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In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 photo, a student sits alone in a classroom at Ramon Marin Sola Elementary School, which opened its doors as a daytime community center after the passing of Hurricane Maria in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Because Hurricane Maria followed closely after Hurricane Irma, students have had only about six weeks of class since the academic year started Aug. 14.
Education

Puerto Rico to close one quarter of its public schools

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PREPA employee Jose Colon Maldonado waits for Governor Ricardo Rossello and staff from the army engineers corps to take a tour thru the facilities of the Palo Seco Thermal Power Plant, which the Electric Power Authority plans to activate in order to energize different areas of the metropolitan area, 28 days after the passage of hurricane Maria, in Catano, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. A month after Hurricane Maria rolled across the center of Puerto Rico, power is still out for the vast majority of people as the work to restore hundreds of miles of transmission lines and thousands of miles of distribution lines grinds on.
Energy and Environment

House panel blasts Puerto Rico power agency for trying to ‘discredit’ corruption probe

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Victims of Hurricane Maria carry supplies brought to them via helicopter by the Puerto Rican National Guard. The majority of U.S. voters believe the federal government "has done enough" to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria's devastation. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
News

FEMA takes shot at Puerto Rico while denying it cared more about Texas hurricane response: We did the same, ‘if not more’

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Hurricane Maria made landfall in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday night as a Category 5 storm before bringing heavy rain, high winds and flooding to Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Dominique Chomereau-Lamotte)
News

Trump in the crosshairs over differences between responses to hurricanes in Puerto Rico and Texas

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House panel investigating Puerto Rico’s power authority for corruption
Energy and Environment

House panel investigating Puerto Rico’s power authority for corruption

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Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria last year, leading to downed power and few resources throughout the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Beltway Confidential

Puerto Rico is addicted to debt

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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in his letter to congressional leadership that the Treasury told him last week it wanted to cut the aid fund from $4.9 billion to $2.065 billion and impose special terms and conditions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
News

Puerto Rico cries foul after Treasury delays, decreases hurricane disaster loan

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"I am writing to request that you issue a subpoena to compel the Department of Defense (DOD) to produce documents we requested on a bipartisan basis more than four months ago relating to its preparation for, and response to, Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands," Elijah Cummings wrote to Trey Gowdy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
National Security

Elijah Cummings wants to subpoena the Pentagon for hurricane documents

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Elaine Duke, who was nominated last January as Homeland Security deputy secretary and was confirmed to that position in March, announced Friday evening she will retire in April from her role. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
National Security

Former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke to retire in April

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development told states receiving funding for hurricane recovery to "take into account" sea level rise when they build new structures in flood-prone areas, six months after President Trump rescinded similar standards. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Energy and Environment

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

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