Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions: Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Costello Syndrome,
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Tropical Storm Ernesto looms as a rain threat to the USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Ernesto is forecast to move west-northwestward across or near the region as a tropical tropical storm by early Wednesday. A Tropical
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‘Fish storm’ expected to pass north of the USVI as a strong tropical cyclone
SAN JUAN — Tropical Cyclone Five is slowly approaching the Lesser and Greater Antilles and expected to build into a hurricane but only after it
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US men’s basketball team locks up top seed with win over Puerto Rico
PARIS — The U.S. men’s basketball team will enter the knockout round as the top seed. Team USA finished pool play 3-0 after defeating Puerto
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Fake Social Security blog site operates on Elon Musk’s X with impunity
SAN FRANCISCO — Scammers using the Twitter handle “@blogssagove” are asking senior citizens for the phone number associated with their Social Security account — and
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Saharan dust plume will prevent significant showers for 48 hours
SAN JUAN — A thick plume of Saharan dust is moving across the region, lasting through Sunday morning. During this time hot and hazy conditions
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Vast plume of Saharan dust on the way
SAN JUAN —A SEVERE Sahara dust event is expected across the region, beginning first in the U.S. Virgin Islands from late tonight through Sunday. According
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Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor today signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles
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As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill in the gaps
SAN JUAN (AP) — On a recent morning in an Afro-Caribbean community in northeast Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Juan Vázquez went door-to-door as part of his
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Today’s weather: a mix of clouds and sun with a limited risk of flooding
SAN JUAN — An area of moisture will continue to move over the region during the day, bringing passing showers, the National Weather Service said
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