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This professor wants to power Puerto Rico with a little help from Reddit
Generators were making Puerto Ricans sick after Hurricane Maria. So Monxo Lopez built a solution.
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Economic uncertainty already hung over the heads of Puerto Rico’s children. Then came Maria.
Part of the hurricane's legacy will be the burden it foisted on the territory's young people.
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One year after Maria, the Puerto Rican diaspora charts a new path forward
At one memorial, a call for Puerto Rican independence. At another, demands that the U.S. government not turn its back on the island.
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The Puerto Rican diaspora gets ready to flex its political power
On the anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s landfall, the Puerto Rican diaspora is hitting the streets -- and getting people to the polls.
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Climate summit protesters want to save the world without screwing over people
Stopping climate change isn’t enough, if vulnerable communities are left behind, say activists protesting the San Francisco gathering.
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Trump just doubled down on a lie about Hurricane Maria’s death toll
“3,000 people did not die.”
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![A woman prays in front of hundreds of shoes that were displayed in memory of those killed by Hurricane Maria in front of the Puerto Rican Capitol, in San Juan on June 1, 2018.]()
![A woman prays in front of hundreds of shoes that were displayed in memory of those killed by Hurricane Maria in front of the Puerto Rican Capitol, in San Juan on June 1, 2018.]()
Hurricane Maria’s official death toll just jumped from 64 to 2,975
The death toll increase on Tuesday was nearly 50 times higher than the previous official count.
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Hurricane Maria stirred up dangerous pollutants on this Puerto Rico waterfront
"The damage the hurricane did is hiding."
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A mental health crisis continues to unfold in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria robbed millions of Americans of reliable access to basic necessities. Almost a year later, the psychological effects are still being felt.
