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Hurricane Maria

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Scientists work to save wild Puerto Rican parrot after Maria

Published on Nov. 20, 2018

EL YUNQUE, Puerto Rico — Biologists are trying to save the last of the endangered Puerto Rican parrots after more than half the population of the bright green birds with turquoise-tipped wings disappeared when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico →

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Experts warn Puerto Rico at risk amid lack of disaster plan

Published on Nov. 6, 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than a year after Hurricane Maria caught Puerto Rico’s government wildly unprepared, officials acknowledge they still haven’t come up with a plan to cope with the next such disaster — and →

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10 things to know, Friday, Sept. 14

Published on Sept. 14, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. Florence’s oceanwater, fresh water surges threaten Carolinas The storm, on the cusp on making landfall, has already inundated coastal →

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Trump rejects Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto Rico, saying it's a plot to make him look bad (UPDATED)

Published on Sept. 13, 2018

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the official conclusion that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from last year's Hurricane Maria, arguing without evidence that the number was wrong and calling it a plot by →

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Tesla, others help Puerto Ricans go solar amid power turmoil

Published on July 26, 2018

ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico — Ten months after Hurricane Maria, Adjuntas still loses power any time a heavy rain or wind pounds the rickety power lines feeding this town high in the central mountains of Puerto Rico. That leaves its 20,000 people →

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10 things to know, Monday, July 16

Published on July 16, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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Puerto Ricans cheer return of electricity but remain wary

Published on July 16, 2018

ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico — It was finally a night to celebrate in this village tucked into the mountains of central Puerto Rico. People pressed TV remote buttons, clicked on fans and plugged in refrigerators as electricity again flowed into →

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Many in Puerto Rico still under tarps as storm threat looms

Published on June 20, 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Maria ripped away part of the steel roof from Carmen Lidia Torres Mercado’s home in the Puerto Rican capital. Nine months later, she is still relying on a blue plastic tarp to protect her home, even with →

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Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria

Published on June 18, 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Shortly after he turned 2, Yadriel Hernandez started struggling to breathe. His doctor prescribed an inhaler and an allergy pill for asthma, and his symptoms were mostly under control. Then Hurricane Maria devastated →

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As storm season starts, AP photographer revisits Puerto Rico

Published on June 1, 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Associated Press photographer Ramon Espinosa spent weeks roaming Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island last September. He documented the lives of Puerto Ricans who lost roofs and possessions in the →

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Scientists work to save wild Puerto Rican parrot after Maria

Experts warn Puerto Rico at risk amid lack of disaster plan

10 things to know, Friday, Sept. 14

Trump rejects Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto Rico, saying it's a plot to make him look bad (UPDATED)

Tesla, others help Puerto Ricans go solar amid power turmoil

10 things to know, Monday, July 16

Puerto Ricans cheer return of electricity but remain wary

Many in Puerto Rico still under tarps as storm threat looms

Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria

As storm season starts, AP photographer revisits Puerto Rico

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