Por: ABC News Nation September 25, 2023
Six years after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, flooding whole towns and leaving 80% of the island without power, some residents and businesses have taken matters into their own hands and are taking care of the island's locals.Casa Pueblo, a 43-year-old nonprofit environmental group, is located in the town of Adjuntas and managed to keep its lights on after Hurricane Maria because it was run by solar power. The building, which... + full article
CBS News USA Politics May 25, 2023
Hertz has rewritten some of its policies to make it clear to employees that Puerto Rico driver's licenses are valid forms of identification for car rentals, and that Puerto Ricans do not need to provide further proof of ID in the U.S. The move comes after a Puerto Rican man... + más
Hertz: Is This Promising Turnaround Moving Too Fast? | Forbes
Hertz is buying up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM | CNN
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime January 26, 2023
The Puerto Rican population in Orange and Osceola counties surged in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria by a combined 12.5% last year, according to the Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey estimates. Of the nearly 37,000 new residents in the two counties, Osceola had... + más
Joe Biden Mocked for Saying He Was 'Raised in the Puerto Rican Community' | Newsweek
Statehood issue adds intensity to Puerto Ricans’ vote | Orlando Sentinel
Time USA Nation December 18, 2022
The House passed a bill this Thursday that would allow Puerto Ricans to vote in the first-ever binding referendum to either join the U.S. as the 51st state, or gain independence. Coined , the bill is not favored to pass in the Senate, but symbolizes progress toward the island... + más
Opinion | NBC News
Column: Puerto Rico's future status should not be a pawn in political gameplay | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion December 17, 2022
For Democrats who want to stop the right-wing assault on democracy, statehood for Puerto Rico can seem like a simple fix — one so enticing it may be easy to forget the will of the Puerto Rican people. As a Boricua journalist who covers the insurrectionist right and comes from... + más
Biden visits Puerto Rico after Fiona, commits to recovery 'as long as it takes' | ABC News
New York Daily News USA Politics December 16, 2022
A congressional bill that would allow Puerto Ricans to vote on whether to become an independent state narrowly passed the House of Representatives on Thursday but faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. The Democrat-led House voted 233-191, mostly along party lines, to approve... + más
Puerto Rico status vote in House could set binding plebiscite on statehood | New York Daily News
NBC News USA Opinion September 30, 2022
It was recently reported that in 2017, while Puerto Rico was suffering through the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a natural disaster that would ultimately claim nearly 3,000 lives, President Donald Trump had inquired about “selling” the Island. While this heartless suggestion... + más
Why would Mac Jones get a second opinion on his injury, and how common is that? | The Boston Globe
Fetterman, Shapiro lead in latest polls; Pa. voters still have unfavorable view of Oz | PennLive
Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion September 26, 2022
On the eve of the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico was hit again by Fiona, a category one storm. Sadly, many Puerto Ricans find themselves again without water, electricity and other basic services. Some may ask, how is this possible? Didn’t Puerto Rico... + más
Biden declares major disaster in Puerto Rico to energize Fiona recovery | Politico
N.Y. to send troopers to Puerto Rico, drones to Dominican Republic for Fiona recovery | New York Daily News
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