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Puerto Rico to Get Billions for Storm Aid, Reconstruction

2 February 2021

Puerto Rico now has access to $3.2 billion to continue rebuilding from hurricanes Irma and...

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FEMA Officials, Contractor Accused of Hurricane Relief Fraud

10 September 2019

Federal authorities said they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

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Was the Mayor of San Juan Arrested for Misuse of Disaster Funds?

20 September 2018

Junk news sites reported that a "Puerto Rico mayor" was arrested on fraud charges and...

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White House Defends Trump on Puerto Rico Death Toll Claim

14 September 2018

Public health experts have estimated that nearly 3,000 perished because of the effects of Maria.

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Trump Rejects Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Puerto Rico

13 September 2018

President Donald Trump is rejecting the widely accepted death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane...

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What Was the Actual Death Toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

28 August 2018

Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent...

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Puerto Rico Concedes Hurricane Maria Deaths More Than 1,400

9 August 2018

Puerto Rico has conceded that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people on the island...

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Did Hurricane Maria Cause an IV Bag Shortage Across the United States?

8 January 2018

A California man's account brought to light one of the lesser-known aftereffects of the fatal...

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Did Cash-Strapped Puerto Rico Pay Government Employees More Than $100 Million Christmas Bonuses?

6 December 2017

Controversy over the commonwealth's budget is not new, but attention on the bonuses as Puerto...

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Big Contracts, No Storm Tarps for Puerto Rico

28 November 2017

A newly created Florida company with an unproven record never delivered urgently needed supplies, which...

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Did All of the Patients in a Puerto Rican Intensive Care Unit Die?

7 November 2017

Official reports seem to corroborate an online allegation that Hurricane Maria's death toll has been...

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Is Clothing Retailer Marshalls Still Paying Employees in Puerto Rico? A Facebook post brought attention to the retail chain's treatment of workers after Hurricane Maria.

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