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» "latino" - Google News: Latino Health Fair scheduled for Saturday | Local News | ncnewsonline.com - New Castle News
12/09/19 03:15 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Latino Health Fair scheduled for Saturday | Local News | ncnewsonline.com    New Castle News A fair to celebrate the arrival of Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria two years ago will take place Saturday. "latino"...

» "puerto rico police department" - Google News: Remembering 9/11: FDNY firefighter assigned to Lime Fire remembers how incident management teams helped the department - KDRV
12/09/19 02:51 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Remembering 9/11: FDNY firefighter assigned to Lime Fire remembers how incident management teams helped the department    KDRV 2977 people, including more than 300 firefighters, died on September 11, 2001. Almost 3000 more have...

» Cubans warned of imminent severe fuel crisis due to US sanctions
12/09/19 02:49 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says there may be blackouts as soon as next week.

» "Héctor Pesquera" - Google News: Global Fish Meal Market Analysis 2019, New Innovation, Segments Types, Top Players, Growth Opportunities, Regional Outlook & Forecast to 2025 - Financial Newspaper
12/09/19 02:25 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Global Fish Meal Market Analysis 2019, New Innovation, Segments Types, Top Players, Growth Opportunities, Regional Outlook & Forecast to 2025    Financial Newspaper The Global Fish Meal Market Report announced by ORBIS RESEARCH...

» Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court approves asylum curbs
12/09/19 02:22 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
The rules allow the US to reject asylum claimants who have not applied en route to the US border.

» "puerto rico police department" - Google News: Santiago: Devastated Bahamians should be allowed to seek refuge in Florida - Daily Commercial
12/09/19 02:17 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Santiago: Devastated Bahamians should be allowed to seek refuge in Florida    Daily Commercial Let our kindness not end at donations and delivery of relief supplies to the Bahamas. In the same way that after catastrophic Hurric...

» "puerto rico" - Google Noticias: Puerto Rico me lo regaló (pero con withholding taxes) - Legal Today
12/09/19 02:16 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Puerto Rico me lo regaló (pero con withholding taxes)    Legal Today Corría el año 2013, los españoles sufríamos lo peor de la crisis financiera, el diario El País publicaba los “papeles de Bárcenas” y en algún rincón de Madrid...

» Blogs from Michael_Novakhov (23 sites): The FBI News Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov: "Christopher Wray" - Google News: Nearly 300 people, some in Kenya, Nigeria arrested over international online... - Citizen TV
12/09/19 02:02 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
September 11, 2019 FBI News Review at 02 Hours "Christopher Wray" - Google News: Nearly 300 people, some in Kenya, Nigeria arrested over international online... - Citizen TV "Christopher Wray" - Google News: Letter to...

» Puerto Rico Topics and Daily News Review from Michael_Novakhov (11 sites): "New Energy PR" - Google News: Azelio to Partner With Masdar and Khalifa University to Install New Clean-tech Pilot Project at Masdar City - PRNewswire
12/09/19 01:54 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Azelio to Partner With Masdar and Khalifa University to Install New Clean-tech Pilot Project at Masdar City    PRNewswire ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish solar energy company Azelio has p...

» "puerto rico police" - Google News: Minnesota Rapper Live-Streams Police Chase On Facebook That He Was Eventually Killed In - YourTango
12/09/19 01:21 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Minnesota Rapper Live-Streams Police Chase On Facebook That He Was Eventually Killed In    YourTango Who is Brian Quinones? He's the man from Minnesota who took the police on a high-speed chase before getting out of his car clu...

» "puerto rico governor" - Google News: Fernandez '21: Puerto Rico: A story of resistance. - The Brown Daily Herald
12/09/19 00:47 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Fernandez '21: Puerto Rico: A story of resistance.    The Brown Daily Herald This summer Puerto Rico made headlines around the world as hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the streets in massive mobilizations. The U....

» Alerta de Google: puerto rico: Fernandez '21: Puerto Rico: A story of resistance.
12/09/19 00:41 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
This summer Puerto Rico made headlines around the world as hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the streets in massive mobilizations. Alerta de Google: puerto rico

» Puerto Rico Rebuilding from Michael_Novakhov (9 sites): Puerto Rico Anti-English Discrimination from Michael_Novakhov (2 sites): "Anti-Americanism in Puerto Rico" - Google News: Santiago: Devastated Bahamians should be allowed to seek refuge in Florida -
12/09/19 00:36 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Santiago: Devastated Bahamians should be allowed to seek refuge in Florida    Sarasota Herald-Tribune Let our kindness not end at donations and delivery of relief supplies to the Bahamas. In the same way that after catastrophic...

» "latino" - Google News: Festival Latino de Lexington begins Friday - ABC 36 News - WTVQ
12/09/19 00:27 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Festival Latino de Lexington begins Friday - ABC 36 News    WTVQ LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton on Wednesday joined Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds and representatives of the Foundation for ... "latino" - ...

» Puerto Rico Topics and Daily News Review from Michael_Novakhov (11 sites): "Renewable Energy" - Google News: New Black Hills Energy program offers customers a renewable energy option - Kotatv
12/09/19 00:23 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
New Black Hills Energy program offers customers a renewable energy option    Kotatv Black Hills Energy's new 'Renewable Ready' program allows certain customers to decide what percentage of their energy they want to come from a ...

» "puerto rico financial control board" - Google News: Duncan '16, Borgonjon '14, Bustos '16, Landau '20, Niculescu '20 and Saji '20: Warren Kanders still must go - The Brown Daily Herald
12/09/19 00:13 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Duncan '16, Borgonjon '14, Bustos '16, Landau '20, Niculescu '20 and Saji '20: Warren Kanders still must go    The Brown Daily Herald Warren Kanders '79, a prominent University donor, recently resigned from his position as vice...

» "puerto rico police department" - Google News: Santiago: Devastated Bahamians should be allowed to seek refuge in Florida - The Ledger
12/09/19 00:13 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Santiago: Devastated Bahamians should be allowed to seek refuge in Florida    The Ledger Let our kindness not end at donations and delivery of relief supplies to the Bahamas. In the same way that after catastrophic Hurricane An...

» "puerto rico" - Google Noticias: El futuro de Puerto Rico - El Nuevo Dia.com
12/09/19 00:01 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
El futuro de Puerto Rico    El Nuevo Dia.com Los puertorriqueños somos orgullosos de nuestra patria y queremos lo mejor para ella. Desgraciadamente, llevamos mucho tiempo concentrados en la crisis ... "puerto rico" - Google Not...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): canalNTN24's YouTube Videos: Mujeres de Ataque con Juan Lozano: Ana María Giraldo y Mónica Contreras
11/09/19 23:34 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
From: canalNTN24 Duration: 22:45 La montañista colombiana Ana María Giraldo ofreció una entrevista a Juan Lozano en el programa Mujeres de Ataque de NTN24. Se espera que Giraldo se convierta en la primera mujer colombiana y alcanzar las ...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: In the Univision poll, about 71% of Texas registered Latino voters surveyed agreed with the statement: "The El Paso shooter was a racist who was influenced by anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican statements made by President Trump."
11/09/19 23:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
In the Univision poll, about 71% of Texas registered Latino voters surveyed agreed with the statement: "The El Paso shooter was a racist who was influenced by anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican statements made by President Trump." https://w...

» "puerto rico" - Google Noticias: FIFA inicia programa "Fútbol para las Escuelas" en Puerto Rico - teleSUR TV
11/09/19 23:07 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
FIFA inicia programa "Fútbol para las Escuelas" en Puerto Rico    teleSUR TV El programa permitirá la enseñanza de la disciplina deportiva en las escuelas públicas. "puerto rico" - Google Noticias

» Blogs from Michael_Novakhov (23 sites): Current News - Blog by Michael Novakhov: Putin and Putinism - News Review: Letters: Let’s end gun violence, two Democratic South Florida congressional members say - Miami Herald
11/09/19 23:02 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
September 11, 2019 Current News - Blog by Michael Novakhov Blogs from Michael_Novakhov (23 sites)

» Blogs from Michael_Novakhov (23 sites): The FBI News Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov: "gregg jarrett" - Google News: Nunes: Republicans need to stop giving quotes to unfair reporters - Yahoo News
11/09/19 23:02 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
September 11, 2019 FBI News Review at 23 Hours "gregg jarrett" - Google News: Nunes: Republicans need to stop giving quotes to unfair reporters - Yahoo News Chinese investment—risky business? | The Strategist - The Strate...

» The Puerto Rico Times Topics from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites): Puerto Rico News - Audio and Video Review from Michael_Novakhov (6 sites): 1. Podcasts from Michael_Novakhov (22 sites): Voice of America - English: VOA Newscasts
11/09/19 23:00 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Voice of America - English 1. Podcasts from Michael_Novakhov (22 sites) Puerto Rico News - Audio and Video Review from Michael_Novakhov (6 sites) The Puerto Rico Times Topics from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)

» The Puerto Rico Times Topics from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites): Puerto Rico News - Audio and Video Review from Michael_Novakhov (6 sites): 1. Podcasts from Michael_Novakhov (22 sites): Voice of America - English: VOA Newscasts
11/09/19 23:00 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Voice of America - English 1. Podcasts from Michael_Novakhov (22 sites) Puerto Rico News - Audio and Video Review from Michael_Novakhov (6 sites) The Puerto Rico Times Topics from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)

» The Puerto Rico Times Topics from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites): Puerto Rico News - Audio and Video Review from Michael_Novakhov (6 sites): 1. Podcasts from Michael_Novakhov (22 sites): NPR News Now: NPR News: 09-11-2019 11PM ET
11/09/19 23:00 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
NPR News: 09-11-2019 11PM ET Download audio: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-500005/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/newscasts/2019/09/11/newscast230812.mp3?awCollectionId=500005&awEpisodeId=760042248&orgId=1&d=300&p=50000...

» Puerto Rico Topics and Daily News Review from Michael_Novakhov (11 sites): "New Energy PR" - Google News: 3onedata Launches Two Industrial Grade Light-managed Switches for Automation content= - PR Newswire UK
11/09/19 22:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
3onedata Launches Two Industrial Grade Light-managed Switches for Automation content=    PR Newswire UK SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 3onedata, a professional provider of industrial communication equipment and...

» "puerto rico economy" - Google News: Letters to the Editor, Sept. 12, 2019: UVA Health debt lawsuits symptom of larger issues - Richmond.com
11/09/19 22:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 12, 2019: UVA Health debt lawsuits symptom of larger issues    Richmond.com Editor, Times-Dispatch: As I read the recent article in the RTD, “UVA Health sues thousands of patients for medical debts,...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: The documentary "Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage," airing on PBS on Sept. 13, reprises the life and career of the award-winning Puerto Rican actor, who died at 54. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/shakespeare-puerto-rican-ac
11/09/19 22:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
The documentary "Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage," airing on PBS on Sept. 13, reprises the life and career of the award-winning Puerto Rican actor, who died at 54. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/shakespeare-puerto-rica...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: Latinos are making Texas the new battleground, say Democrats: Here’s a look at what’s at stake ahead of #DemDebate3, by ⁦@SuzGamboa⁩ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/democrats-face-texas-where-latinos-are-making-state-battle
11/09/19 22:24 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Latinos are making Texas the new battleground, say Democrats: Here’s a look at what’s at stake ahead of # DemDebate3 , by ⁦ @ SuzGamboa ⁩ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/democrats-face-texas-where-latinos-ar...

» Puerto Rico Topics and Daily News Review from Michael_Novakhov (11 sites): "Renewable Energy" - Google News: This Renewable Energy Stock Has a Clear Growth Runway to 2030 - Motley Fool
11/09/19 22:20 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
This Renewable Energy Stock Has a Clear Growth Runway to 2030    Motley Fool The United States could soon be adding 35000 megawatts of new wind and solar capacity per year. Can this business capitalize on this opportunity? "Ren...

» "puerto rico police" - Google News: Man accused of impersonating police officer says he's 'passionate about law enforcement' - WPEC
11/09/19 22:15 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Man accused of impersonating police officer says he's 'passionate about law enforcement'    WPEC A 57-year-old man's so-called passion for law enforcement got him arrested when he pretended to be a police officer, Palm Springs ...

» Puerto Rico Rebuilding from Michael_Novakhov (9 sites): "Puerto Rico Infrastructure" - Google News: 450 miles of border wall by next year? In Arizona, it starts - WCTI12.com
11/09/19 22:12 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
450 miles of border wall by next year? In Arizona, it starts    WCTI12.com Government contractors erect a section of Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in Yuma, Ariz. The 30-foot high ...

» Puerto Rico News on Twitter and Google from Michael_Novakhov (27 sites): Google Alert - schatz: Prominent Republicans endorse Governor's re-election bid
11/09/19 22:01 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Included were President Pro Tempore of the Missouri Senate Dave Schatz , Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, Attorney General Eric Schmidt, Secretary of ... Google Alert - schatz Puerto Rico News on Twitter and Google from Michael_Novakhov...

» "puerto rico politics" - Google News: Woman Who Ran For US President In 1872 Was Compared To Satan, Locked Up - NDTV News
11/09/19 21:46 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Woman Who Ran For US President In 1872 Was Compared To Satan, Locked Up    NDTV News Five women are running for president of the United States, and on Thursday night, three of them will take the stage in Houston for yet another...

» "puerto rico police department" - Google News: Chicago schools CEO Janice Jackson keeps cool at House hearing after GOP lawmaker raises questions about immi… - Chicago Sun-Times
11/09/19 21:42 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Chicago schools CEO Janice Jackson keeps cool at House hearing after GOP lawmaker raises questions about immi…    Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON — Leaving the friendly confines of Chicago, a sanctuary city welcoming immigrants — ...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): WIPR: Gobernadora logra compromiso de congresistas de actuar en favor de Puerto Rico
11/09/19 21:38 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
La gobernadora Wanda Vázquez Garced se reunió hoy con varios congresistas en la capital federal, cumpliendo su propósito de restablecer la credibilidad del gobierno de Puerto Rico, así como lograr el desembolso de fondos federales para e...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: "This film says something about the inequality that we've been yelling and screaming about for a while now and kind of making some headway," @JLo said about #HustlersMovie. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hustlers-jennifer-
11/09/19 21:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
"This film says something about the inequality that we've been yelling and screaming about for a while now and kind of making some headway," @ JLo said about # HustlersMovie . https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hustlers-jennifer-lopez-s...

» Puerto Rico Report: YouGov Poll Finds Most Americans Favor Statehood for Puerto Rico
11/09/19 21:23 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
YouGov found, back in 2016, that more than half of the Americans they surveyed didn’t know that Puerto Ricans are citizens. At that time, those surveyed chose statehood as the best status option for Puerto Rico — 29% favored ...

» Puerto Rico News on Twitter and Google from Michael_Novakhov (27 sites): Google Alert - us venezuela: Trump Bows to Reality, Stands Down on Venezuela
11/09/19 21:18 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Remember when President Donald Trump faced down the Russians over their meddling in Venezuela ? That was the moment American progressives ... Google Alert - us venezuela Puerto Rico News on Twitter and Google from Michael_Novakhov (...

» Caribbean and Latin America Daily News: CARIBBEAN TRAVEL PHOTO OF THE DAY – BELIZE
11/09/19 20:50 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
As scientists say a mystery disease is killing Caribbean corals while thousands of tons of sargassum invade the region’s beaches, underwater in Belize Caye looks au natural, won’t you agree? The post CARIBBEAN TRAVEL PHOTO OF...

» "puerto rico" - Google Noticias: Conductor muere tras caer risco abajo en Corozal - Telemundo Puerto Rico
11/09/19 20:50 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Conductor muere tras caer risco abajo en Corozal    Telemundo Puerto Rico Un hombre falleció tras caer por un risco, en la carretera PR-818, en el Barrio Cibuco de Corozal, este miércoles en la tarde. Según la información preli...

» Caribbean and Latin America Daily News: CARIBBEAN NEWS ROUNDUP – Sept. 12, 2019
11/09/19 20:41 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 2019:  Here are the top news making headlines from the Caribbean, Latin America and their Diaspora this Thursday, September 12, 2019: Unearthed graves from the storm surge from Hurricane D...

» "puerto rico" - Google Noticias: Todo lo que debe saber sobre lo que ocurrió hoy en Puerto Rico - NoticiasYa
11/09/19 20:40 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Todo lo que debe saber sobre lo que ocurrió hoy en Puerto Rico    NoticiasYa “Reprochable e indignante,” así se pronunció la gobernadora Wanda Vázquez sobre los arrestos por un presunto esquema de fraude. Una legisladora ... "p...

» "latino" - Google News: Mexican rock band Maná launches scholarship program for Latino students - New York Daily News
11/09/19 20:36 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Mexican rock band Maná launches scholarship program for Latino students    New York Daily News Maná is giving something back to their fans — smack in the middle of a national concert tour. The veteran Mexican pop-rock band this...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): UnivisionNoticias's YouTube Videos: Comité de DDHH de México denuncia que 8 personas fueron presuntamente ejecutadas extrajudicialmente
11/09/19 20:32 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
From: UnivisionNoticias Duration: 02:23 La denuncia alega que los agentes habrían sacado a las víctimas de sus casas y luego les habrían disparado. La investigación continúa. Suscríbete: http://uni.vi/ZSubK Infórmate: http://uni.vi/4mSc8...

» Puerto Rico Topics and Daily News Review from Michael_Novakhov (11 sites): "Puerto Rico Bonds" - Google News: Moody's views addition of bond insurers for Prepa RSA as 'significant progress' - Caribbean Business
11/09/19 20:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Moody's views addition of bond insurers for Prepa RSA as 'significant progress'    Caribbean Business SAN JUAN — The addition of two monoline bond insurers to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's (Prepa) restructuring sup...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: ”He loved his Puerto Rican roots ferociously," @edwardjolmos said of Raúl Juliá, and his fellow islanders loved him back “beyond the wildest understanding.” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/shakespeare-puerto-rican-accent-re
11/09/19 20:30 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
”He loved his Puerto Rican roots ferociously," @ edwardjolmos said of Raúl Juliá, and his fellow islanders loved him back “beyond the wildest understanding.” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/shakespeare...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): UnivisionNoticias's YouTube Videos: Quedaron atrapados por una cascada y gracias a este mensaje dentro de una botella sobrevivieron
11/09/19 20:23 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
From: UnivisionNoticias Duration: 02:14 La familia fue a una excursión pero terminó varada en la cima de una remota quebrada. Al ver que no tenían cómo regresar a tierra firme, decidieron enviar un mensaje de ayuda. Suscríbete: http://un...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): UnivisionNoticias's YouTube Videos: Arrestan a 12 líderes religiosos acusados de someter a desamparados a trabajos forzados
11/09/19 20:22 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
From: UnivisionNoticias Duration: 02:05 12 personas pertenecientes a la congregación Imperial Valley Ministries fueron detenidas en operativos realizados de manera simultánea en California. Según el fiscal que presentó el caso, se trata ...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): UnivisionNoticias's YouTube Videos: ¿Por qué los demócratas eligieron a la Universidad de Texas para el tercer debate?
11/09/19 20:22 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
From: UnivisionNoticias Duration: 01:05 El Partido Demócrata texano dijo tener una poderosa razón para haber escogido a Houston, Texas, como la sede del debate y tiene mucho que ver con los latinos. Suscríbete: http://uni.vi/ZSubK Infórm...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: There’s a reason Democrats picked Texas for their debate, and Latinos are a big part of it, by ⁦@SuzGamboa⁩ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/democrats-face-texas-where-latinos-are-making-state-battleground-n1051921 …
11/09/19 20:21 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
There’s a reason Democrats picked Texas for their debate, and Latinos are a big part of it, by ⁦ @ SuzGamboa ⁩ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/democrats-face-texas-where-latinos-are-making-state-battleground-n1051...

» Twitter Search / NBCLatino: In a new Latino voter poll, combating Trump's agenda and the issue of racism are in a statistical tie with concerns over health care, wages and immigrant rights. By ⁦@ProfNunoPerez⁩ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-po
11/09/19 20:20 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
In a new Latino voter poll, combating Trump's agenda and the issue of racism are in a statistical tie with concerns over health care, wages and immigrant rights. By ⁦ @ ProfNunoPerez ⁩ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/la...

» "puerto rico fbi" - Google News: Doc Talk: Documentaries rule at the Newburyport and Camden film festivals - The Boston Globe
11/09/19 20:19 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
Doc Talk: Documentaries rule at the Newburyport and Camden film festivals    The Boston Globe Previews of two of the region's leading documentary film festivals. "puerto rico fbi" - Google News

» Puerto Rico Topics and Daily News Review from Michael_Novakhov (11 sites): "Renewable Energy" - Google News: New financing option for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects comes to New Castle County - Delaware First Media
11/09/19 20:19 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
New financing option for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects comes to New Castle County    Delaware First Media New Castle County is the first county in Delaware to activate the Commercial Property Assessed Clean En...

» Puerto Rico News Videos from Michael_Novakhov (20 sites): UnivisionNoticias's YouTube Videos: "Tengo miedo de una mala noticia": esposa del mexicano desaparecido se aferra a su teléfono
11/09/19 20:15 from Puerto Rico News from Michael_Novakhov (53 sites)
From: UnivisionNoticias Duration: 02:19 Ha pasado casi una semana desde que Wilberth de León fue visto en Michigan. Las autoridades siguen buscándolo pero aún se desconoce su paradero. La senadora de Guanajuato, de donde Wilberth es orig...

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Puerto Rico's next crisis is coming, and only Congress can stop it

Congress reconvenes this week and will tackle many issues that are crucial for our country. Among them is the imminent man-made crisis facing Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories when funding from the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act and the Affordable Care Act runs out at the end of September and December 2019.

For Puerto Rico, this means that starting Oct. 1, 2019, the beginning of FY 2020, the island would only receive an estimated $366.7 million in federal Medicaid matching dollars to cover its Medicaid beneficiaries. To be clear, 1.6 million people in Puerto Rico are reliant upon Medicaid - that is nearly half the entire population of the island. Such a drastic cut in funding would not adequately support the needs of beneficiaries and could worsen health outcomes for the island’s people.

For years, Puerto Rico’s second-class status as a territory of the United States has exacerbated the island’s humanitarian crisis. Because of antiquated policies, such as those on Puerto Rico’s federal funding support for Medicaid, residents’ health care has been gravely limited, which has perpetuated serious, systematic problems.

In recent weeks, we’ve seen the people of Puerto Rico fighting back against the problems plaguing their island. The news stories coming from the island have been surprising yet thrilling. More than half a million people took to the streets demanding an end to government corruption and influence-peddling that culminated in the resignation of the governor. This was democracy in action; nothing short of accountability and transparency from their government would be accepted.

Now is the right time for Congress to address the inherent inequality of Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico and all U.S. territories. Arbitrary and unfair regulatory hurdles set up decades ago by Congress have perpetuated a lack of accountability and transparency and must be changed to meet the needs of the people today.

Critical for advancing this goal, the “Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act” (H.R. 2328) includes the Territories Health Care Improvement Act, which would make substantive changes to how Medicaid is administered in territories like Puerto Rico. If approved by Congress, H.R. 2328 could go on to provide $12 billion to secure the Medicaid program on the island for four more years.

The people of Puerto Rico have clearly demonstrated their appetite for transparency and accountability, and the mandatory safeguards written into the law ensure that federal funding would always be used to benefit patients.

H.R. 2328’s robust monitoring mechanism for strict oversight of federal Medicaid funds includes much-needed provisions that would better ensure federal funding dollars for Medicaid are used properly. To start, H.R. 2328 would authorize the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General to perform audits of all federal Medicaid funding on an annual basis, including work plans to monitor and/or investigate contracting practices related to the Puerto Rico Medicaid program. The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services would oversee all contracts awarded utilizing Medicaid funding. Puerto Rico itself would establish a system for tracking amounts paid by the federal government, as well as local matching of Medicaid funds, and would have information available with respect to each quarter. Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office would issue a report on contracting oversight and approval for the Puerto Rico Medicaid program no later than two years after the date of enactment.

As is clear after weeks of protests and years of unrest, Puerto Rico can no longer afford to operate under the status quo. Such oversight measures proposed by H.R. 2328 are badly needed to help set the island’s Medicaid program up for success and better serve the millions of residents reliant upon health care. But all of this won’t happen if Congress doesn’t act now.

Puerto Ricans are citizens of this country, and they cannot be held accountable for the egregious actions of elected officials and the contractors working on their behalf. Those actions should be condemned, and the right people prosecuted. But absent any congressional action, it may be the population that is dependent on Medicaid for health care that pays the ultimate price for the wrongdoings of their leaders. If Congress does not pass H.R. 2328, millions of people could become uninsured and sick, further sinking the island into a humanitarian crisis.

Michael J. Melendez, LMSW is Principal of MJM CONTIGO, LLC. and was the former the Associate Regional Administrator of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Medicaid and Children’s Health Operations for the New York Regional Office. Dr. Jaime R. Torres was the former regional director of the US Department of Health & Human Services, Region II—serving New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. They are board members Latinos for Healthcare Equity.

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Puerto Rico's next crisis is coming, and only Congress can stop it

If Congress does not pass H.R. 2328, millions of people could become uninsured and sick, further sinking the island into a humanitarian crisis.

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