Puerto Rico

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3 governors in Puerto Rico? A plot twist beyond ‘House of Cards,’ says minority leader.
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Environment
After Maria, Puerto Rican women farmers work together to build resilience
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Environment
After Hurricane Maria, farmers in Puerto Rico struggle to rebuild
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Environment
In Puerto Rico, neighbors turn to each other in Maria’s aftermath
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Climate Change
It may be getting harder for Puerto Rico’s national forest to recover from storms
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Arts, Culture & Media
The indie-tropical beat of Balún
Hurricane Maria aftermath
¡Puerto Rico se levanta! Rebuilding after Maria
Puerto Rico’s tropical forests are showing resilience after Hurricane Maria
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Global Nation Education
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
Elkhorn coral is one of the main varieties of coral that workers on the northern coast of Puerto Rico have been able to restore following damage done by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Science
Local NGOs repair Puerto Rico’s coral reefs in Maria’s aftermath
Mela Murder holds her daugther Amethyst in the Hurray for the Riff Raff Music video for Palante
Future Folk
In song and video, ‘Pa’lante’ depicts Puerto Rico’s resilience
A young woman stands in front of a gray building.
Puerto Rico’s public university system is in disarray. But it’s not just because of Hurricane Maria.
Arts, Culture & Media
Vieques: Art & Protest
Arts, Culture & Media
V.V. Brown’s Travelling Like the Light
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Health
Four months of food aid in Puerto Rico brought too much salt and sugar, say some recipients
Buildings damaged by Hurricane Maria are seen in Lares, Puerto Rico, Oct. 6, 2017.
Health
Puerto Rico to analyze thousands of deaths that occurred since Hurricane Maria
Technician Alexis Portalatin stands next to rooftop solar panels he is connecting to a new Tesla battery storage system the San Juan suburb of Guaynabo. The storage system will allow the panels to operate separately from the power grid and supply electric
Economics
Hurricanes blew away Puerto Rico’s power grid. Now solar power is rising to fill the void.
Mely Revai in San Juan, Puerto Rico, holding a ritual kiddush cup she brought from her home Caracas.
Belief
A Venezuelan couple found refuge in Puerto Rico. Then the hurricane hit.
Marc Noisette of Westchester County, New York fixes the cables on an electric post opposite the Cathedral of San Juan in the historic quarter of Puerto Rico's capital.
Business, Finance & Economics
In San Juan, they’re going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on
A family bathe and wash their car with mountain spring water after hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Global Politics
In hurricane aftermath, Puerto Ricans get impatient with shortages
Hospitals in the US mainland are facing shortages of IV fluids and medicine because of Hurricane Maria's damage to Puerto Rico.
Medicine
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Then it caused a ripple effect in mainland hospitals.
Local residents ride a horse by a destroyed building after Hurricane Maria in Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Economics
As Puerto Rico continues to struggle, so do the island’s small businesses
The local 12-piece salsa band, Orquesta El Macabeo
Music
Puerto Rico’s musicians struggle to make ends meet post-Maria
Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton" on opening night on Broadway in New York, Aug. 6, 2015.
Culture
Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring ‘Hamilton’ to Puerto Rico
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Environment
In hurricane-prone Miami, one meteorologist is forecasting the future
A member of the Puerto Rican National Guard dodges downed power cables as he hands out food and water
Conflict
Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid
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Education
Some Puerto Rican college students displaced by Hurricane Maria have already started classes again — in Florida
A young girl looks back after getting her shoe stuck in the mud while carrying supplies
Health
The real death toll in Puerto Rico is probably 450 — much higher than the official count
Water falls from a pipe onto the street. A woman in the background is bent at the waist and washes her hair in the running water, while a man holds a child and watches the woman.
Economics
We asked Puerto Ricans about their future plans. Many want to stay and rebuild.
Cleaning up power lines in Puerto Rico
Development
Renewable energy and resilient microgrids could help rebuild Puerto Rico
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Economics
Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need
The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company's IPO launch, May 18, 2012. Facebook Inc, will begin trading on the Nasdaq market on Friday, with it's initial public offering at $38 per share, valuing the w
Technology
Tech companies are helping in Puerto Rico. Residents are unsure if it’s aid or really an investment.
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Environment
It wasn’t easy, but we hand-delivered a letter to a grandmother in Puerto Rico
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Global Politics
Go on the road with Puerto Rico’s rising political star: San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers cargo to the hospital ship USNS Comfort as the ship is underway in support of humanitarian relief operations to help those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico on October 1, 2017.
Conflict
A fly-along with relief workers in Puerto Rico
A man stands inside of a destroyed supermarket by Hurricane Maria in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017.
Environment
Trump bashes Puerto Rico’s leaders: ‘They want everything to be done for them’
U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 speak with local civilian employees during an assessment of Hospital Oriente’s medical and operational needs as part
Development
When disaster strikes, it’s the US military that’s often the most capable responder
Soldiers of Puerto Rico's national guard distribute relief items to people, Sept. 24, 2017, after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Environment
Here’s what Puerto Rico really needs from Donald Trump
Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “Urban Search and Rescue” team conduct a search operation in an area hit by Hurricane Maria in Yauco, Puerto Rico on September 25, 2017.
Development
The federal emergency response in Puerto Rico has been slow, and there’s a long way to go
People queue to fill containers with water from a tank truck at an area hit by Hurricane Maria in Canovanas, Puerto Rico.
Environment
How to help Puerto Rico after Maria
Local residents look at the flooded houses close to the dam of the Guajataca lake, on September 23, 2017.
Economics
For Puerto Rico, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria ‘looks like a humanitarian crisis’
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Development
Puerto Rico calls for more federal help after Hurricane Maria
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Health
‘The most devastating storm in a century’ leaves Puerto Rico, but flooding still looms
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Environment
Puerto Rico is ‘100 percent without power’ after Hurricane Maria makes landfall
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Development
After pummeling Dominica, Hurricane Maria forces Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to brace for impact
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Development
After Hurricane Irma, Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders want more relief from fellow Americans
Women run under a Puerto Rican flag before the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Culture
New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade stirs tensions between the island and the mainland
Science
A little lizard in Puerto Rico is adapting quickly to big-city life
Oscar López Rivera and Jose Perez Gonzalez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 8, 2006
Justice
Puerto Ricans celebrate Oscar López Rivera, who will be freed after 35 years in US prison
High school student Pedro Otero warms up his arm at the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico.
Education
Baseball academies are helping Puerto Rican students on the field and in the classroom
Puerto Rican college students Nina Croatto, Tatiana Rodríguez (middle), and Paulina Colón (right) are participating in the summer leadership program, "Puerto Rican Minds in Action."
Global Politics
Young Puerto Ricans debate what it means to be Puerto Rican and American
Entrepreneur Vivian Vargas (center) chose to start her business in Puerto Rican to be closer to Latin American markets.
Economics
Young Puerto Ricans bucking the flow: Heading home to rebuild their island
San Juan’s Centro Medico hospital complex, the main center for trauma cases for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Economics
Puerto Rico’s debt crisis takes aim at kids and the sick
Puerto Ricans gather for a vigil in memory of the victims of the Pulse gay nightclub shooting in Orlando, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 14, 2016.
Lifestyle
Activist: The mainland is no longer a safe space for LGBT Puerto Ricans
The central market in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, a central gathering spot for people to discuss politics after work.
Economics
Puerto Ricans are troubled by Congress’ plan to sort out their island’s debt
The Northeast Ecological Corridor covers 3,000 acres of prime oceanfront property on Puerto Rico's northern coast. In addition to its scenic and recreational value, it has enormous bilogical significance as a primary nesting ground for the endangered leat
Environment
A Puerto Rican scientist defends an ecological gem and wins a Goldman Environmental Prize
Retired teachers from Puerto Rico's Teachers Federation protest against the underfunding of their pension system in San Juan, March 18, 2016. The sign reads "Don't play with my retirement."
Culture
Puerto Ricans feel the pinch as the island defaults on $422 million of its huge debt
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Arts
From open fire to open mic: Comic and war vet Isaura Ramirez makes the transition
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Global Politics
Puerto Rico celebrates its first same-sex weddings
People shop in a store in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 3, 2015.
Economics
Everything Must Go: Puerto Rico doesn’t just have a debt crisis
A man walks past a closed store with signs reading "Closing down sale" and "Everything goes, shoes, clothes, take advantage" in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, June 29, 2015.
Economics
To help Puerto Rico, we might want to think of it more like Detroit