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Puerto Rico faced a massive power outage. Why does this keep happening?
Puerto Rico's hurricane-battered power grid has suffered compounding crises including hurricanes and financial problems.
Puerto Rico power outage leaves most of the island in the dark ahead of Easter weekend
All 1.4 million Luma Energy clients across Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday. The blackout comes less than five ...
Puerto Rico goes completely dark after another islandwide power outage
The island of Puerto Rico is suffering another islandwide power outage, just months after a dayslong blackout on New Year's ...
Puerto Rico hit with 'massive power outage' as residents prepare for Easter weekend
Genera PR, the company that generates power on the island, said the "massive power outage" was due to the shut down of all ...
What we know about the Dominican nightclub collapse and its victims
More than 230 people, including 17 US citizens, died after the roof of the popular Jet Set nightclub collapsed in the ...
Power blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.
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Puerto Rico Hit by Island-Wide Blackout: LUMA Energy Restores 99% of Customers
The outage left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water. After an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico Wednesday, April 16, LUMA Energy has restored service to nearly ...
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Disasters Likely Cause Delays in Early Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
Findings from a new study reveal how hurricanes and the pandemic disrupted colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings in Puerto Rico, ...
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Natural Disasters Increase Cancer Risk
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Natural disasters fueled by climate change might wind up increasing cancer ...
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Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
PUERTO RICO (WABC) -- An island-wide blackout hit ... which oversees generation of power on the island. "This is a total disaster," said Orlando Huertas, 68, as he sipped a drink with a friend ...