WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court this week rejected a bid to extend a federal program offering benefits to low-income elderly, blind and disabled people
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Puerto Rico Says It Made Putin’s List of ‘Unfriendly Countries’ … BVI, Too
MIAMI — A Miami Herald columnist is reporting this morning that no “Latin American” country has made Putin’s list of “unfriendly countries.” Puerto Rico is
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Puerto Rican Music Producer Flow La Movie Dies In Dominican Plane Crash
SANTO DOMINGO A private jet crashed minutes after taking off outside Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board,
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Venezuelan, Dominicano and Puerto Rican Arrested With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were arrested for smuggling 90 pounds of cocaine by boat into St. Thomas early Sunday morning, authorities said. On November
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Puerto Rico Ponders Racial Identity Amid Surprising Census Results
SAN JUAN — The number of people in Puerto Rico who identified as “white” in the most recent census plummeted almost 80 percent, sparking a
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Can Congress Prohibit Cockfighting In Puerto Rico Via Its Commerce Power?
Ángel Manuel Ortiz‐Díaz is the owner of two cockfighting venues and a breeder and owner of more than 200 gamecocks. Deeply ingrained in Puerto Rico’s history,
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Social Security Delivers The Most Popular Baby Names In Puerto Rico For 2020
SAN JUAN — The Social Security Administration today announced the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico for 2020. Liam and Valentina topped the list.
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Rival Puerto Rico Bills Dim Democratic Hopes Of A 51st State: Bloomberg
SAN JUAN — Two competing bills trying to end Puerto Rico’s status as one of the world’s oldest territories threaten to undermine each other —
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Puerto Rico Has A Newly Elected Governor Named Pedro Pierluisi
SAN JUAN — Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party won a majority of votes to become the U.S. commonwealth’s next governor, according
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Puerto Rican-Owned Movie Theaters In The U.S. Virgin Islands Shut Down Due To ‘Lack Of Blockbuster Movies’
CHRISTIANSTED — The only movie theaters in the U.S. Virgin Islands — owned wholly by the same Puerto Rican company that currently owns the Sunny Isle Shopping
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