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Puerto Rico reports first case of Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes
Puerto Rico has reported its first case of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading across South America and the Caribbean and has been linked by Brazilian authorities to a serious birth defect, a U.S. Congressman said on Thursday. Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico's representative in Congress, said in a statement his office had been in touch with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which had confirmed the single case of Zika on the island.
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Puerto Rico Freezes Condom Prices To Prevent Zika Profiteering
To help prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, government officials on the island have declared condom price-gouging illegal. In early February, during a media briefing at the Governor's mansion, Puerto Rico's Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Nery Adames Soto, announced his agency has added prophylactics to the price-freeze list. Stores on the island also aren't allowed by DACO to raise the price on mosquito...
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US supreme court signals support for bill to relieve Puerto Rico of $70bn debt
Seven justices heard arguments Tuesday weighing whether the island can escape crippling debts that the governor has warned are bringing it to the brink of ruin
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US Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage in Puerto Rico
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Puerto Rico can't prohibit gay marriage. The court overruled a federal judge who said a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing gay couples to marry anywhere in the United States does not apply on the island because it is a U.S. territory, and not a state. The appeals court said Thursday that the district court misconstrued the law and directly contradicted its mandate.
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Puerto Rico's impoverished pensions complicate island's debt crisis
For years, Puerto Rico lavished ever-richer retirement benefits on public employees. Now, the pensions are nearly broke, complicating the island's debt crisis.
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Puerto Rico (HBO)
Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.
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Puerto Ricans leaving island at historic rate
Puerto Ricans are leaving the island for the mainland United States at a historic rate. The commonwealth's Institute of Statistics revealed Sunday the results of its analysis on 2014 migration, which found that Puerto Rico lost almost 2% of its population that year. About 84,000 people moved from Puerto Rico to the United States in 2014, according to the report, while only 20,000 moved back to the island, resulting in a net migration of 1.8%.
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Puerto Rico Governor suspends payments on infrastructure debt
Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla late on Friday declared a suspension of any payments on some debt issued by the U.S. territory's infrastructure financing authority, citing the authority granted under a local emergency debt moratorium law. Garcia Padilla signed an executive order that applies to "certain Puerto Rico Financing Authority (PRIFA) notes," a statement from the government said.
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Puerto Rico will default on $1 billion of debt on Friday
Puerto Rico is going to default, again. The governor of the commonwealth, Alejandro García-Padilla, wrote in an article for CNBC on Wednesday that Puerto Rico would not make some $1 billion in bond payments on Friday as it struggles with the long-term implications of its massive deficits. "On July 1, 2016, Puerto Rico will default on more than $1 billion in general obligation bonds, the island's senior credits protected by a constitutional lien on revenues," he said in the article.
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Zika Cases Spike in Puerto Rico as Virus Spreads 'Silently and Rapidly'
The Zika virus is rapidly spreading though Puerto Rico, leading to more than 5,500 infections, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. Puerto Rico has been dealing with the Zika outbreak for months, and Zika infections have spiked recently, rising from 14 percent testing positive among those tested in February to 64 percent in June, the CDC reported. Officials are calling the situation in Puerto Rico "a Zika epidemic."
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Why the IOC views Puerto Rico as its own country
This Saturday, the U.S. women’s volleyball team will play the Puerto Rico women’s volleyball team in the opening round of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. You might wonder why two groups of U.S. citizens would compete against one another. After all, the Olympic Games are an international competition that, through medal counts, measures how athletes from different countries perform.
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Most Puerto Ricans face a second night without electricity
Most Puerto Ricans faced another night of darkness Thursday as crews slowly restored electricity a day after a fire at a power plant caused the aging utility grid to fail and blacked out the entire island of 3.5 million people.
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Why it can take Longer than a Year to see a Doctor in Puerto Rico
Doctors are fleeing Puerto Rico amid economic crisis, leaving patients with a choice: wait as long as a year for an appointment, or move to the mainland.
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Puerto Rico's campaign to become the 51st state may be about to get a big boost
A passionate advocate for making Puerto Rico the 51st U.S. state appears poised to become the next governor of the territory, giving a boost to a movement that has been gaining momentum amid the island's economic woes. Ricardo Rossello, a scientist and the son of a former governor of the island, is expected to win Tuesday largely due to widespread public anger over the decade-long recession and a corruption scandal that has left the party of his main opponent in disarray.
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Puerto Rico's new gov promises immediate push for statehood
Puerto Rico's new governor was sworn in Monday, promising an immediate push for statehood in a territory facing a deep economic crisis. Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis shortly after he was sworn in at midnight. Among them is a proposal to hold a referendum that would ask voters whether they prefer statehood or independence. Many have argued that Puerto Rico's political status has contributed to its decade-long crisis that has prompted more than 200,000 people to flee to the U.S. mainland in recent years.
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Puerto Rico gov approves referendum in quest for statehood
A federal judge on Tuesday gave the green light to a suit against the state of Illinois’ prohibition on foster parents from possessing functional guns in their homes. U.S. District Judge Colin Stirling Bruce, a 2013 appointment by President Obama, swatted away a motion by the state to dismiss the suit saying the would-be foster parents that brought it raised “sufficient factual allegations” to proceed to a hearing.
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USA vs. Puerto Rico: United States wins 2017 World Baseball Classic
It took four tries, but the United States finally won one of these things. Behind a dominant pitching performance by Marcus Stroman, and following a home run by Ian Kinsler, the USA shut out Puerto Rico 8-0 in the championship game Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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Canada just bought half of Puerto Rico’s main airport
Canada’s army is getting ready to invade Puerto Rico’s airport. The pension fund for the Canadian armed forces has won an auction to buy 50 percent of the company that operates Puerto Rico’s main airport in San Juan, The Post has learned. Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board has acquired the airport stake from Oaktree Capital, the hedge fund run by billionaire Howard Marks, who has managed the investment amid a financial crisis that has crippled the Caribbean island’s economy, sources said.
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Puerto Rico files for biggest ever U.S. local government bankruptcy
Puerto Rico announced a historic restructuring of its public debt on Wednesday, touching off what may be the biggest bankruptcy ever in the $3.8 trillion U.S. municipal bond market.
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Puerto Rico governor pushes statehood as vote looms despite no U.S. support
Rossello said he's 'not asking for a blessing but informing the members of Congress' that a vote will happen.
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