Headline RoundupAugust 30th, 2018
Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria Death Toll Raised From 64 to 3,000
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Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria was raised on Tuesday from 64 to almost 3,000, with President Trump responding that his administration "did a fantastic job" and "put a lot of money and a lot of effort" into helping the disaster-stricken island.
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Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000Reuters
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Puerto Rico’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from 64, a number widely discounted as far too low, to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the U.S. territory.
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Trump stands by disaster response in Puerto Rico: 'We did a fantastic job'Washington Times
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President Trump on Wednesday stood the administration’s response to Hurricane Maria last year in Puerto Rico, despite a new study raising the death toll to 2,975.
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Trump’s continued indolent response to Hurricane Maria is our worst fears about him come trueVox
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Almost 3,000 dead and he says, “We did a fantastic job.”
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