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Puerto Ricans Feel Federal Government Ambushed Them With Cockfighting Ban

SAN JUAN -- Thursday was a somber day at the Cockfighting Club of San Juan. The rows and rows of cubbies that usually house up to 80 roosters waiting to…

John McCarthy December 14, 2018

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Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Express Outrage Over Possible Cockfighting Ban

SAN JUAN — Congress on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that would shut down legal cockfights in U.S. territories including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, ending an…

John McCarthy December 13, 2018

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Mapp Says Puerto Rico And The Virgin Islands Will Share $4.9 Billion In Congressional Disaster Relief Funds

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The U.S. Senate completed action Tuesday afternoon on a $36.5 billion supplemental disaster recovery spending bill, which includes $4.9 billion for emergency operating loans for…

John McCarthy October 25, 2017