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South Dakota school raises money for Puerto Rican school

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President Donald Trump leaves the Capitol after lunch with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Republicans to talk about his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes $36.5B disaster aid bill; Trump signature next

By ANDREW TAYLOR - 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)

Lawmakers seek probe of power contract to Zinke neighbor

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

17 tractor trailers of food, water being sent to Puerto Rico

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Former New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and his wife, Laura, pose for a photo after donating 155,000 pounds of food to be delivered to Puerto Rico, still recovering from Hurricane Maria, where Posada is from, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In support of their efforts, FedEx donated an MD-11 cargo plane to transport the essential, non- perishable goods such as water, food, toiletries, diapers, and formula to the western part of Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle)

The Latest: Senate sets up disaster aid vote for Tuesday

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FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, debris scatters a destroyed community in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. The Senate is pushing ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of cash but rejects requests from the powerful Texas and Florida congressional delegations for additional money to rebuild after hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The measure is sure to sail through a Monday, Oct. 23, procedural vote and a final vote is expected no later than Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Senate advances $36.5 billion disaster relief package

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

In a Oct. 17, 2017 photo, Norma Navarro Ortiz, center rear, of Salinas, Puerto Rico, stands at a kitchen table across from her sister Arianette Fuentes, right, as Ortiz's two grandchildren play with her sister's young children, in Hackensack, N.J. Residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have wound up in New Jersey, the state with the third largest Puerto Rican population in the country after Florida and New York, as part of a continuing exodus from territories devastated by consecutive hurricanes. Ortiz has been gathering and sending supplies that were unavailable in Puerto Rico, including batteries, generators, insect repellent, nutrition drinks, solar-powered lamps and other necessities. (Amy Newman/The Record via AP)

Hurricane evacuees find shelter with New Jersey families

By MONSY ALVARADO - Associated Press

Couple flees storm-torn Puerto Rico homeland for Gainesville

By CARLOS GALARZA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2009 file photo, Then-President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. All five living former U.S. presidents will be attending a concert Saturday night, Oct. 21, 2017, in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria's devastation in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Appeal backed by former presidents raises $31M

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In this file photo, former Presidents from right, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter gather on stage during a hurricanes relief concert in College Station, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Former presidents raise $31M, call for unity at hurricane aid concert

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

Houston Astros' Carlos Beltran hits a double during the second inning of Game 4 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Puerto Rican MLB players bond over hurricane _ and WhatsApp

By ERIC NUNEZ - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 photo, a resident tries to connect electrical lines downed by Hurricane Maria in preparation for when electricity is restored in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. A month after the storm rolled across the center of Puerto Rico, power is still out for the vast majority. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

What Puerto Rico is doing to get the power back after storm

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Gov. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump boasts Puerto Rico recovery effort a ‘10’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

More NY Guardsmen heading to Puerto Rico for storm recovery

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Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a return during the first round match against Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Sharapova returned in April from a 15-month doping ban and won her first title of the season last week in Tianjin, China. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sharapova, Puig heading to Puerto Rico for hurricane relief

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In this Saturday, Oct. 14 2017 photo, people affected by Hurricane Maria collect water and while others bathe in water piped from a mountain creek, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. Nearly a month after the Hurricane Maria made landfall, hundreds of thousands of people are still without running water, and 20 of the island’s 51 sewage treatment plants are out of service. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Raw sewage contaminating waters in Puerto Rico after Maria

By MICHAEL MELIA - Associated Press

People wait in line to get Duracell batteries on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. (Ricardo Arduengo/AP Images for Duracell)

Richard Blumenthal calls for an investigation into the White House’s response to Puerto Rico

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Florida expects hundreds of displaced Puerto Rican students

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Latest disasters stir Katrina veterans’ hopes, hard memories

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Louisiana collects donations for Puerto Rico storm recovery

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