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Good News Earthlings! Puerto Rico Telescope Still Guarding The Galaxy Despite The Passing Of Maria

DISH WITH A VIEW: The director of the Arecibo Observatory, Francisco Cordova poses for a photo at the Observation Deck of the visitor's Center of the Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto…

John McCarthy October 24, 2017

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Says Puerto Rico Will Not Get Power Before Christmas As The Governor Has Promised

SAN JUAN -- Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s hope to have power restored to 95 percent of the island before Christmas is unrealistic given the damage caused by Hurricane Maria, according to…

John McCarthy October 24, 2017

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‘Wrong-Way’ Tropical Disturbance Has Only A 40 Percent Chance To Affect Our Region In The Next Five Days, NHC Says

MIAMI -- A weather disturbance in the western Caribbean that has the potential to develop is another sign that hurricane season has not yet ended. The disturbance is expected to…

John McCarthy October 23, 2017

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U.S. Senate Moves Forward On $36.5 Billion Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Disaster Relief Package

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate is pushing ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of…

John McCarthy October 23, 2017

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Indie Pop Duo Wild Belle Drops Single Called ‘Hurricane’ To Benefit Disaster Victims In Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] Indie pop duo Wild Belle comprised of siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman, has released an impromptu single titled "Hurricane" Friday (Oct. 20). Although the song compares a lover…

John McCarthy October 22, 2017

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State University of New York Offers In-State Rate Tuition To Students From The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] NEW YORK -- The State University of New York will offer in-state tuition to students from the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as requested earlier this month…

John McCarthy October 22, 2017

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British Government Warns Its Citizens That Americans In The VI and PR Are Vulnerable To A Terror Attack In The Wake Of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

FAIR WARNING? The British and Canadian governments issued travel advisories on American territories in the Caribbean. Pictured: Cruz Bay after Hurricane Irma. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The United Kingdom…

John McCarthy October 22, 2017

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Students In The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Qualify For Discounted Tuition At New Jersey University Because Of Irma and Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] NEWARK -- College students in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico whose studies have been halted by the recent hurricanes are being offered an educational lifeline by New…

John McCarthy October 21, 2017

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Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Faces Brief Torrential Rain Showers As Invest 92L Tries To Develop To The North

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Regardless of whether the Atlantic Basin’s next tropical depression forms in the coming days, downpours will stream across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico still enduring…

John McCarthy October 15, 2017

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Some 13,700 U.S. Department of Defense Personnel Arrive In Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico To Aid In Relief Efforts

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON — About 13,700 Defense Department personnel are now in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria ravaged the region three weeks ago, Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col.…

John McCarthy October 14, 2017