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Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum amid disillusion

Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum amid disillusion

Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced on Saturday that she will hold a nonbinding referendum in November to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a U.S. state, a move that comes amid growing disillusion with the island’s U.S. territorial status. For the first time in the island’s history, the...

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For the first time in the island’s history, the referendum will ask a single, simple question: Should Puerto Rico be immediately admitted as a U.S. state?


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Unemployed Puerto Ricans fume as claims pile up in pandemic

Unemployed Puerto Ricans fume as claims pile up in pandemic

Puerto Rico's government opened a drive-up service on Monday to handle applications from thousands of people seeing pandemic unemployment assistance after weeks of delays and confusion over the program aimed largely at self-employed people stung by COVID-19 restrictions. Among those who have tried

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New initiative delivers essentials to Puerto Rican communities in need

New initiative delivers essentials to Puerto Rican communities in need

Jose Soto Rivera and Isak Romero Calderon start “a comer Puerto Rico” or “Puerto Ricans feeding Puerto Ricans” to help deliver food to those struggling during the pandemic.

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The future of Puerto Rico amid the pandemic

The future of Puerto Rico amid the pandemic

Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz of San Juan on Puerto Rico’s plan to slowly reopen.

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Supreme Court upholds Puerto Rico financial oversight board

Supreme Court upholds Puerto Rico financial oversight board

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the oversight board established by Congress to help Puerto Rico out of a devastating financial crisis that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak, recent earthquakes and damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017. In a unanimous holding, the court will...

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