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Mar 22

WATCH: Harris discusses federal aid, infrastructure upgrades during visit to Puerto Rico

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

While those in Puerto Rico cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections despite being U.S. citizens, more than 5 million Puerto Ricans live in the U.S. mainland.

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Mar 06

Haiti’s prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Henry remained in Puerto Rico as of midday Wednesday. He landed in the U.S. territory on Tuesday after he was barred from landing in neighboring Dominican Republic, where officials closed the airspace to flights to and from Haiti.

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Jan 26

Watch 6:25
Exhibit showcases Puerto Rican artists’ reaction to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath

By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet

A response from artists to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is billed as the first major U.S. Museum exhibition of Puerto Rican art in nearly 50 years. The 2017 disaster inspired some 50 works by 20 Puerto Rican artists based…

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Jan 11

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board can be sued

By News Desk

The Supreme Court will arguments on Wednesday on a case over whether the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, who were installed to oversee the territories finances by the federal government, can be sued in federal court -…

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Dec 15

House passes bill allowing Puerto Rico to vote on statehood, independence

By Farnoush Amiri, Dánica Coto, Associated Press

The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence.

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Nov 17

Watch 6:31
Musician iLe condemns colonization and Puerto Rico’s political limbo on new album

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

Puerto Rican musician iLe is addressing the challenges of her homeland as it is still suffering from the recent Hurricane Fiona and lacking true representation in U.S. politics. Jeffrey Brown spoke with the Latin Grammy winner about her new album…

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Oct 18

More than 100 migrants stranded near Puerto Rico await help during human smuggling operation

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Federal authorities say they are trying to rescue more than 100 migrants stranded on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico during a human smuggling operation. The nationality of the migrants awaiting help on Mona Island on Tuesday wasn’t immediately known.

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Oct 03

Watch 9:29
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on candidates and their midterm messages ahead of election

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including the politics of hurricane relief aid and lawmakers launching their final midterm messages ahead of election.

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Oct 03

WATCH: Biden tells Puerto Ricans he’s ‘committed to this island’ as Hurricane Fiona recovery continues

By Darlene Superville, Dánica Coto, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

President Joe Biden promised to “rebuild it all” after arriving in Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage from Hurricane Fiona, as tens of thousands of people remain without power two weeks after the storm hit.

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Sep 27

Watch 4:55
Many Puerto Rico residents still without power more than a week after Hurricane Fiona

By Laura Barrón-López, Frank Carlson, Karina Cuevas

More than a week after Hurricane Fiona hit, Puerto Rico’s electric utility says two-thirds of its customers’ power has now been restored. But for the hundreds of thousands still in the dark, patience is wearing thin. Laura Barrón-López reports.

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