The unexpected friendship between Randi Weingarten and Bill Horan might sound like the beginning of a joke: The president of the American Federation of Teachers — a progressive union leader who happens to be a lesbian married to a rabbi — and the president of the...
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"The goal wasn’t just artistic satisfaction, but how can we leave Puerto Rico a little better than we found it."Image: Gladys Vega/Getty ImagesBy Shannon Connellan2018-07-23 07:06:08 UTC Lin-Manuel Miranda may just be one of the nicest guys in show business. The Hamilton creator not only...
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[ad_1] Hurricane Maria ripped the roof off of Alfredo Pizarro's house in September 2017.Image: RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Mark Kaufman2018-05-29 22:02:41 UTC The Puerto Rican government has a list of 64 dead from Hurricane Maria, the tropical cyclone that hit the island in September 2017. This...
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[ad_1] The isolated coastal region of Patillas, Puerto Rico, lost power when Hurricane Maria slammed into the U.S. territory back in September. It took several months to restore electricity to most of the region — and then suddenly, on April 18, an island-wide blackout put...
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[ad_1] Damaged power lines in Puerto Rico, a common sightImage: AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCKBy Marcus Gilmer2018-04-18 18:56:19 UTC Seven months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still dealing with the fallout as it experienced an island-wide blackout on Wednesday. This latest power outage follows a series of outages in...
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[ad_1] Waves crash against the seawall along Turner Road in Scituate, Mass. on March 2, 2018.Image: Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesBy Andrew Freedman2018-03-05 16:36:52 UTC This weekend's storm reserved its full might for southern New England, where winds gusted to 93 miles...
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[ad_1] It's not every day you accidentally spill your celebrity crush secrets to that very celebrity crush. Chicago's WGN reporter Ana Belaval experienced just that last week when she found herself on-air via satellite with none other than Ricky Martin, who has been promoting his latest...
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[ad_1] Uber may operate in more than 80 countries, but it still had a difficult time understanding the nuances of country flags. In what appeared to be an attempt to recognize and celebrate the anniversary of Puerto Rico's flag via a Facebook ad, the ride-hailing giant...
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[ad_1] Lol sure, Donnie. Sure.Image: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBy Jess Joho2017-11-25 01:24:16 UTC Unless you repressed all memories of 2016 (and who could blame you), you'll remember that Time named Donald Trump "Person of the Year." Now, the president is claiming that the magazine asked him...
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[ad_1] It's been two months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, leaving the island without power and causing the longest blackout in United States history. Thousands of protesters marched throughout Washington D.C. on Sunday in the "Unity March for Puerto Rico," a show of support for...
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