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Tag: Puerto Rico

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After Maria, US Schools Get Influx Of Puerto Rican Students

Associated Press

Posted on November 15, 2017 · More than 140,000 Puerto Ricans have left since the Category 4 Hurricane slammed into the island

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News

Puerto Rico Reports Increase In Overall Deaths After Hurricane Maria

DANICA COTO, AP

Posted on November 8, 2017 · The territory's government has said 55 people died during the hurricane or later as a direct result of the storm, which knocked out power across the island

Tags deaths Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico storm

Arts & Culture

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Taking ‘Hamilton’ To Puerto Rico

Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR

Posted on November 8, 2017 · The show's creator hopes that the three-week run, scheduled for January 2019, will help jump-start economic opportunities and cultural tourism to the island

Tags Alexander Hamilton hamilton Hamilton: An American Musical Lin-Manuel Miranda Puerto Rico

A group of 25 officers from the Houston Police Department have traveled to Puerto Rico to assist the population of the island in the recovery process after it was battered by hurricane Maria.

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HPD Sends 25 Officers To Puerto Rico To Assist With Recovery Efforts After Hurricane Maria

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on November 2, 2017 · Their assignments will include directing traffic and distributing food and supplies

Tags fema houston hpd maria Puerto Rico

Hurricane Harvey

Habitat For Humanity To Aid Harvey Victims

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on October 24, 2017 · The nonprofit housing organization plans to repair 2,000 homes in Texas by Christmas

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Senate Advances $36.5B Disaster Relief Package

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Posted on October 23, 2017 · The bill rejects requests from the powerful Texas and Florida congressional delegations for additional money to rebuild after hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Tags disaster relief package Florida hurricane Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Maria hurricane relief package Puerto Rico senate texas

News

Why It’s So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico

TIM WEBBER, NPR

Posted on October 20, 2017 · Almost a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall, most of the island is still without electricity. Officials have estimated it could be months before power is restored

Tags Electric Grid Hurricane Maria power grid Puerto Rico

News

UPDATED: Trump Says Administration’s Response To Hurricane In Puerto Rico ‘A 10’

Associated Press / Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on October 19, 2017 · FEMA wants to hire as many as 2000 local people to help respond to individual recovery efforts, in Puerto Rico and elsewhere

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Features

‘Get Us Out Of Here’: Amid Broken Infrastructure, Puerto Ricans Flee To Florida

Isabel Dobrin, NPR

Posted on October 14, 2017 · With more than 80 percent of people still without power in Puerto Rico, thousands are pouring out of the island to find relief on the mainland.

Tags Florida Hurricane Maria national disaster Puerto Rico

News

How Texas Troops Are Boosting FEMA Efforts In Puerto Rico

Rhonda Fanning, Texas Standard / Jen Rice

Posted on October 13, 2017 · FEMA is juggling multiple disasters, while supplies and communication are still badly needed in Puerto Rico

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News

Trump Lashes Out At Puerto Rico As House Weighs Aid Package

Associated Press

Posted on October 12, 2017 · A huge hurricane recovery and rebuilding package likely to be acted upon by the end of the year.

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News

Weeks After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles To Turn On The Lights

SAMANTHA RAPHELSON, NPR

Posted on October 10, 2017 · Nearly 90 percent of Puerto Rico is still without power more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria. Authorities said it will take months to restore electricity after the storm destroyed the power grid

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News

‘Here, We Are United’: A Puerto Rico Church Offers Comfort After Hurricane Maria

ELISSA NADWORNY, NPR

Posted on October 9, 2017 · A church in Utuado, in Puerto Rico's central mountainous region, is open for a community reeling from the effects of Maria — including deaths from landslides, lack of electricity and blocked roads

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Podcast

Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 27: Gun Control, After Vegas

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 6, 2017 · "In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say 'Stop, or I'll say stop again.'" - Comedian, Robin Williams

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Classical Music

Local Concert Raises Funds For Disaster Recovery In Mexico And Puerto Rico

Catherine Lu

Posted on October 5, 2017 · Houston musicians support their native lands, each other, and faraway loved ones in the aftermath of massive natural disasters.

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Destructive tornadoes are rare, but not unprecedented, in Houston area

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 25, 2023 · Tuesday's tornado in the Pasadena and Deer Park areas was the longest-tracked, most destructive tornado in the Houston region since 1992, according to Eric Berger of Space City Weather.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2415: Camels in Canada

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Posted on November 26, 2022 · Episode: 2415 In which camels return to their native continent and are ill-received. Today, camels in Canada.

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American Red Cross expected to send hundreds to Puerto Rico amid Hurricane Fiona recovery

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Posted on September 22, 2022 · Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico on Sunday and much of the island lost its power, and has experienced mass flooding.

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