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October 3, 2018 at 12:43 pm

Puerto Rican woman convicted in murder-for-hire of Canadian

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a...

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September 26, 2018 at 9:53 am

Study: Post-Maria contracts go to mainland, not Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A study published Wednesday found that the bulk of federal funds slated for post-hurricane reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico...

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September 20, 2018 at 9:52 am

Puerto Rico marks 1 year since Maria with song and sadness VIEW

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Clapping and raising their hands to the sky, hundreds of people clad in white gathered at an 18th-century fort...

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September 18, 2018 at 9:03 pm

A year after Maria, Puerto Rican kidney patients fear death VIEW

VIEQUES, Puerto Rico (AP) — As weeks turned into months, the seats of the small plane began to empty out. In the beginning, 15 passengers...

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September 12, 2018 at 1:51 pm

Trump comments sting in Puerto Rico amid slow storm recovery

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Donald Trump's assertion that the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria was "an incredible, unsung success" fell flat...

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September 11, 2018 at 3:24 pm

Puerto Rico unveils new emergency preparations after Maria

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor said Tuesday that his administration has adopted new measures to better prepare for a disaster like...

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September 4, 2018 at 10:42 am

US report criticizes FEMA response to Maria in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal report published Tuesday found that staff shortages and a lack of trained personnel slowed the U.S. government...

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August 30, 2018 at 12:56 pm

Trial starts of Puerto Rico woman accused of murder for hire VIEW

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The long-awaited federal trial of a Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her rich...

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August 29, 2018 at 5:19 pm

Puerto Rico Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid lawsuit

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's Archdiocese of San Juan filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after officials embargoed $4.7 million from its accounts...

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FILE – In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, a Puerto Rican national flag is mounted on debris of a damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the seaside slum La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico. An independent investigation ordered by Puerto Rico’s government estimates that nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria. The findings issued Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University contrast sharply with the official death toll of 64. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) XLAT124 XLAT124

August 28, 2018 at 9:09 am

Hurricane’s death toll in Puerto Rico put at nearly 3,000 VIEW

The number of dead has political implications for the Trump administration, which was accused of responding half-heartedly to the disaster. Shortly after the storm, when...

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