Puerto Rico plunges into darkness as power outage hits more than 1.3 million customers on New Year's Eve
Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto Ricans. A string of blackouts during the summer ...
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Half of Puerto Rico starts the new year in the dark after massive power outage
Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the dark. An ...
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Nicolás Maduro Calls for Puerto Rico Invasion to 'Liberate' Island From US
Puerto Rico has been under U.S. control since the 1898 Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 ...
Maduro threatens ‘liberation’ of Puerto Rico as governor urges Trump to defend island
The governor of Puerto Rico requested that President-elect Donald Trump take a stand against Venezuelan President Nicolas ...
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Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive New Year's Eve blackout
Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.
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CT Puerto Ricans say latest island power outage illuminates long-standing grid problems
Connecticut has the most Puerto Ricans per capita of any U.S. state. Elected officials and scholars say what happens on the island has ripple effects on migration to the state.
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What to know about Luma Energy, the company involved in Puerto Rico's massive blackout
PREPA's bankruptcy seven years ago has also hindered progress in strengthening and modernizing the island's grid, he said. Have Puerto Ricans faced previous power outages? Puerto Rico's electric ...