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Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after grueling debt negotiation

Puerto Rico’s government is formally exiting bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history after announcing nearly seven years ago that it was unable to pay its more than $70 billion debt

The Independent UK

Recent arrivals of hundreds of Haitians in Florida Keys is a sign of new trafficking routes

MIAMI — The arrival of nearly 700 Haitians in a string of dramatic migrant landings near an exclusive wealthy enclave in the Upper Florida Keys over the past four months suggests that those behind the rise in Haitian boat migration are getting bolder, and using new trafficking routes to get…

Miami Herald

Meet Victor Gomez III, Puerto Rico's Car King

Gomez has invested in the future of duPont Registry after a career selling cars on the island territory.

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Héctor ‘Macho’ Camacho: Five accused in 2012 murder of Puerto Rico boxing legend

Prosecutors have not yet revealed the motive for the killing

The Independent UK

5 accused a decade after renowned Puerto Rican boxer killed

The first suspects arrested nearly a decade after the fatal shooting of renowned Puerto Rico boxer Héctor Camacho have appeared in court to face murder charges

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico to lift mask mandate as COVID-19 cases ease

Puerto Rico’s governor says he is ending the requirement for mask use indoors for the second time since the pandemic began as cases and hospitalizations ease

The Independent UK

Michigan State alum Ryan Brehm wins PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open

Michigan State alumnus Ryan Brehm is a PGA Tour champion!

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Ryan Brehm needed a miracle in Puerto Rico to keep his PGA Tour status. He’s 18 holes away from getting it

With just 18 holes to play, Brehm has put himself in position to maintain Tour status.

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Arrest of longtime Canadian fugitive stuns Puerto Rico

Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ding as members of a private WhatsApp group dedicated to helping others in the U.S. territory stared at their screens in disbelief

The Independent UK

Chase Seiffert, Michael Kim each shoot a first-round 65, co-lead Puerto Rico Open

All eyes are on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but there's another PGA Tour event going on this week.

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College Performers of the Week powered by Rapsodo: Chris Gotterup, Oklahoma

Chris Gotterup went 20 under par to win the Puerto Rico Classic and lead Oklahoma to the team title.

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Jake Paul returns to Puerto Rico gym as he considers boxing future

Paul revealed his plan to take seven months off after his last win against Tyron Woodley but has recently been pictured at his boxing gym in Puerto Rico

Daily Mirror

Protests grow in Puerto Rico amid demands for higher wages

Protests in Puerto Rico are multiplying as government employees demand higher pay and improved pensions

The Independent UK

Oklahoma men break program scoring record at Puerto Rico Classic; Chris Gotterup earns PGA Tour exemption

Gotterup earned an exemption in next month's Puerto Rico Open.

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Puerto Rico has a plan to recover from bankruptcy — but the deal won't ease people's daily struggles

Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy problem is complicated — but the various ways the crisis hurts most Puerto Ricans is unmistakable.

Zenger

Survivors Of Weather Disasters May Age More Quickly

Rhesus monkeys were found to have changed at the molecular level following Hurricane Maria.

The Guardian - UK

Signs of premature ageing found in monkeys after hurricane

Rhesus macaques in Puerto Rico appear to have aged by about two years more than expected

Tribune News Service

Puerto Rico flourishes in world golf spotlight

If you’re a golfer who loves new challenges in tropical locations, consider Puerto Rico.

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Feds pledge they’ll do more to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid

WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and a coterie of top White House officials signed an agreement Wednesday directing the federal government to do more to help the territory rebuild its ailing electric grid and meet its renewable energy goals, the latest attempt from the Biden administration to provide…

The Independent UK

US to modernize, speed up work on Puerto Rico power grid

Three federal agencies have promised to help modernize Puerto Rico’s outage-plagued power grid and speed up efforts to strengthen it more than four years after Hurricane Maria razed it

Miami Herald

US search for missing migrants from capsized boat off Florida coast shifts to land in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. authorities on Friday shifted their search for missing migrants from a capsized boat off Puerto Rico to land from water after 17 individuals were taken into custody hours after their makeshift craft hit a rock.

Miami Herald

Coast Guard ends migrant search off Florida coast after 5 bodies found, 34 more feared dead

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday night for dozens of migrants who disappeared in the ocean after their boat capsized about 40 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet shortly after it left the Bahamas en route to Florida.

Miami Herald

As surge of migrants arriving in Puerto Rico by sea continues, 45 are detained in beach town

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — John Parry was at his rental home in the Puerto Rican coastal town of Rincón on Monday afternoon when he spotted dozens of people, wet and coming toward his driveway. As the group walked up the steep hill up from a nearby beach, he called…

The Independent UK

Statue tumbled in Puerto Rico before Spanish king's visit

Unknown people have toppled a statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León ahead of a visit of King Felipe VI to the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico

Tribune News Service

Puerto Rico approved to exit bankruptcy, ending record saga

The judge overseeing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy approved its debt-cutting plan, a decision that leaves the island poised to exit bankruptcy after hurricanes, political turmoil and the pandemic prolonged the more than four-year process.

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