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Sep 18 2020
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White House announces $11.6 billion aid for Puerto Rico
The federal government will award an $11.6 billion aid package to Puerto Rico, focused on the territory’s energy and education systems, to help the island recover from the devastation brought by 2017’s Hurricane Maria, the White House said on Friday.
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will provide $9.6 billion in funding for the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority
ReutersSep 18 2020
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White House announces $13B aid package for Puerto Rico
The White House on Friday announced a $13 billion aid package for Puerto Rico, three years after the territory was hit by Hurricane Maria.
"Under the leadership of President Trump, FEMA will award almost $13 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical grid system and spur recovery of the territory’s education system—the largest obligations of funding ever awarded," the statement
Fox News (Online News)Mar 06 2023
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Pa. woman who vanished in the ’90s is found in Puerto Rico nursing home
In 1999, social workers in Puerto Rico found a woman wandering the streets and took her into an adult care home. She spoke little about her life and where she came from, a social worker later told police in Pennsylvania. But over the years, the woman began sharing more details, authorities said last week. Those details led caregivers and investigators on a trail to Ross Township, just north of
Washington PostJul 25 2019
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Puerto Rico’s Governor to Resign After Weeks of Public Outcry
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said he would resign from office, bowing to public outcry over scandals that have convulsed the U.S. territory’s political system and further imperiled its economy.
His decision Wednesday marked the first-ever resignation of a Puerto Rico governor and followed the release of nearly 900 pages of vulgar messages between him and his advisers, sparking
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 27 2024
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US plan to remove cats from historic Puerto Rican fortress challenged
A cat perches on a tree at the San Juan National Historic Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2021. REUTERS/Clark Mindock Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab March 27 (Reuters) - A non-profit dedicated to protecting stray cats on Wednesday sued the U.S. National Park Service seeking to stop a plan that would remove, and in some cases kill, famed felines from a national historic site in
ReutersDec 15 2022
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Dems push to 'decolonize' Puerto Rico, give territory option of statehood, independence
House Democrats on Thursday will call up legislation aimed at ending Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S. territory and giving Puerto Rican voters a say in whether the island becomes a U.S. state, an independent country or some other form of non-territory status.
Democrats prepared the Puerto Rico Status Act in the House Rules Committee on Wednesday night, allowing for debate and a vote on
Fox News (Online News)May 09 2023
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Two NYU business school students fatally shot during vacation in Puerto Rico
Two New York University business students were killed while on vacation in Puerto Rico over the weekend, school officials said. The victims were identified as Franco Medina Angulo and Sergio Palomino Ruiz, international students from Peru who were enrolled in the Stern School of Business, an NYU spokesperson said. The two students were on vacation in Puerto Rico with a group to celebrate a
NBC News (Online)May 06 2023
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WWE Backlash 2023 Results: Winners And Grades From San Juan Puerto Rico
WWE Backlash 2023 from Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan advertised international superstar and hometown hero Bad Bunny against fellow Puerto Rican native Damian Priest. Backlash also advertised Cody Rhodes vs. 45-year-old Brock Lesnar in a grudge match and a random pairing of Seth Rollins vs. Omos. Despite this match not having a story, and Rollins’ character being limited to conducting
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