Saturday, February 8, 2014

Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review: 08/02/14 18:54 - 08/02/14 14:52 - Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated - New York Times

Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review

» Sochi Welcomes Homosexuals To The Olympics, Says 'Don't Do Anything Gay' - Huffington Post (satire)
08/02/14 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. Sochi Welcomes Homosexuals To The Olympics, Says 'Don't Do Anything Gay' Huffington Post (satire) The retired U.S. women's hockey player is headed to Sochi as p...
» Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated - New York Times
08/02/14 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. New York Times Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated New York Times Hotels and office buildings have closed and construction projects abandon...
» This Week Top Story: #Governor pledges to deliver balanced budget. Read: http://...
08/02/14 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall. This Week Top Story: #Governor pledges to deliver balanced budget. Read: http://goo.gl/nb3wbe #caribbeanbusiness
» Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated
08/02/14 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Breaking Local Puerto Rico News - The New York Times. Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated By STEPHEN J. LUBBEN Puerto Rico is in a jam, writes Stephen J. Lubben. It is no...
» Cuban soul-searching after baseball humiliation - Fort Mills Times
08/02/14 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico politics - Google News. Fort Mills Times Cuban soul-searching after baseball humiliation Fort Mills Times There was none to be had: Puerto Rico's victory over Venezuela on Wednesday ensured Cub...
» High concentration of pollutants found in Puerto Rico bay - Fox News Latino
08/02/14 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. NOAA High concentration of pollutants found in Puerto Rico bay Fox News Latino "The pollutants measured in the sediments of Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico ... were among the highest co...
» US federal study finds that Puerto Rico estuary highly contaminated
08/02/14 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal study has found that a large estuary in southwest Puerto Rico has one of the highest concentrations of pollutants ever measured in the history of a U.S. ...
» Sochi Welcomes Homosexuals To The Olympics, Says 'Don't Do Anything Gay' - Huffington Post (satire)
08/02/14 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. Huffington Post Sochi Welcomes Homosexuals To The Olympics, Says 'Don't Do Anything Gay' Huffington Post (satire) The retired U.S. women's hockey player is head...
» Puerto Rico buries Cuban hopes in Caribbean baseball series
08/02/14 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico buries Cuban hopes in Caribbean baseball series February 7, 2014 MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (ACN) -- Puerto Rico advanced to the semifinals of the C...
» Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating
08/02/14 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. ... and protesters gather outside barricades as the Senate debates teachers' pension reforms on Dec. 23. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's credit rating was dealt its second blow ...
» Governor, fiscal team map out next steps
08/02/14 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Governor, fiscal team map out next steps Issued: February 6, 2014 Gov. Alejandro García Padilla and top fiscal officials spent most of Thursd ... The Puerto Rico government rushed out a...
» Puerto Rico insiste en que tiene liquidez para los próximos cinco meses
08/02/14 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. El Gobierno de Puerto Rico reiteró hoy que tiene liquidez suficiente para acometer los pagos que tenga que hacer durante este ejercicio fiscal, que acaba el 30 de junio, incluidas todas ...
» For many elderly people, retirement in Puerto Rico far from idyllic
08/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New York City from Puerto Rico in her late teens, falling in love, finding a job at the Chiclets factory and raising four children.
» For many, Puerto Rico retirement far from idyllic
08/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. ... accused of escaping from a Michigan prison 37 years ago is fighting her extradition to the state. SAN GERMAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New Y...
» Puerto Rico: The Next Detroit? - FrontPage Magazine
08/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. FrontPage Magazine Puerto Rico : The Next Detroit? FrontPage Magazine 0205-puertorico_full_600 On Tuesday, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Puerto Rico's ge...
» What Puerto Rico's Downgrade Means For Investors
08/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Breaking Local Puerto Rico News - The New York Times. What Puerto Rico's Downgrade Means For Investors The Associated Press For many, Puerto Rico retirement far from idyllic In Japan, a ...
» Puerto Rico's Debt Downgraded to “Junk” Status · Global Voices
08/02/14 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google Blog Search. ... hard to find by yourself. But we can't do it alone. Even though most of us are volunteers, we still need your help to support our editors, our techno...
» Puerto Rico's Debt Downgraded to "Junk" Status
08/02/14 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. ... outreach and advocacy projects, and our community events. A U.S. quarter, or peseta, as it's called in Puerto Rico. The expression "everything has gone to hell now" [in Spanish th...
» Not So Golden Years: Amid Economic Woes, Puerto Rican Seniors Head Back ... - Fox News Latino
08/02/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Not So Golden Years: Amid Economic Woes, Puerto Rican Seniors Head Back ... Fox News Latino San Germán, Puerto Rico (AP) – Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New York C...
» Veneuzela: se castigará todo uso ilegal de tarjetas de crédito
08/02/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Veneuzela: se castigará todo uso ilegal de tarjetas de crédito El canciller venezolano, Elías Jaua, afirmó que se aplicarán medidas judiciales contra ...
» Cuba y Ecuador firman convenio de cooperación económica
08/02/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Cuba y Ecuador firman convenio de cooperación económica Cuba y Ecuador firmaron el Convenio Integral de Cooperación Económica, el cual engloba la cooperaci&o...
» Puerto Rico Faces $940 Million Bill After Bonds Are Cut to Junk - Bloomberg
08/02/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Puerto Rico Faces $940 Million Bill After Bonds Are Cut to Junk Bloomberg While S&P's new rating reflects the assessment that Puerto Rico can handle it...
» Russian LGBT Activists Arrested Under 'Gay Propaganda' Law In St. Petersburg - Huffington Post
08/02/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. Russian LGBT Activists Arrested Under 'Gay Propaganda' Law In St. Petersburg Huffington Post The retired U.S. women's hockey player is headed to Sochi as part o...
» Fear of terror threat looms over Sochi
08/02/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Fear of terror threat looms over Sochi CNN's Jim Sciutto reports on multiple terror plots against the Olympics in Sochi. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:16 More in Ne...
» Moscow's likely response to Sochi attack
08/02/14 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Moscow's likely response to Sochi attack How would Moscow likely respond to an attack in Sochi? CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks at its history. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Ti...
» Redemptions force US mutual funds to unload Puerto Rico debt - Reuters
08/02/14 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Redemptions force US mutual funds to unload Puerto Rico debt Reuters The sellers included some of Puerto Rico's most bullish U.S. mutual fund investors including OppenheimerFunds...
» US mutual funds unload on Puerto Rico debt - CNBC.com
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. CNBC.com US mutual funds unload on Puerto Rico debt CNBC.com U.S. mutual funds with heavy exposure to Puerto Rico bonds have sold off some of the cash-strapped island's debt to m...
» Puerto Rico Re-Junked, This Time By Moody's - Full Report | Zero ...
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Three days ago it was S&P that opened the can of Puerto Rico junk worms. Moments ago it was Moody's turn to downgrade the General Obligation rating of the Commonwealth...
» Puerto Rico Downgrade Puts Bond Deal in Spotlight - Wall Street Journal
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico economy - Google News. Puerto Rico Downgrade Puts Bond Deal in Spotlight Moody's Cuts Puerto Rico Ratings to Junk Wall Street Journal Investors are looking beyond the junk-rated credit of Puert...
» CORRECTED-Moody's cuts Puerto Rico to junk - Reuters
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. CORRECTED-Moody's cuts Puerto Rico to junk Reuters Moody's, which placed Puerto Rico's rating on notice for a downgrade late last year, said it now rates the commonwealth's ...
» Puerto Rico's ratings cut to junk by Moody's - MarketWatch
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Puerto Rico's ratings cut to junk by Moody's MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Moody's Investors Service downgraded Puerto Rico debt to junk Friday, ci...
» Puerto Rico Downgraded to Junk at Moody's - 24/7 Wall St.
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Source: Jon OggWe have already seen that Standard & Poor's had downgraded Puerto Rico to junk bond status from investment grade. Now we have the same call coming from ...
» Moody's joins S&P, downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating to junk status - U.S. News & World Report
08/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Moody's joins S&P, downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating to junk status U.S. News & World Report SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Puerto R...
» Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating - Washington Post
08/02/14 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating Washington Post By Associated Press,. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's credit rating was dealt its second blow in a week wh...
» Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating - MiamiHerald.com
08/02/14 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating MiamiHerald.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's credit rating was dealt its second blow in a week when Moody's Investors ...
» Moody's cuts Puerto Rico to junk - Reuters
08/02/14 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. Moody's cuts Puerto Rico to junk Reuters Moody's, which placed Puerto Rico's rating on notice for a downgrade late last year, said it now rates the commonwealth's general ob...
» Puerto Rico's Second Cut to Junk Debt - New York Times
08/02/14 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. New York Times Puerto Rico's Second Cut to Junk Debt New York Times It was Puerto Rico's second downgrade to junk this week after Standard & Poor's too...
» Venezuela: Asesinan a turista alemán
08/02/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Un turista alemán fue asesinado en la isla caribeña de Margarita por un...
» 77°Moody's baja también la deuda de Puerto R...
08/02/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Últimas Noticias de Puerto Rico. 77° Moody's baja también la deuda de Puerto R... Análisis sobre la segunda degradación Entérate que podría suceder con el futuro financiero del gobierno de Puerto Rico. 02/...
» Puerto Rico's Second Cut to Junk Debt
08/02/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Breaking Local Puerto Rico News - The New York Times. Puerto Rico's Second Cut to Junk Debt By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The new downgrade was expected to further narrow the island’s room for ...
» Atleta lesbiana es la primera en protestar en Juegos de Sochi
08/02/14 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. Una snowboarder lesbiana holandesa se convirtió en la primera atleta olímpica en protestar en los...
» ONG: FARC en intenso trabajo político
08/02/14 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — La guerrilla de las FARC, que adelanta en La Habana negociaciones de paz...
» Caribe: Puerto Rico gana a Venezuela y va la final
08/02/14 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. PORLAMAR, Venezuela (AP) — Tres serpentineros se combinaron para lanzar una blanqueada y Puerto...
» Doble asesinato en residencial de Bayamón
08/02/14 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. Los hechos ocurrieron esta madrugada en el residencial Sierra Linda.
» "Maduro tiene que entender que el movimiento no lo reconocerá como pdte.": Líder estudiantil
08/02/14 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. "Maduro tiene que entender que el movimiento no lo reconocerá como pdte.": Líder estudiantil Visite: http://www.ntn24.com/ - Ante las recientes protestas que se han registrado...
» Russian LGBT Activists Arrested Under 'Gay Propaganda' Law In St. Petersburg
08/02/14 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. Russia's controversial " gay propaganda " laws continue to dominate international headlines ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with news that authorities ...
» The Real Ron Woodroof 'Had Relationships With Gay Men,' Says A Friend Of The 'Dallas Buyers Club' Subject
08/02/14 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. Matthew McConaughey has drawn rave reviews and substantial Oscar buzz for his riveting turn in "Dallas Buyers Club" as Ron Woodroof, a tough-talking straight cowbo...
» Russian Profiles in Courage
08/02/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. We are at the starting line for the Sochi Winter Olympics . While athletes from around the world prepare to compete for gold medals, activists are already racing t...
» Olympic Google Doodle Appears To Hit Russia's Anti-Gay Law As Sochi Games Begin
08/02/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. It appears Google is not a fan of Russia's anti-gay law. The Google homepage featured a Doodle on Thursday of 6 athletes across a rainbow banner, with the followin...
» Cheryl Maas, Lesbian Russian Snowboarder, Raises Rainbow Glove In Sochi
08/02/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. One of six reportedly out lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) competitors at this year's 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics made the first display of LGBT "propag...
» Tatu, A Pseudo-Lesbian Pop Duo, Among Performers At Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony
08/02/14 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A pseudo-lesbian pop duo, a famed opera singer and a romp through Russian history await viewers as the Sochi Winter Olympics launch Friday wit...
» Spanish princess testifies in corruption probe
08/02/14 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's Princess Cristina was questioned by a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft...
» Venezuela says four more held over anti-Maduro protests
08/02/14 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday four people had been held following another rowdy anti-government protest, the latest in a s...
» Spanish Princess testifies in royal corruption case
08/02/14 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's Princess Cristina gave testimony before a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over g...
» German tourist, 76, shot dead on Venezuelan island
08/02/14 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. CARACAS (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead an elderly German tourist on Venezuela's Margarita island on Friday, authorities said, in the latest incident illustrating t...
» Panama Canal, consortium make new proposals to rescue expansion
08/02/14 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. PANAMA CITY/MADRID (Reuters) - The companies working to widen the Panama Canal and the waterway's administrator on Friday each made new proposals aimed at reviving...
» Detienen en Sochi activista protestó política de matar perros
08/02/14 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. MOSCU — Un activista ruso defensor de los derechos de los animales fue detenido el sábado en Moscú...
» Obama Resists Pressure To Act Alone On Immigration
08/02/14 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. WASHINGTON (AP) — For a president looking for a legacy piece of legislation, the current state of the immigration debate represents a high-wire act. President Barack Obama could ac...
» Sochi: Activista detenido por protesta por perros
08/02/14 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. MOSCÚ (AP) — Un activista ruso defensor de los derechos de los animales fue detenido el sábado en...
» Economy and Crime Spur New Puerto Rican Exodus | www.bullfax ...
08/02/14 17:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google Blog Search. The report underlines the fact that Puerto Rico's political status continues to be of great importance to its people. Its economy – like many others – ...
» Venezuela says four more held over anti-Maduro protests
08/02/14 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday four people had been held following another rowdy anti-government protest, the latest in a s...
» Virus Advances Through East Caribbean
08/02/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The spread of Chikungunya fever, a painful mosquito-borne virus, is a once-distant illness that public health experts fear will become entrenched throughout the region.

Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated - New York Times

Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated - New York Times

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Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated
New York Times
Hotels and office buildings have closed and construction projects abandoned, asPuerto Rico deals with Dennis Rivera for The New York Times Hotels and office buildings have closed and construction projects abandoned, as Puerto Rico deals with...

This Week Top Story: #Governor pledges to deliver balanced budget. Read: http://... 

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This Week Top Story: #Governor pledges to deliver balanced budget. Read: http://goo.gl/nb3wbe#caribbeanbusiness

Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated

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Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated
By STEPHEN J. LUBBEN
Puerto Rico is in a jam, writes Stephen J. Lubben. It is not considered a state, which means it can’t resort to bankruptcy to deal with its debt problems. Nor is it a sovereign nation, which means it can’t rely on sovereign immunity.
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Cuban soul-searching after baseball humiliation - Fort Mills Times

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Cuban soul-searching after baseball humiliation
Fort Mills Times
There was none to be had: Puerto Rico's victory over Venezuela on Wednesday ensured Cuba would be the only team eliminated in the first round, and the humiliation was complete. Cuba had never finished lower than third. It's a new low point that ...
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High concentration of pollutants found in Puerto Rico bay - Fox News Latino

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High concentration of pollutants found in Puerto Rico bay
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"The pollutants measured in the sediments of Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico ... were among the highest concentrations of PCBs, chlordane, chromium and nickel" detected since the NOAA began its nationwide contaminant monitoring program in 1986, the agency...
US federal study finds that Puerto Rico estuary highly contaminatedMontreal Gazette

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US federal study finds that Puerto Rico estuary highly contaminated

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal study has found that a large estuary in southwest Puerto Rico has one of the highest concentrations of pollutants ever measured in the history of a U.S. monitoring program launched nearly three decades ago, scientists said Thursday.
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Sochi Welcomes Homosexuals To The Olympics, Says 'Don't Do Anything Gay' - Huffington Post (satire)

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Sochi Welcomes Homosexuals To The Olympics, Says 'Don't Do Anything Gay'
Huffington Post (satire)
The retired U.S. women's hockey player is headed to Sochi as part of an <a href="http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/19/caitlin-cahow-sochi-olympics-russia-anti-gay-law/" target="_blank">American delegation of gay athletes</a>. The two-time ...
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Puerto Rico buries Cuban hopes in Caribbean baseball series

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Puerto Rico buries Cuban hopes in Caribbean baseball series

February 7, 2014
 MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (ACN) -- Puerto Rico advanced to the semifinals of the Caribbean Baseball Series held at Margarita Island, Venezuela, beating the host squad 5-4, a result that left Cuba without the possibility of advancing in the event. Forced to beat the undefeated Magallanes Navegantes...

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Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico credit rating

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... and protesters gather outside barricades as the Senate debates teachers' pension reforms on Dec. 23. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's credit rating was dealt its second blow in a week when Moody's Investors Service announced Friday it had ...

Governor, fiscal team map out next steps

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Governor, fiscal team map out next steps
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The Puerto Rico government rushed out a range of belt-tightening measures Wednesday as the administration moved to blunt the fallout from St ...
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NEW YORK — A former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager was convicted Thursday of helping the company owned by billionaire Steven A. Cohe ...
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Puerto Rico insiste en que tiene liquidez para los próximos cinco meses

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El Gobierno de Puerto Rico reiteró hoy que tiene liquidez suficiente para acometer los pagos que tenga que hacer durante este ejercicio fiscal, que acaba el 30 de junio, incluidas todas las obligaciones que deriven de la reciente degradación a "chatarra" de su deuda.

For many elderly people, retirement in Puerto Rico far from idyllic

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Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New York City from Puerto Rico in her late teens, falling in love, finding a job at the Chiclets factory and raising four children.
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For many, Puerto Rico retirement far from idyllic

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... accused of escaping from a Michigan prison 37 years ago is fighting her extradition to the state. SAN GERMAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New York City from Puerto Rico in her late teens, falling in love, finding ...

Puerto Rico: The Next Detroit? - FrontPage Magazine

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Puerto Rico: The Next Detroit?
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0205-puertorico_full_600 On Tuesday, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgradedPuerto Rico's general-obligation bonds to BB+, a level that is considered junk status. Similar action by rating agencies Moody's and Fitch appears virtually certain ...

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Puerto Rico's Debt Downgraded to “Junk” Status · Global Voices 

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... hard to find by yourself. But we can't do it alone. Even though most of us are volunteers, we still need your help to support our editors, our technology, outreach and advocacy projects, and ourcommunity events. ... The consequences of degradation had already been mentioned in a previous article [es] by Sergio Marxuach, the Director of Public Policy of the Puerto Rican based think tank Center for a New Economy: … [U]na degradación del crédito de Puerto Rico a...

Puerto Rico's Debt Downgraded to "Junk" Status

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... outreach and advocacy projects, and our community events. A U.S. quarter, or peseta, as it's called in Puerto Rico. The expression "everything has gone to hell now" [in Spanish the expressions plays with the word "peseta" that means "quarter"] is ...

Not So Golden Years: Amid Economic Woes, Puerto Rican Seniors Head Back ... - Fox News Latino

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Not So Golden Years: Amid Economic Woes, Puerto Rican Seniors Head Back ...
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San Germán, Puerto Rico (AP) – Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New York City from Puerto Rico in her late teens, falling in love, finding a job at the Chiclets factory and raising four children. Her goal all along, like that of many Puerto ...