Puerto Rico
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Protests grow as millions demand resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor
Far from fizzling out, protests in Puerto Rico calling for Rosselló's resignation have only grown after it was revealed the governor mocked hurricane victims.
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Puerto Rico got rid of its coal ash pits. Now the company responsible is moving them to Florida.
Thousands of tons of coal ash from Puerto Rico are headed for a new home: a Florida county with one of the fastest-growing Puerto Rican populations in the U.S.
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What will a Jones Act waiver mean for Puerto Rico’s 100% renewable energy goal?
Both Trump and Puerto Rico’s governor are in favor of the move, but for very different reasons.
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Fight over Puerto Rico funds puts Senate disaster aid package on hold
Trump's tweets about Puerto Rico just made it harder for the Senate to pass a relief package for all U.S. disaster victims.
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5 facts to make you smarter than the president on Puerto Rico
We’ve compiled a list of actual truths about Puerto Rico and its post-Hurricane Maria recovery.
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The White House calls food stamp funds for Puerto Rico ‘excessive and unnecessary’
The news comes after reports that Trump didn’t want a single dollar going to the disaster-stricken island.
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![Puerto Ricans who were displaced by Hurricane Maria, arrive in buses from western Massachusetts on First St., NE, on June 6, 2018.]()
130,000: The number of Puerto Ricans who never returned after Maria
That's almost 4 percent of the island's population.
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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.
