Hurricane Maria 
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SOURCE: CNN
10-26-17
Puerto Rico's power outages are the largest in US history, report says
In terms of the total number of lost hours of electricity, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are in the midst of the largest blackout in US history, according to a report from an economic research company.
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10-22-17
One Has to Wonder After Hurricane Maria How Trump Would Treat Hawaii and Guam
by Ronald L. Feinman
Would he go all out to help if they were attacked in a war with North Korea?
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10-6-17
Trump Tells Puerto Ricans to be “Proud” that They Aren’t Dead
by Lillian Guerra
History calls on us to act.
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10-2-17
Puerto Rico’s Hurricane María Proves Once Again that Natural Disasters Are Never Natural
by Stuart B. Schwartz
The island’s political and financial crisis and its problematic political status makes coping with disaster very difficult.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
10-1-17
FEMA Chief Slammed for Calling Puerto Rico Relief Efforts the 'Most Logistically Challenging Event'
Brock Long's comments attracted scorn on Twitter, where many pointed out that the U.S. had managed many complex logistical arrangements decades before.
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