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Germany's Latin America and the Caribbean Director Marian Schuegraf arrives for the inaugural meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

The Latest: Puerto Rico says aid en route to Venezuela

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Judge’s ruling pushes Puerto Rico to pursue SSI benefits

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2018 file photo, people gather outside the White House in Washington, during a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting Puerto Rico. A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 approved a major debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico in the first deal of its kind for the U.S. territory since the government declared nearly three years ago that it was unable to pay its public debt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Judge approves massive Puerto Rico debt restructuring deal

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Attorneys seek time, reject dismissal of Puerto Rico debt

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President Bill Clinton convenes the third meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery, held at the Miramar Convention Center, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday Jan. 29, 2019. The Action Network brings together leaders in government, business, and civil society to develop strategies and solutions to address hurricane recovery needs. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Bill Clinton pledges help for Caribbean after ‘17 hurricanes

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Plans to privatize Puerto Rico power after Maria hit snag

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University of Minnesota, Puerto Rico groups explore energy

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Puerto Rico suspends utility bills to help federal workers

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Elizabeth Warren, United States senator from Massachusetts and one of the many Democrats running for president in 2020, speaks at the &quot;Community Conversation about Puerto Rico and its Recovery&quot; held at the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday Jan. 22, 2019. Warren addressed the hardships Puerto Rico has endured in the past two years, particularly its debt crisis and the recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Elizabeth Warren pledges help during visit to Puerto Rico

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In this Jan, 18, 2019, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on the wall, drugs, Russia, vets

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Judge opens hearing on major Puerto Rico debt restructuring

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Board seeks to invalidate $6B worth of Puerto Rico’s debt

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This image released by NBC shows Jimmy Fallon, host of &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,&quot; left, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and a member of the cast from the musical &quot;Hamilton,&quot; at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fallon will join the cast in a performance of &quot;The Story of Tonight” from the Tony-winning musical which will air on Fallon's show on Tuesday, Jan. 15. (Andrew Lipovsky/NBC via AP)

Jimmy Fallon: Puerto Rican episode a ‘love letter’ to island

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President Donald Trump speaks at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th Annual Convention, Monday Jan. 14, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump pokes Pelosi for trip she didn’t take

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Former San Antonio Mayor and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro speaks during an event where he announced his decision to seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Julian Castro visits Puerto Rico in bid for presidency

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This Oct. 4, 2016, file image released by NBC shows Lin-Manuel Miranda during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,&quot; in New York. (Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank via AP)

To ovations, Hamilton’s star reprises role in Puerto Rico

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President Donald Trump speaks at a roundtable on immigration and border security at U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station, during a visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

GOP lawmakers sure disaster funds will not be used for wall

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This Oct. 4, 2016, file image released by NBC shows Lin-Manuel Miranda during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,&quot; in New York. (Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank via AP)

Jose Feliciano, Bad Bunny are ‘Tonight’ Puerto Rico guests

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In this Dec. 14, 2018 photo, a heroin addict prepares a dose for himself, in an area where heroine uses shoot up behind an abandoned home in Humacao, Puerto Rico. An opioid problem is growing in Puerto Rico even as the U.S. territory struggles to cope with an economic crisis and the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Growing opioid crisis adds to Puerto Rico’s problems

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Man sentenced in scheme with ties to Puerto Rico, Wisconsin

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