Tag: Puerto Rico

Power outage hits 190K in Puerto Rico amid growing outrage

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A sudden power failure left some 190,000 clients in the dark across Puerto Rico late Wednesday, enraging many who...

Q&A: Rita Moreno on finding self-worth and never giving up

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NEW YORK — Rita Moreno emigrated with her mother from Puerto Rico at age five. By six, she was dancing at Greenwich Village nightclubs....

5.0 quake strikes off Dominican Republic coast

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 5.0 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic on Monday. ...

US fights ruling to extend SSI benefits to Puerto Rico

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The federal government filed a brief late Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing Congress has the authority to...

US to play Canada, Venezuela for Olympic baseball berth

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The United States will play Canada on Friday night and Venezuela on Saturday for a berth in the Olympic...

Puerto Rico to reopen bars, clubs for 1st time amid pandemic

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico will reopen bars and clubs for the first time since the pandemic began following a significant drop...

Private company takes over Puerto Rico power company service

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto Rico’s power authority, which has...

Report scrutinizes FCC response in Puerto Rico after Maria

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A U.S. report released Tuesday found that abstract emergency response guidelines for the Federal Communications Commission could have caused...

Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida

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HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...

Puerto Rico ends pandemic curfew after a year in force

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico ended a nightly pandemic curfew Monday after more than a year in force and will allow vaccinated...