Owner Of TJ Maxx Is Still Paying Its Employees In Puerto Rico, Even Those Who Can’t WorkThey may not have electricity or be able to work nearly two months after the devastation brought by Hurricane Maria, but they’re still receiving regular paychecks ( Read more... )

Trump hints at ending aid as Puerto Ricans forced to drink polluted water

President’s tweets warn aid can’t continue ‘forever’, and the mayor of San Juan responds ‘You are incapable of empathy and frankly cannot get the job done’

• Influx of Puerto Ricans could have big impact on Florida

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Hillary Clinton handily won the caucuses in the Virgin Islands on Saturday, according to unofficial figures announced by the Democratic Party there, nudging her ever closer to clinching the nomination in her prolonged contest against Bernie Sanders ( Read more... )

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Puerto Rico is in crisis. Last month, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose parents came to New York from Puerto Rico before he was born, visited Congress to plead with them to pass legislation that would help the territory restructure its $72 billion debt ( Read more... )

At St. Mary’s Park in South Bronx, René Pérez, aka Residente, introduced Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Before that, he delivered an impassioned speech about what Puerto Rico deserves.

“Tonight, I’m not here to talk about economic issues, because I’m not an economist,” he began. “I’m not here to talk about our right to free, ( Read more... )

Puerto Rico’s future lies in the hands of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Puerto Rico can avoid financial collapse by restructuring a portion of its massive $70 billion debt.And while it’s hard to interpret how the high court will rule, the four liberal justices sounded more sympathetic to the position of ( Read more... )

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In an opinion that frequently crosses the line from visible rage to outright belligerence towards his judicial colleagues, a federal judge in Puerto Rico became one of just two federal judges to deny equal marriage rights to same-sex couples on Tuesday. Judge Juan Pérez-Giménez’s opinion accuses the overwhelming majority of federal judges who have ( Read more... )

A Puerto Rico attorney who married her longtime partner on the U.S. mainland has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have their marriage recognized in her home territory.

The lawsuit comes as the debate on gay rights intensifies in Puerto Rico, where legislators and religious groups have recently clashed on several issues.

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