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Trump to visit Puerto Rico amid criticism of storm response

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US President Donald Trump, under fire for his response to the storms that ravaged Puerto Rico, announced Tuesday that he will visit the hurricane-battered island next week. “I’m going to Puerto Rico on Tuesday,” Trump told reporters at the White House, signalling that October 3 was the first date he could go without interfering with recovery… Continue reading Trump to visit Puerto Rico amid criticism of storm response →
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Hurricane Maria unleashes fury on Puerto Rico: ‘The winds are like out of a horror movie’

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A ferocious Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico just before dawn Wednesday as some 3.5 million people girded for a day of vicious winds and drenching rain expected to devastate the American territory. The eye of the storm made official landfall at 6:15 a.m. near Yabucoa, about 45 miles southeast of the… Continue reading Hurricane Maria unleashes fury on Puerto Rico: ‘The winds are like out of a horror movie’ →
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Puerto Rico Braces for Impact of Hurricane Maria

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Puerto Rico was spared the worst of Hurricane Irma, which grazed the island and caused huge power blackouts but did not ravage the U.S. territory in the same way it did other islands. That will not be the case with Hurricane Maria, according to forecasters. The category 5 storm is barrelling towards Puerto Rico with winds… Continue reading Puerto Rico Braces for Impact of Hurricane Maria →