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Puerto Rico’s pain

Seven weeks after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans still can’t access programs that fed millions in Texas and Florida. Official says Puerto Rico needs “unprecedented” federal help. U.S. emergency response efforts in Puerto Rico aren’t good enough, U.N. experts say. Appeal to Puerto Rican diaspora intensifies amid post-hurricane crisis. Jose Andres fed Puerto Rico, and may change how aid is given. The now-cancelled Puerto Rico power contract was so shady the FBI is investigating it. The Whitefish contract in Puerto Rico shows the real cost of bad government. Profiting from Puerto Rico’s pain: Hurricane Maria finally scared away debtholders — but other vultures continue to feed off the island. Puerto Rico’s path toward recovery a complicated picture.