Foreign Tourists Flock to U.S.
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he U.S. Travel Association shows that international
travel spending is experiencing a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and will reach $141 billion in 2023. Just over 46% of room nights booked on online travel platforms in the U.S. this year are from international travelers.
International Travel Spending in the United States (in billion USD)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
$181 billion $41 billion $40 billion $109 billion $141 billion $167 billion $186 billion $198 billion
SOURCES: STATISTA, U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Super Mario Bros. Movie Conquers Big Screen
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hirty years after failing to win over audiences on their first attempt at box of ice glory, Super Mario
and his twin brother Luigi finally conquered the big screen this year. Less than five weeks after its April 5 release, The Super Mario Bros. Movie surpassed $1 billion in global box of ice, making it by far the highest-grossing video game adaptation so far.
Super Mario is the most successful video game character of all time, according to Guinness World Records. For almost four decades, he has been Nintendo’s figurehead and a staple in the video game industry, with countless games, a theme park, and now two movies cementing his status as the world’s most famous plumber.
*AS OF MAY 8, 2023; NOT ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION. SOURCES: STATISTA, THE NUMBERS
Worldwide Box Office of the Highest-Grossing Movies Based on Video Games*
Persia: The Sands of Time
Most Westerners and Southerners Say Border- Crossing Migrants Are a Problem
the border is a problem for their community. There is no significant diff erence in perception among urban, suburban, or rural people. Over one-fourth (28%) say it is a very big problem, and another 22% call it a moderate problem. Most Westerners (53%) and Southerners (52%) are most likely to call immigrants a problem.
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Q: How would you describe the problem of migrants crossing the border in your community?
Overall 7%
5% 8% 8%
Northeast Midwest South West 6% 21%
24% 30% 28%
21% Not sure
SOURCE: TIPP INSIGHTS, NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ‘ASSOCIATION/TIPP INSIGHTS POLL
20% 19% 20%
18% 21%
22% 18% 19%
24% 23% Not a problem at all A moderate problem
28% 27% 25% 28%
30%
A small problem A very big problem
$336M Prince of
$352M
The Angry Birds
Movie Uncharted Hedgehog 2 $401M
$405M Sonic the
Rampage $428M
Pokémon: Warcraft: The
$429M
Detective Pikachu
$439M Beginning
$1,059M The Super Mario Bros. Movie
ifty percent of Americans believe that migrants crossing
These States Still Have Death Penalty
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ccording to the Death Penalty Information Center, capital punishment is on the books
in 27 states, but several don’t actually carry it out. In eight states, governors or courts have of icially halted executions. Colorado in 2020 was the latest state that abolished capital punishment, following New Hampshire, which axed its law in 2019. The number of executions in the United States has fallen recently from a high of 98 in 1999 to just 18 in 2022.
*INCLUDES GOVERNOR-IMPOSED MORATORIUMS, COURT-ORDERED HALTS AND HALTS DUE TO LACK OF LETHAL DRUGS. SOURCES: STATISTA, DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER, MEDIA REPORTS
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Legality and Practice of the Death Penalty in the U.S. (2023)
Death Penalty Exists
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Moratorium/hiatus* FL No Death Penalty JULY 2023 | NEWSMAX 33 RI
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