submit the form electronically with your 2025 federal income tax return. But, starting this summer, according to trumpaccounts.gov, there will be an online portal for all parents to establish an account.

Based on the information requested on Form 4547 it appears parents are required to have a Social Security number. But IRS instructions for the form say that if the parent is “a nonresident or resident alien and you don’t have and aren’t eligible to get an SSN, enter your IRS individual taxpayer identification number.”)

When will the accounts be opened?

Once a parent submits Form 4547, starting in May 2026 “the Treasury Department or its agent will send information to the individual who made the election to activate the account through an authentication process and complete the opening of the initial Trump Account,” the IRS said in preliminary guidance.

How soon will the government deposit the $1,000?

Per the IRS, “no pilot program contribution will be deposited in the Trump Account of a child earlier than July 4, 2026.”

But more generally, it said, Treasury “will make the pilot program contribution as soon as practicable after the election is made and the Treasury Department can confirm with the initial Tru

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN

Ephesus, Turkey (CNN) — The security lines at the entrance move with airport-like efficiency. Beyond them, the concrete of the 21st century falls away, replaced by creamy pillars and marble paving stretching into the distance, with green hills beyond.

It feels like stepping back 2,000 years in time.

In a country overflowing with archaeological treasures, the ancient city of Ephesus, in western Turkey’s İzmir Province, remains the crown jewel. Around 2.5 million people visited the remains of this Greco-Roman port city in 2025. Founded in the 10th century BCE the 1,600-acre UNESCO World Heritage site is around 10 times the size of Disneyland — packed with so many historical marvels it’s almost overwhelming.

And it’s always been popular.

“In the summer season, 70,000 ships were coming to Ephesus,” says tour guide Fatma Günaltay, leading visitors downhill along the sacred road that once connected the city to the 6th-century BCE Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. “This city was very wealthy.”

Built in the estuary of what was once the River Kaystros, near the Aegean coast, Ephesus thrived as a trading hub connecting east and west. Leaders including Alexander the Great and Antony and Cleopatra left their mark here. The ruins explored today largely date from the city’s time as a busy Roman metropolis and remain among the best-preserved examples from that era.

Ancient elegance

Curetes Street, one of the city’s three main thoroughfares and its streets are still paved with marble that can become slippery when it rains. Statues of prominent citizens line the route, many missing heads or limbs, while religious and civic buildings once painted in bright colors now appear butter-yellow.

Günaltay explains that silk and incense shops once lined the street, and flowering trees shaded sumptuously dressed pedestrians from the blazing sun. Oval holes in the walls once held lamps to light the street after dark. Summertime night tours have recently been introduced, which aim to help visitors imagine how the city once felt after sunset.

The Temple of Hadrian, a modest-sized Corinthian-style structure facing Curetes Street, is among the most elegant buildings in Ephesus. Completed in 138 CE with a wooden roof, its ornate eight-meter-tall arches still stand nearly 2,000 years later. The inner arch features a relief of Medusa, the snake-headed female figure in Greek or Roman mythology, used here to ward off evil spirits.

At the bottom of the hill stands the city’s star attraction and most photographed landmark: the Library of Celsus. While you should never judge a book by its cover, only the facade of this 56-foot-tall Roman masterpiece survives. Blue squares of sky cut through the empty windows, while tapered marble columns create an optical illusion that makes the two-story structure even grander.

More than 12,000 scrolls were once stored inside this second-century center of learning before a fire destroyed them in 262 CE. The building was also a monumental tomb, constructed by Consul Gaius Julius Aquila in honor of his father, Gaius Julius Celus Polemeanus, who is buried here.

Brothel advertisement

The less cerebral side of life is visible just across the street. The remains of a brothel sit opposite the library, and a nearby carving on a paving stone on Curetes Street is believed to be one of the world’s earliest advertisements. Featuring the outline of a foot, a money purse, and a woman, it suggests that visitors with adult-sized feet and sufficient funds could purchase the services offered there — an early version of the “you must be this tall to ride” signs at theme parks.

Built around the 1st century CE, the brothel includes a ground-floor reception area and bathing pool, with an upper story for entertaining clients.

By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN

London (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales have been “deeply concerned” by revelations from the trove of new documents related to Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, a Kensington Palace spokesperson has said.

Speaking to journalists in Riyadh ahead of Prince William’s visit to Saudi Arabia later Monday, the spokesperson shared the couple’s view of the crisis that has engulfed the palace and UK parliament in recent weeks.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles and uncle of Prince William, is among several prominent figures in British public life who has faced renewed scrutiny over his ties to the late sex offender.

The palace spokesperson said: “I can confirm The Prince and Princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations.”

“Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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