# puerto-rico - Thursday 13 September, 2018
A new investigation has put the death count at nearly 3,000 people.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
Hurricane Maria wreaked widespread devastation and killed almost 3,000 people last September.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017.
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# puerto-rico - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Widespread flooding left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment.
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# puerto-rico - Monday 11 June, 2018
Hurricane Maria struck the island 20 September.
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# puerto-rico - Tuesday 29 May, 2018
The government death toll was just 64, but researchers said today it could be 4,600.
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# puerto-rico - Thursday 12 October, 2017
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
Yesterday, Zuckerberg used Facebook’s app Spaces to roam through a VR-produced 360 video of Puerto Rico.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
The president’s basketball style method of doling out supplies has attracted a lot of attention on social media.
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# puerto-rico - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort.
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# puerto-rico - Monday 2 October, 2017
The Presidents Cup was won by the USA.
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# puerto-rico - Saturday 30 September, 2017
The island has been left without electricity and running water due to two hurricanes hurtling across the island.
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# puerto-rico - Friday 29 September, 2017
Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll are donating $1000 each for every photo. Good eggs!
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Many celebrities are attempting to help in the wake of this immense disaster.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Trump has come under fire for tweeting repeatedly over the weekend about American football players kneeling during the national anthem while failing to mention Puerto Rico.
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# puerto-rico - Saturday 23 September, 2017
Puerto Rico has been ravaged by the storm.
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# puerto-rico - Friday 22 September, 2017
The rescue took place amid 20-foot waves and 100-knot winds.
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Maria has been blamed for at least 33 deaths, including 15 in Dominica, three in Haiti and two in Guadeloupe.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
People calling local radio stations reported that doors were flying off hinges and a water tank flew away in the island’s southern region.
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# puerto-rico - Monday 12 June, 2017
However, turnout was low and the referendum result isn’t binding.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 3 May, 2017
The island’s poverty rate is over 45%.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 29 March, 2017
No motive was given for the attack.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 31 August, 2016
Police on the island have confirmed they are treating the incident as a tragic accident.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 17 August, 2016
Passengers were rescued and no major injuries have been reported.
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# puerto-rico - Thursday 16 April, 2015
The search is concentrated near the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
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# puerto-rico - Thursday 2 April, 2015
# puerto-rico - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
The brother and sister thought they were going to drown or be eaten by a shark when the found themselves stranded at sea.
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# puerto-rico - Friday 26 April, 2013
But at least his vocal cords are nice and loose now.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Camacho died after doctors disconnected him from a respirator which had been keeping him alive since he was shot in the face last Tuesday .
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# puerto-rico - Sunday 25 November, 2012
The boxer had won world titles at junior-lightweight and junior-welterweight over the course of his career.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
The island is officially an ‘unincorporated territory’ of the US – but wants to be treated as a full state of the Union.
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# puerto-rico - Saturday 12 May, 2012
Fancy some rabbit dropping tea after a night out? Some fried canary? Thought not…
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# puerto-rico - Thursday 25 August, 2011
A hurricane watch has been issued for the outer banks of North Carolina which means hurricane conditions could hit the US east coast within 36 hours.
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# puerto-rico - Monday 22 August, 2011
Hurricane Irene is making its way to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and possibly Florida. Nearly 600,000 people in Haiti are still without shelter after last year’s earthquake.
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# puerto-rico - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
The UN has put 11,500 troops on standby in Haiti, with the biggest threat to lives believed to be flooding following fatal mudslides in June.
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# puerto-rico - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
Haiti, still reeling from last year’s punishing earthquake, is prone to devastating floods.
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