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Puerto Rico to privatize power generation amid outages

Puerto Rico's government says it plans to privatize electricity generation, a first for a U.S. territory facing chronic power outages as it struggles to rebuild a crumbling electric grid

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court Weighs State Sovereignty and the Status of Puerto Rico

The justices heard oral arguments in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.

Reason

Supreme Court weighs immunity of Puerto Rico oversight board - Roll Call

The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with lawsuit protections for a government board created by Congress to oversee Puerto Rico's debt.

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Golfweek’s Best 2023: Top 50 courses in Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America

The 2023 Golfweek's Best ranking of tropical courses include plenty of water views.

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Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say

The Puerto Rican crested anole has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.

WEKU

Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city

U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico have found that forest-dwelling lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico reggaeton singer accused of domestic violence

Authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested Randy Ortiz Acevedo of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy on domestic violence charges after a judge ruled there was sufficient evidence against the singer

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Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix.

Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

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50 years after tragic plane crash, Roberto Clemente's incredible legacy only continues to grow

PITTSBURGH — New Year's Eve marked 50 years since a plane carrying Roberto Clemente crashed while delivering earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua. In those five decades, the iconic Pirates outfielder's legacy has soared to incredible and unimaginable heights.

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'Almost a saint': Roberto Clemente is as influential as ever 50 years after his death

When Roberto Clemente Jr. woke on the morning of Dec. 31, 1972, he immediately tiptoed to his parents' bedroom to see whether his father was up.

Los Angeles Times

Roberto Clemente’s death 50 years ago forever changed his son, a former Phillies minor leaguer

PHILADELPHIA — Roberto Clemente Jr. was dressing for his first spring training workout in February 1986 when a Phillies official alerted him to a group of reporters waiting outside the clubhouse in Clearwater, Fla. He signed with the team a month earlier for $40,000. Now the press wanted to know…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Roberto Clemente remains Latino legend 50 years after death

Roberto Clemente remains one of the most revered figures in Puerto Rico and Latin America 50 years after his death

The Independent UK

Haitian child dies after migrant boat capsizes on Puerto Rican beach

A 3-year-old child presumed to be from Haiti died Friday morning after a migrant boat capsized on the beaches of the Puerto Rican beach town of Rincón, according to local and federal authorities, the latest such voyage near the American territory to turn deadly.

Miami Herald

Editorial: Ballot for all: Let Puerto Rico have a binding vote on its status

We talk a lot in these pages about self-determination, whether it be for the people of Iran, China, Ukraine or elsewhere where the preferences of ordinary folks are made secondary to grander designs by self-appointed leaders (including certain U.S. leaders who would like to choose their voters as opposed to…

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This Military Spending Bill Will Make Puerto Rico's Next Hurricane Disaster Even Worse

The maritime industry inserted some protectionism into the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Guardian - US

Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says

Lawyer in a civil lawsuit launched by towns in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico describes why it is using laws used to target mob bosses

Tribune News Service

What’s next for Puerto Rico after historic House vote calling for binding vote on status

On the face of it, the Puerto Rico Status Act marks by far the most significant step toward ending the commonwealth’s status as a de facto U.S. colony in more than a century.

The Independent UK

How a solar microgrid became a town’s lifeline in blackout-prone Puerto Rico

When the power goes out in Castañer – which can happen three or four times a week – properties connected to the microgrid become a lifeline for the town of 6,000, explains Jim Wyss

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In balmy Puerto Rico, diehards shrug off the crypto winter: ‘We’re not worried’

Blockchain aficionados have long flocked to the island for its favorable tax laws. But as the industry wobbles, local residents are pushing back

The Independent UK

Efforts to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt wobble

Puerto Rico’s power company appears destined for an even longer bankruptcy than expected after several creditors have rejected a new debt restructuring plan following years of failed negotiations

Salon

Puerto Ricans fleeing to Florida

The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet

Al Jazeera

US House approves referendum on Puerto Rico’s future

Bill, unlikely to pass in the Senate, would offer Puerto Rico voters choice between statehood and forms of independence.

Miami Herald

House of Representatives passes bill to allow Puerto Rico to decide its political future

The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday afternoon that would allow residents of Puerto Rico to choose from three status options in a binding special election and end its 70-year-old current territorial status.

The Independent UK

House approves referendum to 'decolonize' Puerto Rico

The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence

The Independent UK

House passes legislation that would allow Puerto Rico to vote on statehood

The Puerto Rico Status Act would provide for a binding referendum on statehood for the US territory

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