Adrian Florido
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Shawn Pila said the wave he rode on Saturday was the largest he'd ever surfed in the canal near his home.
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Declaring the island's emergency over, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun scaling back its financial assistance. Puerto Rico's government is not happy about that.
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The grants were provided by the Department of Housing And Urban Development, and most of the money will go to rebuilding damaged homes and businesses.
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Puerto Rico's governor had been locked in tense negotiations with the U.S. Treasury over terms governing $4.7 billion in loans that Congress approved to help the island recover from Hurricane Maria.
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The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has delivered millions of meals and gallons of water since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Four months later, it says that help is no longer needed.
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The Pepino Power Authority of Puerto Rico is a volunteer band of citizens restoring power on their own. The island's electric utility says their work is illegal. Residents don't care.
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A new survey found that Latinos born in the U.S. tend to see racial or ethnic discrimination differently than Latinos who came to the country.
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Astrid Silva, who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child, says she will be talking to people like her parents who have been in the U.S. for years without a path to citizenship, "living in fear."
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Funeral services have begun for victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. Some of the victims are being flown to Puerto Rico for burial — including 28-year-old Angel Candelario-Padro.