One Year Later
Puerto Rico's long road to recovery
Almost three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory is still struggling to get basic necessities like water and power. The islands were already dealing with a crushing amount of debt before the storms, how should the U.S. help its territory recover?
By Jamil Smith • • 44m ListenPhoto: Puerto Rico National Guard Soldiers supply the HIMA San Pablo Hospital in Bayamon with 4,000 gallons of diesel to power their generator and keep health services working (Sgt. Alexis Velez of The National Guard)
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2 storiesAfter Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling
The official death count in Puerto Rico attributed to Hurricane Maria is 64 people. Today, Puerto Rico’s governor called for a review of the death count after media organizations have found the mortality rate is at least seven times that. Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism estimates that — in September and October, the two months following the storm — the number of people dead in Puerto Rico increased by more than 1,000. How is Washington D.C. obligated to help?
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NBC News reports that the FBI warned President Trump in 2016 that Russians would try to infiltrate his campaign. That was after he became the Republican nominee. How will this affect the president’s narrative that says there was no Russian collusion?
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