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Puerto Rican Day Parade puts a spotlight on Hurricane Maria victims
The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade took on a new life this year as many marchers and spectators used the event to shine a spotlight on the more than …
HurricanesCynthia Nixon skips Puerto Rican Day Parade
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon blamed rival Gov. Cuomo for causing woes in Puerto Rico – but then she skipped Sunday’s Puerto Rico …
CaribbeanDemocrats have a plan to prevent another Puerto Rico hurricane death-toll fiasco
Studies show that the official death toll from Hurricane Maria is way off. A new bill hopes to avoid future miscounts.<p>It’s been nine months since Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico and we still don’t really know how many people died from the storm. The official death toll is 64, but new research …
CaribbeanWe Beg Your Pardons, Mr. President
For a guy who supposedly harbors authoritarian impulses, Donald Trump hasn’t used presidential clemency powers much. In his first 16 months in …
Donald TrumpPR Parade: UPROSE Float Debuts
UPROSE, a Brooklyn-based nationally-recognized climate justice movement leader, debuts its first-ever float at this year’s inaugural <i>NYC National</i> …
HurricanesSnapchat filter of Trump tossing paper towels takes over parade
President Trump made a surprise appearance during Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade – in the form of a Snapchat filter showing him getting ready to …
New York CityFlorida cops deliver dresses made by a 99-year-old woman to orphans in Puerto Rico
Martha Heft learned to sew when she was five. Little did she know that 94 years later she'd still be going at it.<p>Heft, who lives in Clearwater, …
Puerto RicoAnthony Bourdain’s Extreme Empathy
The chef understood that history and political survey provide more than just context; they can illuminate the specificity of people’s lives.<p><i>If you are having thoughts of suicide, please know that you are not alone. If you are in danger of acting on suicidal thoughts, call 911. For support and</i> …
New JerseyThe “hurricane show” and the perils of poor planning
<b>Resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building after Hurricane Sandy. (Getty/Mario Tama)</b><p>Fourteen tropical storms are predicted — yet as humans, we struggle to plan well for them. Psychology explains why<p>George Michelsen Foy<p>June 10, 2018 11:30pm (UTC)<p>Think of it as "hurricane …
University of PennsylvaniaPuerto Rican Day Parade muted by Hurricane Maria protests
Manhattan’s usually colorful Puerto Rican Day Parade was muted Sunday by black and gray flags and t-shirts commemorating those who died in Hurricane …
HurricanesBlackout in Puerto Rico | Watch S36 E10 | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site
• Twitter<br>• Facebook<br>• E-mail<br>• Comments<p>Season 36: Episode 10<p>FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane …
Caribbean‘It’s never easy,’ but Ted Leonsis delivered D.C. a title and a team to take pride in
LAS VEGAS — Ted Leonsis stood on the ice at T-Mobile Arena, no one around him — a rare moment of quiet inside a dream come to life, between the completion of what had been a two-decade quest and riotous celebration. He had seen the photographs from back in Washington, of streets flooded with red, a …
Ice HockeySunday Reading: Responding to Disaster
Natural disasters challenge our powers of comprehension. Eruptions, earthquakes, wildfires, and hurricanes aren’t just physically vast events—they’re epicenters of human complexity, where environmental, political, and individual stories collide. This week, we’re bringing you pieces about natural …
BooksActivists in New York and Puerto Rico Call on Gov. Cuomo to Divest From Companies Harming Puerto Rico
<b>The following release was shared with Latino Rebels on Sunday morning:</b><p><b>New York, NY</b> – Groups in New York and Puerto Rico are calling on Governor Cuomo …
Latino NewsAbbreviated Pundit Round-up: Inadequate outrage, outrageous inadequacies, Canadian cows
<b>Richard Wolffe</b> wants Donald Trump held responsible for the horror of what has happened in Puerto Rico.<p>This is a collective sickness that extends far …
Liberal ViewNational Puerto Rican Day Parade means even more after Hurricane Maria
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of participants and spectators gathered in New York City for the 61st National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Yet amid floats, flags, celebrity sightings and music, the traditional event has taken on a special significance — it's the first parade since Hurricane Maria's …
Latino NewsPuerto Rican Day Parade marches through Manhattan
Puerto Rican pride is filling Manhattan on Sunday for the annual 61st annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, while shining a spotlight on the struggles the …
CaribbeanYo, Adrienne! 'The Real' co-host Houghton fighting for Puerto Rico's rocky road to recovery
The theme of this year’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade is “One Nation, Many Voices.”<p>One of those voices belongs to “The Real” co-host Adrienne …
Puerto RicoThis week:
A long-lost portrait of Frida Kahlo, a Harvard study looks at Hurricane Maria, and singer-songwriter Natalie Prass answers our questions.<p>New findings on early-stage breast cancer<p>(iStock; Lily illustration)<p>The majority of women with the most common type of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip …
Breast CancerCheers, anger at 61st Puerto Rican Day Parade
Thousands of spectators, many waving flags and wearing hats and T-shirts expressing pride in their heritage, others angry at the federal response …
CaribbeanEsai Morales glad Puerto Rican Day Parade festivities helped unify the community after Hurricane Maria
As grand marshal of Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day parade, Nuyorican actor Esai Morales wants to put out a message of unity.<p>Being that the Fifth Ave. fete …
HurricanesA parade and a prayer: Puerto Rico, eight months later
Sunday, as more than million people come out to Fifth Ave. to celebrate Puerto Rico, two dark clouds linger over the island and the 3.5 million …
CaribbeanRapper 50 Cent supports embattled NYPD detective at Bronx boxing match
Rapper 50 Cent lent his high-wattage star power to an embattled police detective at an NYPD boxing tournament, the Daily News has learned.<p>Fitty was …
50 CentPuerto Rican Day Parade show post-hurricane pride
The National Puerto Rican Parade in New York turned into its usual boisterous celebration Sunday, but many participants also saw it as an occasion to …
Puerto Rico$27 Quotes: "We must fight back and create a moral economy."
Last week I included several quotes about the recent rally held by Disney workers as part of their campaign to get the Disney corporation to treat …
Middle-classSoros: Trump is 'the ultimate narcissist' - The Washington Post
1:45<p>Soros: Trump is 'the ultimate narcissist'<p>2:16<p>'Stabbed in the back': Trump advisers bash Trudeau over G-7 row<p>1:59<p>Trump’s top economic adviser was against tariffs for years. Then he joined the Trump White House.<p>2:04<p>Trumped up history: 4 times Trump got history a little wrong<p>1:05<p>Dennis Rodman's …
Donald TrumpPuerto Rican Day Parade Calls Attention to Plight of Hurricane Victims and Demands End to Deadly Austerity
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in New York City on Sunday for the 61st annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, an event that took on even greater …
Puerto RicoSpanish Nets Misreport Harvard Hurricane Death Study
When media knowingly and willfully misreport data stories in service of a narrative, as with the Harvard study on deaths related to Hurricane Maria …
Conservative ViewJohn Leguizamo uses Tony Awards speech to honor missing migrants, Puerto Rico
John Leguizamo had some choice words for President Donald Trump as he accepted his Tony Award on Sunday: “I am a human, not an animal,” he said, …
Tony AwardsPolice investigating threat against first-ever St. Croix Pride parade
The first-ever Pride parade in St. Croix took place on June 9, 2018. The FBI and the Virgin Islands Police Department continue to investigate a …
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