The massive Puerto Rican community on the U.S. mainland is turning to modern and antiquated wireless technologies, including smartphone apps and ham radios, to reach loved ones in communications dead zones after Hurricane Maria. Some people are even hearing updates from strangers. CBC | World News
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he will tour hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, boasting that “everybody has said it’s amazing, the job that we’ve done” in terms of aid for the U.S. territory. Puerto Ricans on the island and their families on the mainland disagree. CBC | World News
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Pitbull – a rapper also known as “Mr. Worldwide” to his fans – is gaining plenty of praise online. According to the New York Daily News, Pitbull is helping people suffering from cancer in Puerto Rico get out of the storm-ravaged land in order to get treatment in the U.S. by sending his own private plane to Puerto Rico. Armando ...
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello has asked for more federal government aid to avert a humanitarian crisis after Hurricane Maria hit the island, which is home to 3.4 million people. CBC | World News
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U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will visit Puerto Rico after his administration came under criticism for its response to the damage on the island that is home to more than three million U.S. citizens. CBC | World News
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the U.S. Congress Monday to fund an aid package to avert a humanitarian crisis after Hurricane Maria. CBC | World News
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Puerto Rico’s government says engineers will inspect the Guajataca Dam on Sunday to determine the extent of damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria last week. CBC | World News
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Puerto Rican officials have been unable communicate with more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as they rush to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam, with a possible catastrophe imminent. CBC | World News
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Rescuers fanned out to reach stunned victims Thursday after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to the entire island and triggering landslides and floods. CBC | World News
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The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the entire island and turned some streets into raging rivers Wednesday in an onslaught that could plunge the U.S. territory deeper into financial crisis. CBC | World News
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