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A Study Found That 3,000 People Died After Hurricane Maria. President Trump Denies It

By Mahita Gajanan

Puerto Rico Is Facing a Major Blackout After a Power Station Exploded

By Flora Carr

Puerto Rico Orders Recount of Maria Death Toll

By Aric Jenkins

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U.S. Relief in Puerto Rico Not Good Enough, U.N. Experts Say

The lack of an effective response strategy has created an “alarming” situation

By Laignee Barron

How I Found My Family in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Most weren't able to do so easily

By Eliza Castro

President Trump Gave Himself a ‘10’ for His Response to Puerto Rico

"I'd say it was a 10"

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

President Trump's Tweets About Puerto Rico, Military Families Rank Among His Worst-Received

According to one popular measurement

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Pratheek Rebala

'The American Government Has Failed.' Celebrity Chef José Andrés Slams FEMA's Puerto Rico Response

The celebrity chef is serving tens of thousands of meals every day in Puerto Rico

By Mahita Gajanan

'We Want to Become a State.' Puerto Rico's Sole Representative in Congress Speaks Out

"If we were treated as a state, we’d be receiving more help"

By Nash Jenkins

Trump Is Still Playing Defense on Hurricane Maria

"I've done a very good job in Puerto Rico"

By Zeke J Miller

How Power Outages Can Affect Mental Health

It’s been two weeks since Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, plunging it into darkness. Today, around 95% of Puerto Rico’s electric grid remains down, and that outage could last for months. Being without power...

By Alexandra Sifferlin and Karl Vick

Trump Says Puerto Rico's Debt Should Be 'Wiped Out'

"We're going to have to wipe that out"

By Kevin Lui

A Land They No Longer Recognize

A Land They No Longer Recognize Desperation and resilience in hurricane-battered Puerto Rico Wilmair Flores, 55, poses on a bed at her house in Barranquitas on Oct. 2. Andres Kudacki for TIME by Karl VicK...

Trump: Maria Not a 'Real Catastrophe' Like Katrina

President Trump praised officials for the disaster relief effort in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, noting that the death toll was relatively low in comparison with past events like Hurricane Katrina. "Every death is a...

By Alana Abramson

Meet the Chicago Pastor Helping Puerto Rico

When Pastor Wilfredo De Jesús asked his congregation on a recent Sunday if they had any family members in Puerto Rico, nearly 90% of the hands went up. So it's no surprise that the Chicago...

By Elizabeth Dias

Former Navy Sec.: 3 Simple Ways We Can Help Puerto Rico

And the U.S. Virgin Islands

By Secretary Ray Mabus

FEMA Chief Slammed For Puerto Rico Relief Comments

Many pointed to logistically complex feats like the Berlin Airlift or the Moon landings

By Kevin Lui

Puerto Rico’s Devastated Electric Grid Could Be a Big Opportunity for Renewable Energy

But only if politics don’t get in the way

By Justin Worland

Puerto Ricans Rely on Each Other While Waiting for Aid

The U.S. government's slow response to the devastation of Hurricane Maria has Puerto Ricans wondering when help will arrive

By Karl Vick/Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico
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