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Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help

Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help

"They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort," Trump said in a series of tweets a day after the capital city's leader appealed for help "to save us from dying."
by Associated Press

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Yellow wristbands, segregation for Florida homeless in Irma

Yellow wristbands, segregation for Florida homeless in Irma

In the storm's wake, homeless people and their advocates are complaining that some of them were turned away, segregated from the others, denied cots and food, deprived of medication refills and doctors' visits, or otherwise ill-treated during the evacuation.
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2 days, 2 dangerous rock falls at Yosemite National Park

2 days, 2 dangerous rock falls at Yosemite National Park

A massive new hunk of granite broke off Thursday at Yosemite National Park's mountaineering mecca of El Capitan, injuring an elderly man. The slide came a day after a giant slab of granite plunged from the same formation, killing a British man and injuring his wife.
by The Associated Press

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In Puerto Rico, containers full of goods sit undistributed at ports

In Puerto Rico, containers full of goods sit undistributed at ports

At the port in San Juan, row after row of refrigerated shipping containers sit humming. They've been there for days, goods locked away inside.

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Volcano threat at Pacific island triggers mass evacuation

Volcano threat at Pacific island triggers mass evacuation

The Manaro Voui volcano is directly in the center of Ambae, an oblong island whose population is grouped primarily along the coast.

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Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

The aftermath of the powerful storm has resulted in a near-total shutdown of the U.S. territory's economy that could last for weeks and has many people running seriously low on cash and worrying that it will become even harder to survive on this storm-ravaged island.
by The Associated Press

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Harvey, Irma, Maria: A hurricane's human fingerprints

Harvey, Irma, Maria: A hurricane's human fingerprints

After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, scientists are looking at the connection between warming oceans, rising sea levels and other factors that are contributing to the intensity of storms. Are there human fingerprints on the recent hurricanes?
by MPR News Staff

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Long after the hurricanes have passed, hard work -- and hazards -- remain

Long after the hurricanes have passed, hard work -- and hazards -- remain

During Harvey, Irma and Maria, rising floodwaters and high winds raised alarm. But afterward there are new risks -- standing water, mold, mosquitoes, deadly heat. Despair can linger, too.

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U.S. sends more aid to Puerto Rico, a week after Maria

U.S. sends more aid to Puerto Rico, a week after Maria

The shift, six days after the storm made landfall, came amid a growing chorus of criticism that the federal response so far had been insufficient and had fallen far short of the responses to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
by The Associated Press

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