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Tuesday 1 December 2020
Damage was caused across the island by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
“The threat has already passed,” Puerto Rico’s new governor, Wanda Vazquez, told a news conference.
The latest path also puts Dorian on a trajectory to strike the Atlantic coast of Florida or Georgia by the weekend.
Messages from a leaked Telegram group revealed alleged homophobic and sexist messages from Governor Ricardo Rossello.
Arron Hough was reported missing after failing to report for work on Christmas Day.
A new investigation has put the death count at nearly 3,000 people.
Hurricane Maria wreaked widespread devastation and killed almost 3,000 people last September.
Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017.
Widespread flooding left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment.
Hurricane Maria struck the island 20 September.
The government death toll was just 64, but researchers said today it could be 4,600.
The US President says they have a financial crisis ‘of their own making’.
Yesterday, Zuckerberg used Facebook’s app Spaces to roam through a VR-produced 360 video of Puerto Rico.
The president’s basketball style method of doling out supplies has attracted a lot of attention on social media.
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort.
The Presidents Cup was won by the USA.
The island has been left without electricity and running water due to two hurricanes hurtling across the island.
Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll are donating $1000 each for every photo. Good eggs!
Many celebrities are attempting to help in the wake of this immense disaster.
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.
Puerto Rico has been ravaged by the storm.
The rescue took place amid 20-foot waves and 100-knot winds.
Maria has been blamed for at least 33 deaths, including 15 in Dominica, three in Haiti and two in Guadeloupe.
People calling local radio stations reported that doors were flying off hinges and a water tank flew away in the island’s southern region.
However, turnout was low and the referendum result isn’t binding.
The island’s poverty rate is over 45%.
No motive was given for the attack.
Police on the island have confirmed they are treating the incident as a tragic accident.
Passengers were rescued and no major injuries have been reported.
The search is concentrated near the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
The brother and sister thought they were going to drown or be eaten by a shark when the found themselves stranded at sea.
But at least his vocal cords are nice and loose now.
Camacho died after doctors disconnected him from a respirator which had been keeping him alive since he was shot in the face last Tuesday .
The boxer had won world titles at junior-lightweight and junior-welterweight over the course of his career.
The island is officially an ‘unincorporated territory’ of the US – but wants to be treated as a full state of the Union.
Fancy some rabbit dropping tea after a night out? Some fried canary? Thought not…
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.
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.
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.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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