Natural Disasters

The Trump administration has asked Congress to approve a $4.9 billion loan to Puerto Rico, which would likely be used to help keep the island territory in the black through the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Economy

White House seeks $4.9 billion loan to ease cash crisis in Puerto Rico

October 11, 2017 2:02 am

Pelosi called on GOP leaders to increase federal money in a hurricane disaster relief package to also include money for wildfire recovery. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)

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Nancy Pelosi calls for Congress to approve federal money as wildfires tear through California

Susan Ferrechio -

October 10, 2017 10:16 pm

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Tuesday after facing criticism for his virtual tour of devastated Puerto Rico a day earlier. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Mark Zuckerberg ‘sorry’ after facing backlash from virtual-reality tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

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October 10, 2017 9:34 pm

President Trump delivered a message to those living in Northern California who have been affected by wildfires, saying the American people

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Trump to Californians affected by wildfires: ‘We will be there for you’

Melissa Quinn -

October 10, 2017 7:55 pm

Two-thirds of Authority of Aqueducts and Sewers of Puerto Rico's customers have access to clean water. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Only 16 percent of Puerto Rico has power three weeks after Hurricane Maria

Anna Giaritelli -

October 10, 2017 6:13 pm

Efrain Diaz Figueroa walks around at the remains of the house of his sister destroyed by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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House Speaker Paul Ryan to lead delegation to Puerto Rico: Report

Melissa Quinn -

October 10, 2017 4:04 pm

Deadly wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, destroying 1,500 homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing as flames raged unchecked through high-end resorts, grocery stores and tree-lined neighborhoods. (Cindy Yamanaka/The Orange County Register via AP)

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11 dead, 100 missing as fires rage across Northern California

Anna Giaritelli -

October 10, 2017 12:36 pm

The Trump administration had issued a waiver of the shipping law on Sept. 28 to fulfill fuel needs on the island after Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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DHS won’t extend Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico

Josh Siegel -

October 9, 2017 8:07 pm

Puerto Rico's governor said that most businesses have shut down in the wake of the storm. He said that is putting the already fiscally shaky island under even more pressure. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

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Puerto Rico warns island on brink of ‘massive liquidity crisis’

Pete Kasperowicz -

October 9, 2017 11:34 am

Biloxi public works employees clear debris from U.S. 90 in Biloxi Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, after Hurricane Nate made landfall on the Gulf Coast. (Justin Sellers/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

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Trump: Hurricane Nate ‘very much under control’

Sean Higgins -

October 8, 2017 8:25 pm

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Tag: Natural Disasters

White House seeks $4.9 billion loan to ease cash crisis in Puerto Rico

Nancy Pelosi calls for Congress to approve federal money as wildfires tear through California

Mark Zuckerberg ‘sorry’ after facing backlash from virtual-reality tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

Trump to Californians affected by wildfires: ‘We will be there for you’

Only 16 percent of Puerto Rico has power three weeks after Hurricane Maria

House Speaker Paul Ryan to lead delegation to Puerto Rico: Report

11 dead, 100 missing as fires rage across Northern California

DHS won’t extend Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico warns island on brink of ‘massive liquidity crisis’

Trump: Hurricane Nate ‘very much under control’

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