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Boston Red Sox new manager Alex Cora poses in Fenway Park following an introductory news conference in Boston, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Cora says opportunity to manage Red Sox is a return home

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Beverly Ramos, of Puerto Rico, runs during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Beverly Ramos trained in Puerto Rico ahead of NYC Marathon

By MELISSA MURPHY - Associated Press

Mandan students raise funds for Puerto Rico relief efforts

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello shake hands at a news conference, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in New York. Cuomo announced that the state will be sending personnel and trucks to aid in the reconstruction of Puerto Rico's electrical grid. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Puerto Rico governor to tour Superstorm Sandy sites in NY

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long testifies before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, during a hearing on the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season. Long said the challenge presented by hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria is unprecedented in the history of his agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FEMA chief says agency didn’t approve Whitefish contract

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long arrives to testify before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, during a hearing on the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season. Long said the challenge presented by hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria is unprecedented in the history of his agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: FEMA says ‘a lot wrong’ with PR contract

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Students from Puerto Rico can get free semester at Cornell

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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown. FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Puerto Rico to scrap Whitefish Energy $300 million contract

By Danica Coto - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown.FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Puerto Rico utility moves to scrap $300M Whitefish contract

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

This photo taken July 7, 2017, shows James &quot;Jamie&quot; Lawson, a home contractor who is accused of stealing $1.5M from more than a dozen homeowners by agreeing to do work - then bailing, smiling at some of the people he defrauded during his detention hearing in State Superior Court in Toms River, N.J. Under terms of the plea agreement, Lawson faces up to 10 years in prison for financial facilitation of criminal activity and theft. (Thomas P. Costello /The Asbury Park Press via AP, Pool)

Contractor fraud leaves some rebuilding 5 years after Sandy

By SHAWN MARSH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown.FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Puerto Rico power contract a local issue: White House

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks on the Trump administration's energy policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Sept. 29, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

The Latest: Zinke denies any connection to contract

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks on the Trump administration's energy policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Sept. 29, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump administration disavows Puerto Rico power contract

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Back from Puerto Rico, NY Gov. Cuomo faults federal response

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

The Latest: Cuomo returns from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico

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FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2017 file photo, Efrain Diaz Figueroa attempts to repair the roof of his sister's home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Figueroa, 70, was visiting his sister when the Hurricane Maria hit the area, and also lost his home in the Arroyo area. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

NY governor visits Puerto Rico, pledges power, water aid

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

Trump signs $36.5 billion emergency aid bill for disasters

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers stand on towers to restore lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Whitefish CEO Andy Techmanski said Whitefish was making progress on the line that carries about 230,000 volts to San Juan from the Aguirre power plant in the south, which will vastly increase the amount of power reaching the capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Congressional committees probe Puerto Rico contract award

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Arkansas state senator tapped for federal energy policy post

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 photo, men push a generator along Fortaleza street, one month after Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Maria roared across the island on Sept. 20 and after a month, only 30 percent of residents have power. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Ex-colonel to oversee troubled Puerto Rico power company

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press