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Resigned, fired: Health officials in other countries leave posts during pandemic
(UPDATED) A health minister goes out for a walk at the beach despite lockdown restrictions. Another collapses during a session with parliament. Who else are stepping down in the face of the pandemic?
Puerto Rico decrees nighttime curfew over coronavirus
It is the strongest measure yet taken on American soil in light of the coronavirus
Puerto Rico earthquake victims receive years-old, abandoned emergency supplies
Residents are irate when two warehouses are found to be filled with thousands of abandoned supplies
Living in tents, thousands of Puerto Rico's earthquake survivors wait for relief
Some 5,000 people are hoping that their president, Donald Trump, will heed the island's plea to be designated a disaster zone and free up much-needed aid
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake leaves 1 dead in Puerto Rico – media
(4th UPDATE) The earthquake's first reported victim, a 73-year-old resident of the southern city of Ponce, died after a wall fell in his home
Strong earthquake strikes off Puerto Rico – USGS
The quake struck 62 kilometers northwest of San Antonio at 11:23 pm local time at a depth of 10km, the USGS says
Puerto Rico's outgoing governor names successor
Ricardo Rossello nominates Pedro Pierluisi, a member of his New Progressive Party, as secretary of state, lining him up to take his place until the next elections in November 2020
Puerto Ricans celebrate after governor says he will resign
The announcement – which Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello put into writing – caps two weeks of popular anger against the 40-year old leader
Embattled governor of Puerto Rico resigns after protests
'I announce that I will be resigning from the governor's post effective Friday, August 2 at 5 pm,' Rossello says in a video statement posted on the government's Facebook page
Search warrant issued against Puerto Rico's embattled governor
Puerto Rico Justice Department issues a search warrant against the US territory's governor and 11 others
Puerto Rico governor says he will not seek reelection amid political crisis
'I admit that apologizing is not enough. In this case, I announce that I will not seek reelection as governor next year,' Ricardo Rossello says, adding he will also leave the presidency of the New Progressive Party.
Thousands join fifth day of protest vs Puerto Rico governor
To the chant of 'Ricky, renuncia!' (Ricky, resign!) large crowds gather in the capital San Juan for the fifth day clamoring for Governor Ricardo Rossello to leave office – which he is refusing to do
Thousands call for Puerto Rico governor to resign after chat leak
The protests occur after the Center for Investigative Journalism released 889 pages of text chats on Telegram in which Rossello and 12 other male members of his administration slander officials, politicians and journalists
Trump rejects Puerto Rico storm toll of 3,000 as Democrat plot
(UPDATED) Trump says the reported death toll of 3,000 was 'done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible'
Puerto Rico allows transgender people to fix birth certificates
The latest victory for the LGBT community leaves just 3 US states that prohibit amending the gender marker on the official identification documents: Kansas, Ohio and Tennessee
Puerto Rico governor orders review of Hurricane Maria deaths
The official review will look at all deaths on the island since the storm, no matter what the death certificate in each case says, Governor Ricardo Rossello says
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Miguel Cotto retires from boxing with loss to Sadam Ali
'It is,' says Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto when asked if the bout is his last. 'I want to be happy in my home and enjoy my family.'
Big changes for Florida with mass Puerto Rican immigration
Since Hurricane Maria struck, at least 212,000 people have traveled from Puerto Rico to Florida – mainly central Florida
Puerto Rico population to drop 14% after hurricane
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York estimates in a report released last month that about 114,000 to 213,000 Puerto Rican residents will leave the island annually 'as a result of Hurricane Maria'
Puerto Rico 'heartbreaking' 5 weeks post-storm
Not only are there medication shortages, but the lack of power make long-term care difficult at home for those with chronic conditions
More than 73,000 Puerto Ricans flee for Florida after Hurricane Maria
The governor also reports that Florida schools have registered more than 3,500 students displaced from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, also affected by the hurricane
Puerto Rico mostly in the dark one month after hurricane
Eighty-one percent of Puerto Rico remains blacked out one month after Hurricane Maria. Clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing is scarce, too.
U.S. House approves $36B for disasters including Puerto Rico
The measure outlining 'supplemental' disaster spending passed 353 to 69, with all votes in opposition coming from President Donald Trump's Republican Party
Trump warns federal help for Puerto Rico not open-ended
Puerto Rico is struggling to recover after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island, leaving 44 people dead and cutting power and running water to much of its population. Its governor this week appealed to Trump for additional federal aid.
Puerto Rico toll hits 44 as governor asks U.S. Congress for more aid
With over 5,700 people living in shelters and most of the island still without electricity and running water, the risk posed by contagious diseases is amplified
Project Loon gets license to help bring back Puerto Rico cell signal
The US Federal Communications Commission allows Project Loon to fly 30 helium balloons in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands for 6 months to deliver emergency LTE cellular reception in the areas
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Trump requests $29 billion for storm-hit Puerto Rico
(UPDATED) US President Donald Trump asks for a package that includes $12.77 billion in disaster relief and a $16-billion bailout for a critical flood insurance program
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Trump tells Puerto Rico to be 'proud' of low storm toll
Trump rallies disaster management workers telling them they 'can be very proud' of their response
Trump to visit Puerto Rico to highlight storm response
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort, and that 3.4 million US citizens are not forgotten
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Puerto Rico's new migration to Florida could turn state Democratic
Puerto Ricans, traditionally Democrats, will be arriving en masse to a state that gave the presidency to the Republican Trump
Trump defends Puerto Rico effort, but his tweets draw new criticism
The Trump administration sends several top officials onto Sunday talk shows with the message that the relief effort is going well, despite complaints that the federal effort in Puerto Rico has fallen short
Trump calls Puerto Rican officials after lashing out at pleading mayor
(3rd UPDATE) Trump, in his tweets, sought to lay blame for the island's continuing woes on Democrats, the media, and local officials
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Anger grows over Puerto Rico relief effort
'This is not a good news story,' San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz tells CNN following oddly upbeat comments made the previous day by a top Trump administration official. 'This is a people-are-dying story.'
Trump lifts barriers to Puerto Rico hurricane aid
A week after the Category 4 storm struck, the White House says Trump has made it easier for fuel and water supplies to arrive to the ravaged island of 3.4 million US citizens
Trump lifts Puerto Rico shipping restrictions
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says Trump waived the Jones Act in response to a request from the Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rossello
Trump defends response to Puerto Rico hurricane disaster
Rejecting accusations Puerto Rico has not received the same level of assistance as storm-hit US states Florida and Texas, Trump says a 'massive relief effort is underway'
Puerto Rico governor fears 'humanitarian crisis' over slow U.S. aid
(UPDATED) With federal aid only trickling in, many Puerto Ricans have already started their own cleanup operations
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
(UPDATED) With the storm death toll standing at 33 across the Caribbean, Puerto Rico's National Weather Service issues a flash flood warning for people living along the Guajataca River in the northwest of the island, saying an earthen dam there was in danger of collapsing
Puerto Rico faces more floods after Maria 'obliteration'
Governor Ricardo Rossello calls Maria the most devastating storm in a century and says the island suffered a total breakdown of its electricity and telecommunications infrastructure
'Storm of the century' Maria pummels Puerto Rico
After killing at least 9 people in the Caribbean, Maria slams into Puerto Rico's southeast coast at daybreak before churning across the US territory which is home to 3.4 million
'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Maria eyes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
Arriving just as islanders in the region are struggling to recover from devastating Hurricane Irma which struck earlier this month, Maria claimed its first victim in the French territory of Guadeloupe
Category-5 Maria makes landfall in 'potentially catastrophic' hurricane
(UPDATED) The maximum-strength storm made landfall on the Caribbean island of Dominica around 0115 GMT Tuesday with top winds swirling at 160 miles (257 kilometres) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says
