Puerto Rico
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US: Five killed in drive-by shooting at Puerto Rican bar, four critically injured
World | Feb 13, 2024, 10:50 PM ISTDrug-related shootings in Puerto Rico are rare despite it being despite it being a transit point for multimillion-dollar drug shipments out of South America. Among the dead were three men and two women, while the brother of Catano town mayor was critically wounded.
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COVID 19: Puerto Rico ends pandemic curfew after one year in force
World | May 25, 2021, 09:51 AM ISTPuerto Rico ended a nightly pandemic curfew Monday after more than a year in force and will allow vaccinated visitors to enter the island without a negative coronavirus test result.
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Puerto Rico shoot of 'The Falcon And The Winter Soldier' cancelled after two earthquakes
Hollywood | Jan 14, 2020, 10:28 AM ISTDisney Plus' upcoming Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has cancelled its shoot in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Ricans left homeless after biggest earthquake in century
World | Jan 08, 2020, 02:01 PM ISTThe magnitude 6.4 quake that struck before dawn on Tuesday killed one person, injured nine others and knocked out power across the U.S. territory, and a majority of Puerto Ricans remained without electricity early Wednesday.
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6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity
World | Jan 07, 2020, 10:49 PM ISTThe quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three faults beneath southern Puerto Rico. Seismologists say it’s impossible to predict when the quakes will stop or whether they will get stronger.
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Powerful earthquake destroys natural wonder, homes in Puerto Rico | Photos
World | Jan 07, 2020, 11:35 AM ISTA 5.8 magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico on Monday unleashing small landslides, causing severe damage to properties and a natural wonder "Punta Ventana," or Window Point, in Guayanilla.
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6.0 quake shakes Puerto Rico; no damage immediately reported
World | Sep 24, 2019, 10:31 AM ISTThe U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 49 miles (79 kilometers) off the island’s northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, hit within less than an hour in the same region at the same depth.
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Donald Trump visits hurricane-hit Puerto Rico as death toll mounts to 34
World | Oct 04, 2017, 06:43 AM ISTPuerto Rico governor Ricardo Rossello on Tuesday announced that the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.
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In Puerto Rico tweets, Donald Trump criticizes San Juan mayor for 'poor leadership ability'
World | Oct 01, 2017, 10:32 AM ISTTrump has said he’s doing everything possible to help the “great people of PR!” and has pledged to spare no effort to help the island recover from Maria’s ruinous aftermath
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US President Donald Trump lifts aid obstacle for storm-hit Puerto Rico
World | Sep 28, 2017, 07:54 PM ISTThe waiver from the shipping law, which requires American-made and operated vessels to transport cargo between US ports, will only last for 10 days and goes into effect immediately.
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Powerless Puerto Rico’s storm crisis deepens with dam threat
World | Sep 23, 2017, 06:39 PM ISTAuthorities evacuated tens of thousands of people downstream of the failing Guajataca dam in Puerto Rico, struck by Hurricane Maria that killed 6.
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Before making landfall in Florida, hurricane Irma devastates the Caribbean; 10 killed
World | Sep 07, 2017, 08:32 PM ISTHurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless
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Hurricane Irma lashes at Puerto Rico, wrecks tiny Barbuda
World | Sep 07, 2017, 11:32 AM ISTFlorida rushed to prepare for a possible direct hit on the Miami area by the Category 5 storm with potentially catastrophic 185 mph winds
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Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary
World | Jun 06, 2016, 09:41 AM ISTSan Juan, Puerto Rico: Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party's nomination. After a blowout victory Saturday in the US
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Hillary Clinton moves closer to nomination, sweeps in Virgin Islands
World | Jun 05, 2016, 02:49 PM ISTWashington:Hillary Clinton scored a sweeping win in the US Virgin Islands on Saturday, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched tantalizingly close to the Democratic nomination. She is now just 60
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Puerto Rico's governor calls for negotiated moratorium on debt payments
World | Jun 30, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTSan Juan: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla on Monday announced his intention to call together the island's creditors and bondholders to seek a "negotiated moratorium" lasting several years on paying its huge debt, which
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Google to test its first modular smartphone in Puerto Rico
Jan 15, 2015, 10:21 AM ISTPuerto Rico: Google announced on Wednesday that it will unveil a modular smartphone in Puerto Rico this year as part of a pilot program that will allow people to choose their own hardware based on
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6.4 magnitude earth quake shakes Puerto Rico, causing minor damage
World | Jan 13, 2014, 10:26 PM ISTSanjuan: A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto Rico early Monday is one of the largest to hit the U.S. territory in recent years, cracking floors and causing some power outages, but no
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91 undocumented migrants detained in Puerto Rico
World | Oct 04, 2013, 08:13 AM ISTSan Juan : Puerto Rican authorities Thursday detained 91 undocumented migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic as they were trying to illegally enter the US commonwealth, police said.The group was made up of 60
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U.S. Open: Kleybanova wins in Grand Slam return after cancer
Tennis | Aug 27, 2013, 09:51 AM ISTNew York: Alisa Kleybanova of Russia won her first Grand Slam match since being treated for cancer, beating 44th-ranked Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Monday at the U.S. Open.The 24-year-old Kleybanova was