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Puerto Rico suspends $133M post-hurricane housing contract

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

Ducks perch on the branch of a tree next to a home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Federal officials on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 blamed a lack of leadership, money and communication in Puerto Rico for setting back hurricane recovery efforts in the U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Explosion at Puerto Rico main power substation causes blackout

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 photo Brown University students from Puerto Rico, from the left, Estefania Perez, of Bayamon, Andres Schiavone, of Guaynabo, and Fabiola Guasp, of San Juan, stand together for a photograph on the Brown campus, in Providence, R.I. Dozens of mainland U.S. colleges are offering tuition discounts to help Puerto Rican students continue their studies while the island recovers from Hurricane Maria. Brown University is among more than a dozen schools that have brought Puerto Rican students to study on campus for free in the wake of September’s hurricane. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Help for Puerto Rican college students has islanders worried

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Dec. 8, 2017, file photo, Jensen Bailey, 12, works with other volunteers from Utah to assemble kits containing water filtration systems, solar-powered lights and food items in Las Marías, Puerto Rico. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP) ** FILE **

Puerto Rico school bus company owners sentenced for rigging contracts

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Puerto Ricans migrate to US after Maria, including Arkansas

By DAN HOLTMEYER - Associated Press

Jennifer Lopez performs at the Directv Super Saturday Night at The Armory on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, in Minneapolis. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)

J. Lo shout-outs A-Rod, covers Prince at pre-Super Bowl show

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

In this photo provided by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office, Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rossello, left, shakes hands with Cuomo at a rally in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2018. At the event, Cuomo stated that he was &quot;ashamed&quot; that this country failed to help Puerto Rico recover faster from last year's hurricane. About a third of Puerto Rico remains without power. (New York Governor's Office via AP)

NY governor ‘ashamed’ at failure of US to help Puerto Rico

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., confers with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Budget talks bogged down by immigration, deficit concerns

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz arrives at San Francisco hospital in Rio Piedras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, as about 35 patients are evacuated after the failure of an electrical plant. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Kirsten Gillibrand invites Carmen Yulin Cruz, San Juan mayor and Trump critic, to SOTU address

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Judge: Not enough evidence to charge ex-US Olympian in PR

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Xcel Energy crews headed to Puerto Rico

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Illustration on the extreme condition of Puerto Rico by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Puerto Rico’s problem is a lack of leadership

By Peter Roff

Delegation: More mental health help needed for Puerto Rico

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Students from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico coming to Cornell

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Florida editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, homes and other buildings destroyed by Hurricane Maria lie in ruins in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Puerto Rico newspaper columnist blames ‘the Jew’ for island ills

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE- This Jan. 3, 2018, file photo shows the Capitol in Washington. The government is financed through Friday, Jan. 19, and another temporary spending bill is needed to prevent a partial government shutdown after that. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

AP News Guide: Big decisions await Congress on immigration

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Destroyed power lines, broken utility poles and a demolished building, a result of Hurricane Maria, are seen in the small southern coastal town of Playa Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico on January 1. (Laura Kelly)

After Hurricane Maria devastation, Puerto Rico rises up

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Clarification: Puerto Rico-US-Disaster Aid story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, JAN 13 - In this Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 photo, volunteer Erick Perez, 34, of Winter Park, dressed as one of the three wise men, hands a doll to one of the residents of the Star Motel in Kissimmee, Fla. Volunteers, dressed in clothing reminiscent of the three wise men who followed a star to baby Jesus, hand-delivered the toys to the dozens of children living at the extended-stay motel.(Bianca Padró Ocasio/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Helping displaced Puerto Ricans celebrate Three Kings Day

By BIANCA PADRó OCASIO - Associated Press