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Need 2 Know: Puerto Rico Quake, Iran Buries Soleimani
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
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Earthquake rattles already battered Puerto Rico
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico Tuesday morning, a day after another powerful shock on the island that’s still recovering from devastating hurricanes in 2017.
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Puerto Rico earthquake: At least 1 dead, island without power
The 6.4 magnitude earthquake was the most severe in a series of tremors off the US territory over the past 10 days.
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Need 2 Know: Iran Retaliates, Boeing 737 Crashes
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
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Need 2 Know: Iran De-Escalation, Harry and Meghan ‘Step Back’
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Thursday, January 9, 2020.
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What's the legacy of Bosnia's peace deal? | Inside Story
Divisions remain 25 years after signing of Dayton Peace Accords.
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Bacardi Rolls Out Lime Flavored Rum for Summer
Roberto Ramirez Laverde, vice president of Bacardi North America discusses the company's Bacardi Lime flavor in time for the summer.
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IBM and Clinton Foundation Partner for Disaster Relief, IBM's Bob Lord Says
IBM is unleashing its 2019 Call for Code to university students in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. The two forces combined hope to enlist the help even more students worldwide to solve problems relating to natural disasters,...
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Ex-AOL CEO Steve Case Is on the Hunt for the Next Big Idea
Steve Case has been traveling the country in search of the next big thing, and he's eyeing Florida and Puerto Rico for the next leg of his journey. The former AOL CEO wants to find ー and invest in ー entrepreneurs outside the major...
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Skift CEO Rafat Ali on New Puerto Rico-Inspired Foundation
Rafat Ali, the CEO of Skift, took his employees to Puerto Rico to see the destruction from Hurricane Maria firsthand, which became the inspiration for the Skift Foundation. He said the foundation supports destinations and small...
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Skift CEO Rafat Ali: New Foundation Found Inspiration in Puerto Rico
Rafat Ali, the CEO of Skift, took his employees to Puerto Rico to see the destruction from Hurricane Maria firsthand, which became the inspiration for the Skift Foundation. He said the foundation supports destinations and small...
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Puerto Rico Wants Your Tourism Dollars
It has been one year since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the island is back up and open for business, said Carla Campos, the executive director for Puerto Rico Tourism Company.
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Need 2 Know: Trump Faces Florence, and the Koreas Make an Agreement
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Year After Storm, Puerto Rico's Children Are Hurting
One year after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still recovering from the devastation. Luis Soto of "Save the Children" said a staggering 84 percent of the island's children are living in poverty.
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Trump to Face Renewed Test as Florence Aims for Carolinas
From a political standpoint, how Trump handles the next few days as Hurricane Florence takes direct aim at the eastern seaboard will be crucial, as the administration struggles to project competence on several fronts.
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Trump Just Can't Get Out of His Own Way
With claims that the official Puerto Rico death toll was inflated to make him look bad, the president "just put a bullet in Rick Scott's senate campaign," said Rick Wilson, GOP consultant and author of "Everything Trump Touches Dies."...
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Europe briefing: 5 stories to know about today
1) Hurricane Florence life-threatening storm surge Hurricane-force winds caused by Florence hit the North Carolina outer banks and coastal southeastern North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Friday, adding that...
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With Florence Looming, Trump Claims Democrats Made Up Puerto Rico Death Toll
Natural disasters, hurricanes especially, were once opportunities for administrations to flex their leadership and empathy muscles. When they failed (see: Bush, Katrina), the results were politically devastating. When they succeeded...
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FEMA's Tips for Disaster Preparedness as Hurricane Season Ramps Up
Katie Fox, assistant director for the National Preparedness Directorate at FEMA, joined Cheddar to offer specific ways Americans should prepare for disasters, even if they don't live in hurricane zones. Natural disasters affected 15...
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Hurricane Maria Now Among Worst Disasters in U.S. History
Enrique Fernández-Toledo, Director of the Puerto Rico Initiative at the Center for American Progress, explained why an accurate death toll from Hurricane Maria took so long to be announced.
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Puerto Rico's mental health crisis a consequence of Hurricane Maria
CBC News travelled to the island to speak with people who are feeling both devastated and abandoned.
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Bethenny Frankel's Latest Venture: Disaster Relief
The "Real Housewives of New York" star told Cheddar that she viewed organizing disaster relief projects for Guatemala and Puerto Rico like a business. "I knew that skill set ... I know how to manage and execute," says Frankel.
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Another Power Outage Leaves Most Puerto Ricans In the Dark
Large swaths of Puerto Rico lost power Wednesday, the second major interruption of service in less than two weeks, making fledgling recovery efforts even harder, says Kelly Macias, a staff writer at the Daily Kos. Thousands of people on...
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NY State Senator on Puerto Rico- People are Dying on the Ground
Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-NY) is from Puerto Rico and says things are worse than they look on the news. He also has strong words about the president's tweets.