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Puerto Rico: Vulture Funds to Make a Killing in Deal to Restructure Debt

4 years ago Democracy Now

“A federal judge has approved a plan for Puerto Rico to restructure a portion of its debt which would require Puerto Rico to pay $32 billion over 40 years. Critics say the deal will allow vulture funds to make huge profits by buying up those debts. Several of those vulture funds include public employee pension…

“How we fed an island after Hurricane Maria” By José Andrés

4 years ago TEDx

“In 2010, Andrés formed World Central Kitchen, a non-profit that provides smart solutions to end hunger and poverty by using the power of food to empower communities and strengthen economies. His team served over 3.6 million meals to the people of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Here’s how they did it. Named one of Time…

PBS NewsHour

Puerto Rico’s beleaguered public schools after Hurricane Maria

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Puerto Rico’s school system was struggling long before Hurricane Maria struck a year ago. But the disaster exacerbated deep problems, as schools were destroyed, thousands of children moved to the U.S. mainland and students struggle with trauma. Now, special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week reports, the system is at a crossroads as the schools’…

PBS NewsHour

Puerto Rico’s fragile power system suffers outages as storm passes

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“In our news wrap Friday, power was out across Puerto Rico as a tropical storm passed south of the island where Hurricane Maria hit just a year ago this month. Also, a powerful typhoon has slammed into the northeastern Philippines, with winds of 127 miles an hour.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour

Democracy Now

The Government of Puerto Rico Raises Official Death Toll to Nearly 3,000

4 years ago Democracy Now

“Puerto Rico officially raised the death toll from Hurricane Maria last year from 64 to nearly 3,000 following the release of a study ordered by the governor of the island. This officially makes Maria one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. We get a response from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González and Randi Weingarten,…

PBS NewsHour

Hundreds still without power in Puerto Rico as power outages continue

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“When Hurricane Maria reached Puerto Rico last year, the island was already facing austerity measures in the wake of a debt crisis. Since then, $3.8 billion has been spent to strengthen the power grid but 260 customers still have no electricity, and during Tropical Storm Beryl in July, 47,000 people lost electricity. The Associated Press’…

Democracy Now

Deadlier than Katrina & 9/11: Hurricane Maria Killed 4,645 in Puerto Rico

5 years ago Democracy Now

“A stunning new study by researchers at Harvard has revealed the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria may be 70 times higher than the official count of 64. The new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, says the death toll is at least 4,645—and perhaps as many as 5,740. President…

Community

Living Off The Land: How These Puerto Rican Farmers Survived The Storm

5 years ago Community Stories

In case you missed it. “Food supplies were dwindling on the island after Hurricane Maria but this family of sustainable farmers had their crops.” » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews

PBS NewsHour

Coal ash raising concerns over health risks in Puerto Rico

5 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Residents of Guayama, home to Puerto Rico’s only coal-burning power plant for 15 years, have been diagnosed with cancer, heart and respiratory diseases that they fear are related to coal ash exposure. Ivette Feliciano reports on the concerns of Puerto Ricans who say the situation grew worse after Hurricane Maria–and the national implications as President…

PBS NewsHour

As thousands of students leave Puerto Rico, hundreds of its schools to be closed

5 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Education officials in Puerto Rico announced 283 schools will remain closed this summer nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria struck. They say the hurricane has exacerbated the U.S. territory’s economic slump as families continue to depart for the mainland. Danica Coto, a reporter for the Associated Press, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what’s at stake…

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