Category: General
Almost 200,000 have Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria
The residents of Puerto Rico have continued to leave the US territory in large numbers in the...
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Congress unlikely to investigate Hurricane Maria disaster in Puerto Rico unless Democrats take the House
Congressional Republicans have begun to speculate about the potential investigations that...
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Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria
Lauren Lluveras, University of Texas at Austin Puerto Rico was in crisis long before Hurricane...
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US House approves Jenniffer González-Colón’s Maritime Border Security Review Act
The United States House of Representatives has passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Puerto...
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Oversight Board, Governor react to court decision upholding board’s authority over Puerto Rico’s elected government
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico welcomed a federal court decision to...
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Why there’s controversy on the death toll after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, in context
Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine released a shocking report based on new data found...
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US Virgin Islands hold first Pride parade
The month of June brings the official start of summer, and along with it, a celebration of LGBTQ+...
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The Northern Mariana Islands added the US House’s 441st seat
Historically subject to the colonial powers of Spain, Germany, Japan, and now the United States,...
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Jenniffer González-Colón files bill to admit Puerto Rico as a state
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R, NPP) introduced today the Puerto Rico Admission...
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American Samoans are not American citizens
The United States currently has five unincorporated territories that are permanently...
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The US Virgin Islands are constitution-less
In 1917, the United States government purchased the Virgin Islands, previously known as the Danish...
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The controversy over the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, in context
In order for a government to function openly and transparently, there are certain institutions...
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