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'Hamilton' creator visits Puerto Rico, announces $2.5M fund

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'HAMILTON' CREATOR VISITS PUERTO RICO, ANNOUNCES $2.5M FUND "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda made sandwiches, took selfies and announced a partnership with a nonprofit group for a $2.5 million (USD) hurricane recovery...
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San Juan Mayor: 'Mr. Trump, Do Your Job'

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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz on Wednesday questioned why Republicans abruptly postponed a House hearing where she was scheduled to testify about the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico. Cruz, who has...
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Abandoned animals on rise in post-hurricane Puerto Rico

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They've been tossed over fences, tied to gates and even left with a $20 bill under their collar. Abandoned animals are overwhelming Puerto Rico's shelters, which were already struggling to cope with the hundreds of...
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ROTY: Weather - Hurricane Maria arrives in Puerto Rico

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CLEAN: Shows exterior shots strong wind driving rain along sea front in San Juan with pan into street sign being blown from side to side, palm tree leaves blown all in same direction and water covering road as Hurricane Maria arrives on...
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Puerto Rico's electrical union speaks against gov. plan

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Puerto Rico's Electrical Workers' Union fired back Tuesday after the governor announced Monday that he is moving to privatise the US territory's public power company. It comes after the company's slow, troubled recovery...
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Puerto Rico fears post-hurricane murder surge after 32 deaths in 11 days

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Thirty-two people have been slain in Puerto Rico in the first 11 days of the year, double the number killed over the same period in 2017. If the surge proves to be more than just a temporary blip, January could be the most...
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Puerto Ricans fix power grid on their own in wake of hurricane

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Fed up with waiting for the government, about a dozen remote mountain communities across Puerto Rico are fixing the power grid on their own. Locals are digging holes, trimming brush with machetes and hoisting 300-pound...
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Puerto Ricans still stranded in hotels 6 months after storm

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Maria Reyes' stay in Massachusetts after Hurricane Maria damaged her apartment in Puerto Rico has not been easy. Reyes and her 7-year-old grandson, who is living with her in a hotel on the outskirts of Boston, became ill....
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University experts to lead Puerto Rico storm death review

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Puerto Rico's governor announced Thursday that a team of experts at George Washington University will lead an independent, in-depth review to determine the number of deaths caused by Hurricane Maria amid accusations that the US territory...
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Blackout hits Puerto Rico after two power plants shut down

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A blackout hit Puerto Rico's capital and surrounding areas on Thursday after two of the U.S. territory's main power plants shut down, a failure that came amid warnings from officials that the power company is struggling to remain...
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Puerto Ricans still stranded in hotels, six months after storm

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Maria Reyes' stay in Massachusetts after Hurricane Maria damaged her apartment in Puerto Rico has not been easy. Reyes and her 7-year-old grandson, who is living with her in a hotel on the outskirts of Boston, became ill....
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VOICED : Huracan Maria deja devastacion a su paso por Puerto Rico

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El huracan Maria dejaba una estela de devastacion a su paso por Puerto Rico el miercoles tras golpear a las Islas Virgenes estadounidenses y dejar al menos dos muertos en las Antillas francesas
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Chinese crew member airlifted by US Coast Guard

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: MUST COURTESY US COAST GUARD SHOTLIST: ++BLACK AND WHITE VIDEO++ ++GRAPHICS FROM SOURCE++ US COAST GUARD - MUST COURTESY US COAST GUARD ...
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CLEAN : Puerto Ricans cope with hurricane aftermath

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The category four hurricane Maria has destroyed Puerto Rico's rickety electricity grid damaging local businesses on the island
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CLEAN : Uncertain flights leave travelers on hold in San Juan airport

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Travelers wait with their luggage Saturday at San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport where flights are uncertain after the US island territory's disastrous brush with Hurricane Maria blamed for at least 33 deaths across the...
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Puerto Rico issues some post-storm death data amid outcry

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Hundreds of pairs of shoes line a sidewalk in San Juan, Puerto Rico to commemorate all the people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria. Efrain Perez is just one of thousands who died because of Maria. As...
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9 Puerto RIcans on C-130 that crashed on retirement flight

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A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there appeared to be no survivors. "We are not...
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Thousands march in Puerto Rico to protest austerity measures

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Thousands of Puerto Ricans marched Tuesday to protest pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts as anger grows across the U.S. territory over looming austerity measures. The Labor Day protest...
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Corps leaving Puerto Rico with hurricane recovery unfinished

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The Army Corps of Engineers was ending its work to rebuild Puerto Rico's electric grid, despite residents' fears that the island's government won't be able to restore power on its own to more than 16,000 people who remain blacked out...
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9 Puerto Ricans on C-130 that crashed on retirement flight

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A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there appeared to be no survivors. "We are not...
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Businesses suffer despite restoration of power in Puerto Rico

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STORYLINE: Puerto Ricans were on Wednesday coping with the aftermath of an island-wide blackout. It happened after an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line, officials said, as the US territory...
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US Democratic lawmakers slam Trump over Puerto Rico deaths

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed President Donald Trump for dismissing death toll in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
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CLEAN : FILE: One year since Hurricane Maria

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It has been almost one year since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20 last year killing 2,975 people according to a government commissioned study knocking out power and drinking water supplies and causing $90...