Aug 18
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The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell onto the radio…
Aug 12
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The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is currently out of commission after a thick support cable fell onto the…
Jul 31
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The last time a hurricane struck the Bahamas, the impacts were catastrophic. Hurricane Dorian stalled over the…
Feb 16
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Authorities in Puerto Rico reported this week that hackers had targeted more than four million dollars in government…
Jan 11
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on Saturday morning, one of three powerful shocks to wrack the island…
Jan 7
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Just a day after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake knocked out power to the southern part of Puerto Rico, the entire island…
Jan 6
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A picturesque Puerto Rican landmark, Punta Ventana, has collapsed following a magnitude 5.79 earthquake.
Jan 6
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Puerto Rico just can’t seem to catch a break. The people of the island have been dealing with a series of small…
Sep 10 2019
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The Department of Justice has arrested the person the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) put in charge of…
Sep 5 2019
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President Donald Trump is diverting $3.6 billion in U.S. military funding to build part of his wall at the…
Aug 28 2019
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On Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Dorian looked like it would thread the needle between western Puerto Rico and the…
Aug 27 2019
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May 1 2019
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Hurricane Maria was the deadliest storm in modern U.S. history. And the damage didn’t end when the storm clouds…
Dec 19 2018
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When Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in September 2017, it left mass devastation in its wake. Many Puerto…
Dec 17 2018
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When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, it knocked out power island-wide, battered…
Dec 10 2018
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2018 was a year of many scientific discoveries. But the one that the internet cited the most was about Hurricane…
Dec 10 2018
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It’s been more than a year since Hurricane Maria ran roughshod over Puerto Rico, but the island is still struggling…
Sep 12 2018
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The government’s mismanagement of the crisis Hurricane Maria wrought on Puerto Rico was once again thrust into the…
Sep 11 2018
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If there’s one thing you can count on Donald Trump to do, it is to take the most basic of presidential tasks and…
Aug 31 2018
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While the U.S. government has done an absolutely paltry job of helping Puerto Rico recover from a devastating season…