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# Puerto Rico

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2022
# hurricane fiona
Hurricane Fiona slams Dominican Republic after causing power outage across Puerto Rico
Nearly 800 people were evacuated to safer locations, and more than 500 were in shelters, officials said.
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Sep 19th 2022, 9:29 PM
# Extreme Weather
Deadly typhoon strikes Japan as hurricane leaves Puerto Rico without power
A man was found dead in his car in Japan early today.
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Sep 19th 2022, 9:45 AM
# Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin faces sexual assault complaint
The complaint was filed on Friday at a police precinct in the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan.
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Sep 11th 2022, 12:42 PM
# Restraining Order
Ricky Martin issued restraining order in Puerto Rico
It was not immediately known who requested the restraining order.
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Jul 3rd 2022, 10:52 AM
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# Puerto Rico
Boxer Felix Verdejo could face death penalty after being charged with killing pregnant woman
The 27-2(17KOs) lightweight is alleged to have kidnapped and killed his lover, Keishla Rodriguez, after she informed him she was pregnant.
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May 4th 2021, 12:25 PM
# mandatory hotel quaratine
Irishman who can't come home for mother's funeral questions 'arbitrary' decision to add Puerto Rico to MHQ list
John Doherty has questioned why the country was added to the list while other US territories or the US itself were not.
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Apr 8th 2021, 6:00 AM
# ARECIBO Observatory
Iconic Puerto Rico telescope collapses just weeks after being declared unsafe
The telescope’s receiver platform fell 140 metres onto the radio dish below it yesterday.
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Dec 2nd 2020, 8:35 AM
# Guayanilla
'Iconic' Punta Ventana stone arch collapses as earthquake hits Puerto Rico
Damage was caused across the island by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
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Jan 7th 2020, 7:51 AM
# hurricane dorian
Hurricane Dorian appears to spare Puerto Rico, heads for eastern coast of Florida
“The threat has already passed,” Puerto Rico’s new governor, Wanda Vazquez, told a news conference.
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Aug 29th 2019, 8:45 AM
# hurricane dorian
Puerto Ricans braced for Hurricane Dorian just two years after last lethal catastrophe
The latest path also puts Dorian on a trajectory to strike the Atlantic coast of Florida or Georgia by the weekend.
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Aug 28th 2019, 8:35 PM
# Storm Ricardo
Explainer: Why are thousands of protesters calling for Puerto Rico's governor to resign?
Messages from a leaked Telegram group revealed alleged homophobic and sexist messages from Governor Ricardo Rossello.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 4:25 PM
# Arron Hough
Search for missing 20 year-old believed to have fallen overboard cruise ship in Caribbean suspended
Arron Hough was reported missing after failing to report for work on Christmas Day.
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Dec 28th 2018, 2:09 PM
# maria
Donald Trump's latest claim is that Democrats plotted to inflate the Puerto Rico hurricane death count
A new investigation has put the death count at nearly 3,000 people.
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Sep 13th 2018, 2:31 PM
# Puerto Rico
Trump criticised for hailing US response to Hurricane Maria last year as 'tremendous'
Hurricane Maria wreaked widespread devastation and killed almost 3,000 people last September.
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Sep 12th 2018, 2:46 PM
# controversial figures
Puerto Rico government said 64 people died during Hurricane Maria. The actual number was 2,975
Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017.
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Aug 29th 2018, 7:07 AM
# Flooding
Puerto Rico says Hurricane Maria killed 1,400 people, but death toll remains at 64
Widespread flooding left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment.
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Aug 9th 2018, 9:39 PM
# Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico's morgue is overflowing with unclaimed dead bodies after a storm nine months ago
Hurricane Maria struck the island 20 September.
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Jun 11th 2018, 10:42 PM
# Puerto Rico
Death toll from Hurricane Maria likely to be 70 times official estimates
The government death toll was just 64, but researchers said today it could be 4,600.
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May 29th 2018, 10:20 PM
# Caribbean
Donald Trump labelled 'hater-in-chief' as he goes on the attack about Puerto Rico
The US President says they have a financial crisis ‘of their own making’.
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Oct 12th 2017, 9:08 PM
# Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg apologises for use of VR video to highlight Puerto Rico aid message
Yesterday, Zuckerberg used Facebook’s app Spaces to roam through a VR-produced 360 video of Puerto Rico.
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Oct 11th 2017, 9:50 PM
# Hurricane Maria
Trump tells Puerto Rican hurricane survivors to be 'proud' and tosses paper towels at them
The president’s basketball style method of doling out supplies has attracted a lot of attention on social media.
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Oct 4th 2017, 8:02 AM
# Donald Trump
After berating San Juan's mayor, Trump is visiting Puerto Rico
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort.
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Oct 3rd 2017, 8:45 AM
# Puerto Rico
Donald Trump has dedicated a golf tournament victory to hurricane victims
The Presidents Cup was won by the USA.
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Oct 2nd 2017, 10:04 AM
# Hurricane Maria
Donald Trump has accused Puerto Ricans of wanting 'everything done for them'
The island has been left without electricity and running water due to two hurricanes hurtling across the island.
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Sep 30th 2017, 5:47 PM
# puberme
Loads of celebs are posting cringey pics of themselves as teens to raise money for Puerto Rico
Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll are donating $1000 each for every photo. Good eggs!
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Sep 29th 2017, 6:11 PM
# Puerto Rico
Rihanna urges Donald Trump not to ignore the people dying in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria
Many celebrities are attempting to help in the wake of this immense disaster.
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Sep 29th 2017, 9:55 AM
# Hurricane Maria
Trump defends response to Puerto Rico disaster as he plans visit to island
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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Sep 27th 2017, 6:41 PM
# Hurricane Maria
70,000 people ordered to evacuate homes after dam fails in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been ravaged by the storm.
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Sep 23rd 2017, 7:54 AM
# US Coast Guard
Video captures dramatic rescue of woman and children from capsized boat following Hurricane Maria
The rescue took place amid 20-foot waves and 100-knot winds.
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Sep 22nd 2017, 9:59 PM
# Puerto Rico
'We have reports of complete devastation' - Hurricane Maria death toll rises to 33
Maria has been blamed for at least 33 deaths, including 15 in Dominica, three in Haiti and two in Guadeloupe.
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Sep 22nd 2017, 6:48 PM
# crumbling infrastructure
Whole of Puerto Rico without power as Hurricane Maria hammers through the island
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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Sep 20th 2017, 10:33 PM
# not binding
Puerto Rico votes to become 51st US state
However, turnout was low and the referendum result isn’t binding.
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Jun 12th 2017, 10:36 AM
# san juan
US territory of Puerto Rico wants to go bankrupt over $70 billion debt
The island’s poverty rate is over 45%.
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May 3rd 2017, 9:03 PM
# Animal Cruelty
Puerto Rican man who bit off the head of girlfriend's chihuahua gets jailed for seven years
No motive was given for the attack.
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Mar 29th 2017, 10:46 AM
# Puerto Rico
Four-year-old Irish boy drowns in Caribbean pool
Police on the island have confirmed they are treating the incident as a tragic accident.
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Aug 31st 2016, 9:05 PM
# all at sea
Cruise ship catches fire while out on the Caribbean Sea
Passengers were rescued and no major injuries have been reported.
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Aug 17th 2016, 7:33 PM
# Puerto Rico
Irishman missing overboard from Caribbean cruise ship
The search is concentrated near the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
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Apr 16th 2015, 6:50 AM
# no fun allowed
This man won a free holiday but couldn't bring his wife, so he took the saddest pictures
:’(
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Apr 2nd 2015, 8:54 PM
# Shipwreck
Tourists swim for their lives for 14 hours after boat sinks
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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May 8th 2013, 10:46 AM
# blagalagalaga
Well, this newsreader didn’t realise his mic was on…
But at least his vocal cords are nice and loose now.
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Apr 26th 2013, 7:30 PM
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