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New Haven community raises money for Puerto Rico
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Millions of American citizens in Puerto Rico are desperate for food and water. The island took a direct hit from Hurricane Maria a week and a half ago. People in Connecticut...
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San Juan mayor says focus needs to be on ‘saving lives,’ not Puerto Rico’s debt
(ABC News) — The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, whom President Donald Trump slammed on Twitter for “poor leadership,” said she would meet with the president when he visits the island Tuesday if she...
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Cruise ship arrives with Hurricane Maria evacuees
(WTNH) — Thousands of people who evacuated the Caribbean due to Hurricane Maria are now on the U.S. mainland. Royal Caribbean’s “Adventure of the Seas” cruise ship carried around 3,800 people to a...
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Hurricane Maria death toll jumps to 34 in Puerto Rico
(ABC News) — The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria has risen to 34, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced Tuesday evening. Prior to Tuesday, the number of storm-related deaths on...
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Nate marches across US East Coast, dumping heavy rains
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Nate slogged its way across the U.S. East Coast on Monday, dumping heavy rains and bringing gusty winds to inland states as a tropical depression, a day after Hurricane Nate...
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Stonington woman is sailing supplies to help hurricane victims
STONINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Guylaine Nicol, who is known to friends as Sky, is expanding her efforts to help those in need. The Stonington woman started a charity, Sky Help Haiti, to bring donations of...
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Puerto Rico’s hurricane death toll rises to 45
(CNN) — Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, the vast majority of the island remains without power and the death toll from the storm has risen to 45, authorities said. At...
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Outrage over tweets in Trump’s response to Puerto Rico catastrophe
NEW HAVEN, Conn (WTNH) — Members of the Puerto Rican community believe President Trump has turned his back on the struggling island. Janette Hernandez moved to Puerto Rico from Connecticut, she’s now...
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At least 3 killed in Ireland as storm Ophelia prompts warning of ‘danger to...
(ABC News) — The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia pummeled Ireland today, leaving at least three people dead in storm-related accidents, Ireland’s National Police said. A woman in her 50s was killed when...
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Senate presses ahead on $36.5B disaster relief package
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of cash. The measure also would replenish rapidly dwindling...
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Help center to open for families displaced by hurricanes
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Families from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands who’ve been displaced by the recent hurricanes will soon be able to find free assistance in Hartford. The new Help Center for...
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Hurricane season is finally ending
(CNN)– The catastrophic Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Thursday. Ten hurricanes ripped through the Atlantic this year, hurtling through parts of the US and the Caribbean and thrashing...
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Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria death toll climbs to 64, as FEMA assistance...
(ABC News) — Puerto Rico’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria — which slammed into the U.S. territory September 20 as a Category 4 storm — has risen to 64, the island’s Department of Public...
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Parts of Puerto Rico still without power months after Hurricane Maria
(WTNH)– Nearly three months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, more than one-third of Puerto Rico is still without power and thousands of businesses remain closed. The U.S. Army Corps Of...
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Puerto Rico gov orders review of all post-hurricane deaths
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico‘s governor on Monday ordered authorities to review all deaths reported since Hurricane Maria hit nearly three months ago amid accusations that the U.S....
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US hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion. The U.S....
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