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Gov. Ricardo Rossello told the Washington Examiner last summer that the island would not burden the U.S. with its financial woes if approved as a state. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
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Puerto Rico demands statehood, introduces shadow lawmakers to Congress

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Scientists have predicted for years that killer tsunamis could strike the Caribbean, which lacks an adequate warning system even though its seabed is gouged by some of the world's deepest trenches where tidal waves are generated. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Tsunami advisory issued, then canceled for Puerto Rico after massive earthquake

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Hurricane Maria caused $90 billion in damage after devastating Puerto Rico and the Caribbean in late September, setting off a humanitarian crisis and leaving much of the U.S. territory without power. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Energy and Environment

2017 ranks as most expensive year for disasters thanks to hurricanes, wildfires

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In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service Hot Shot crew members from Ojai, Calif., head down a fire break to work off E. Camino Cielo in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017. Thousands of firefighters tried Sunday to shield coastal communities from one of the biggest wildfires in California history while a funeral procession rolled past burn-scarred hillsides in honor of one of their colleagues who was killed battling the flames. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
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Trump issues disaster declaration for wildfire-stricken California

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Several places of worship were hit hard by hurricanes this year, but religious organizations have faced obstacles applying for federal disaster relief funds. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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FEMA unveils new policy allowing churches, synagogues to receive ‘equal treatment’ after disasters

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Actor Bryan Cranston thanked Trump for putting a stop to commercial airline crashes last year, then asked him to prevent wildfires and hurricanes this year. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Bryan Cranston mocks Trump: Can you prevent wildfires and hurricanes in 2018?

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Puerto Rico blackout sparks interest in solar power for island’s electric grid
Energy and Environment

Puerto Rico blackout sparks interest in solar power for island’s electric grid

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Though power is still out for many of Puerto Rico's residents, 90 percent of industries and 75 percent of businesses have electricity. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Nearly half of Puerto Rico residents still don’t have power: Report

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I think millions of Americans just want the political noise to stop. We want the ideologues to stop insulting everyone else, and we want the resident of the Oval Office to curtail his tweets and end his weekly barrage of falsehoods. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
Beltway Confidential

Kumbaya, America. Yes, kumbaya.

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In January, several thousands of workers from the U.S. mainland will arrive in Puerto Rico to help fix the island's electric grid. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Energy and Environment

Utility workers, feds ready major new push to fix Puerto Rico’s grid

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