All posts tagged "hurricane maria"
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NEWS
Trump Wants To Cut Off Federal Relief Funds For Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico: Report
November 11, 2018President Trump reportedly wants to end federal relief aid to millions of Americans in Puerto Rico...
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DEMOCRACY
Trump Privately Accuses Top FL Ally DeSantis Of Disloyalty On Puerto Rico Death Toll: Report
September 18, 2018President Trump is privately accusing top ally and Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis of publicly...
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NEWS
As Florence Unleashes Catastrophic Flooding, Trump Claims Puerto Rico Death Toll Rose ‘Like Magic’
September 14, 2018President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday night to repeat his false claim that the...
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CLIMATE
Puerto Rico Governor Slams Trump Over False Claim: It ‘Is A Fact’ That 2,975 Died From Hurricane Maria
September 13, 2018Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Thursday rebuked President Trump’s false claim that Democrats increased the...
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NEWS
San Juan Mayor Rips Trump For Denying Death Toll: ‘This Is What Denial Following Neglect Looks Like’
September 13, 2018San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz ripped into President Trump on Thursday for claiming without evidence...
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Fake News
Trump Falsely Claims ‘3,000 People Did Not Die’ In Puerto Rico Hurricanes, Says He’s The Real Victim
September 13, 2018President Trump on Thursday falsely claimed, without evidence, that “3000 people did not die in the...
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NEWS
Trump Gives Himself An A Plus For Puerto Rico Hurricane Response, Where 3,000 Americans Died
September 12, 2018President Trump lashed out at San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Wednesday after she noted...
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NEWS
How Corruption Slows Disaster Recovery
June 5, 2018The 2018 hurricane season has now begun. It’s a good time to think about lessons learned...
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CLIMATE
Hillary Clinton: Trump’s Response To Puerto Rico ‘An American Tragedy’
May 31, 2018Hillary Clinton blasted the Trump administration for its response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last...
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NEWS
Puerto Rico Hit By Island-Wide Blackout, And Power May Not Be Restored For Days
April 18, 2018An island-wide power outage struck Puerto Rico on Wednesday, as the territory’s electric grid struggles to...
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NEWS
FEMA Awarded Contractor $156M To Provide 30 Million Meals To Puerto Rico, Only Delivered 50,000: Report
February 6, 2018The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $156 million contract to a one-woman business that was...
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NEWS
FEMA To Officially End Food, Water Aid To Puerto Rico Despite Widespread Power Outages
January 30, 2018The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Tuesday it will “officially shut off” food and water...
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Extreme Weather
Why Puerto Rico’s Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Is So Much Higher Than Officials Thought
January 3, 2018Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, Pennsylvania State University “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are...
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CLIMATE
San Juan Mayor Rips Trump As ‘Disaster-In-Chief’ On Puerto Rico’s 100th Day Without Power
December 29, 2017San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz ripped President Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria as nearly half...