CNNadded this to Top StoriesPolitics Deal struck to pass $19 billion disaster relief package without border fundsCNN - By Alex Rogers, Phil Mattingly and Ted Barrett, CNN(CNN) — Republicans senators say President Donald Trump has agreed to a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, providing relief to a country beset by devastating floods, wildfires and hurricanes without funding
Clark Sparksadded this to A History Of U.S.Latin America Senate passes last-minute $19.1 billion disaster relief packageAxios - Alayna Treene After reaching a last-minute agreement with President Trump on Thursday, the Senate passed a $19.1 billion aid package for areas affected by natural …
VICELatin America Congress Is Giving Puerto Rico Some Disaster Aid Funding — FINALLYVICE - Emma OckermanJust in time for their weeklong recess for Memorial Day, the Senate finally struck a deal to help out disaster-hit parts of the country — and they’ve decided to back-burner the border funding the president
NBC Newsadded this to PoliticsLatino News Senate passes $19 billion disaster relief bill that excludes Trump's border fundingNBC News - Rebecca ShabadThe bill excluded the $4.5 billion in border funding that the White House and Republicans had demanded. WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan deal that would provide more than $19 billion
BuzzFeedadded this to PoliticsLatin America Congress Finally Has A Deal To Help Puerto Rico And Other Disaster-Stricken Areas After Trump Caved On Border Fundingbuzzfeednews.com - Paul McLeod The deal includes close to $1 billion in funding for Puerto Rico that Trump had objected to. The Senate passed the bill Thursday and Trump is …
The Weekadded this to The WeekFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLatin America Trump just okayed $900 million in disaster relief for Puerto Rico, dropping his border wall demandtheweek.com President Trump had long resisted signing off on disaster funding for Puerto Rico and several other states, recently claiming he'd only approve the …
TheWrapadded this to TheWrap on TV & MoviesPlay buttonHurricane Maria ‘After Maria’ Film Review: Devastating Doc Explores the Human Toll of a Hurricane’s AftermathTheWrap Caught between homes in disarray and government bureaucracy, women displaced by Hurricane Maria struggle to move forward It’s been nearly two years …
Davy Crockettadded this to Election Deniers 2016 Puerto Rican government sides with cockfighters in federal suitthehill.com - Rafael Bernal Puerto Rico's government Thursday filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit to overturn a federal ban on cockfighting in territories. Puerto Rico Chief of …
The Washington Postadded this to BusinessNews Senate approves deal on disaster aid, leaves out border money Trump demandedThe Washington Post - By Jeff Stein, Mike DeBonisThe Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $19.1 billion disaster-aid package, advancing legislation that would break a months-long impasse over federal funding for stretches of the country afflicted
The Washington TimesRichard Shelby Congress announces deal on disaster bill; no border money for TrumpThe Washington Times - By Stephen Dinan Top negotiators agreed to a disaster aid package Thursday — but left out billions of dollars President Trump had asked to deal with the border crisis. …
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesLatin America Senate Finally Reaches Deal on $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill That Will Benefit Puerto RicoTIME - Associated Press(WASHINGTON) — The Senate has passed a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill to help to a number of states and Puerto Rico recover after a series of hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Republican leaders
PBS NewsHouradded this to NationNOAA NOAA predicts a ‘near-normal’ hurricane season. Here’s what that meanspbs.org - Gretchen Frazee The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a relatively “normal” hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs through …
Fox NewsSouthern States Senate approves $19 billion disaster aid packageFox News The measure includes money for Puerto Rico, Southern states suffering from last fall's hurricanes, Midwestern states deluged with springtime floods and fire-ravaged rural California.
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Senate approves $19 billion disaster-relief bill after Trump backs off from demand for border security moneyFox NewsThe Senate on Thursday afternoon approved a $19 billion disaster-relief bill to help several states and Puerto Rico recover from hurricanes, floods and wildfires -- after President Trump backed off from
Voxadded this to Policy & PoliticsU.S. Politics The Senate finally approved a disaster aid package with $1.4 billion for Puerto RicoVox - Li ZhouAfter six months of fighting, the Senate has finally approved a deal on disaster aid, green-lighting $19.1 billion in relief to millions of Americans who have been waiting for help in the wake of devastating
Latino News Puerto Rico Governor Rosselló Signs Climate Bill Into Lawlatinorebels.com - www.latinorebels.com On Wednesday, Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló signed the Climate Change Mitigation, Adaption and Resiliency Act, a new law that would created …
Latin America Senate Finally Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster Relief Billbaynews9.com - www.baynews9.com WASHINGTON — A long-overdue disaster aid bill finally passed the U.S. Senate Thursday, promising $19 billion to help several states, like Florida, …
ReutersU.S. Senate U.S. Senate passes $19.1 billion in disaster relief, no border aidReuters - Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $19.1 billion in aid to help Americans rebound from a string of natural disasters, and President Donald Trump supported it even though it did
MarketWatchLatin America Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Is Echoing Across Some $14 Billion of Muni BondsMarketWatch - Alexandra Scaggs It might come as a surprise that about 10% of the Chicago Board of Education’s long-term debt is rated investment grade, just two years after a …
Complexadded this to Pop CulturePop Culture 'She's Gotta Have It' Star DeWanda Wise On Season 2's 'Tempered' Timeline JumpComplex - khal No, you're not going crazy: it's definitely feeling like DeWanda Wise, the star of Spike Lee's Netflix series She's Gotta Have It (which returns for …
Latin America Senate Passes Disaster Aid Package, Includes Money For Puerto Riconewsy.com - Stephanie Sandoval The Senate approved the bill with a vote of 85-8. The Senate passed a $19 billion disaster aid package Thursday. But it doesn't include the additional …
Seeking AlphaU.S. Navy Rocky Brands wins Navy boots contractSeeking Alpha - Clark Schultz Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) announces that it has received a $27M purchase agreement from the Defense Logistics Agency to produce general purpose …
BandTadded this to BandTNike Nike Faces Backlash Over “Pirating” Traditional Indigenous Designbandt.com.au - Ally Burnie Sports apparel giant Nike has faced public backlash over its new Air Force 1 sneakers after cultural objections from an indigenous group in …
cchdanieadded this to ReferralsPanama City Nike Pulls Shoes Following Claims It Was ‘Pirating’ Design Off Indigenous Peopledesigntaxi.com Image via pio3 / Shutterstock.com Nike has withdrawn a new sneaker design after an indigenous community in Panama accused the retailer of copying its …
The GuardianHurricane Maria After Maria: the Netflix documentary looking at life after a hurricaneThe GuardianAt Glenda Martes’s 43rd birthday celebration last summer, party favors mix with evidence of transience: there’s a plastic tiara, balloons and silly string; generic hotel photos on the walls, a wall of
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsPolitics Senate passes massive disaster aid packagePOLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINE, BURGESS EVERETT and JOHN BRESNAHANThe bill doesn't include the additional funds Trump sought for the border. The Senate passed a long-awaited bipartisan disaster aid package on Thursday after reaching a last-minute deal with President
USA TODAYadded this to Top StoriesMitch McConnell As Trump relents on Puerto Rico and border funding, senators approve deal for $19.1 billion in disaster aidUSA TODAY - Ledyard King and Michael CollinsWASHINGTON – Senators overwhelmingly approved a long-stalled $19.1 billion disaster aid bill Thursday after the White House backed off its request that the package include more than $4 billion to address
U.S. Politics Senate approves $19.1 billion disaster aid packagewashingtonexaminer.com - Susan Ferrechio Thanks to a last-minute bipartisan agreement and Trump’s willingness to back down on some demands, the Senate Thursday afternoon passed $19.1 billion …
Mitch McConnell With Memorial Day clock ticking, McConnell and Trump still dither on disaster reliefdailykos.com - Joan McCarter As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explained Thursday morning, there's a perfectly good disaster aid bill for $19.1 billion that the House passed just a …
Al Jazeeraadded this to Business NewsHurricanes A "near-normal" Atlantic hurricane forecast offers little comfortAl JazeeraUp to 15 storms are predicted - and that could cause billions in damage. The Atlantic hurricane season in the summer of 2019 will be "near normal," with nine to 15 named storms occurring from June 1 through
