Trump Falsely Claims Nearly 3,000 Americans In Puerto Rico 'Did Not Die'
Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas.
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Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas.
"A lesson from this is that efforts for assistance and recovery need to focus as much as possible on lower-income areas, on people who are older, who are more vulnerable,"
BGE crews are on their way to Puerto Rico to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of September's devastating hurricane.
BGE is sending crews to help restore power and repair infrastructure that was destroyed in Hurricane Maria.
Several Baltimore police officers visited Puerto Rico recently to help citizens affected Hurricane Maria.
Connecticut College has established a guest student program for college students from Puerto Rico whose education was disrupted after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September.
It has been 73 days since Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico and left behind a trail of death and destruction.
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More than 140,000 Puerto Ricans have left since the Category 4 Hurricane slammed into the island Sept. 20.
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The Maryland National Guard is deploying 15 soldiers to participate in relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
The House is on track to backing President Donald Trump's request for billions more in disaster aid.
It's been nearly three weeks since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, which is still struggling to recover.
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Touring a small slice of Hurricane Maria's devastation, President Donald Trump congratulated Puerto Rico on Tuesday for escaping the higher death toll of "a real catastrophe like Katrina" and heaped praise on the relief efforts of his administration without mentioning the sharp criticism the federal response has drawn.
The governor of Puerto Rico said Tuesday that the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.
President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, contemptuous of their claims of a laggard U.S. response to the natural disaster that has imperiled the island's future.
A Baltimore woman whose family was directly impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico spoke to WJZ about the challenges now facing the island.
Hurricane Maria may be well offshore, but the storm still has Ocean City taking precautions.
Maria regained strength and became a hurricane again Wednesday, pushing water over both sides of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Anne Arundel County's Luke Borchelt is making waves with his new song, Every Rain, which has over 800,000 streams on Spotify.
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Family and friends celebrated the life of murdered Baltimore rapper David Boykin, also known as "President Davo," with a mural and a community vegetable garden in his honor.
Senator Kagan said this bill will limit what she calls "bait and switch" and price gouging.
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The wildly popular chicken finger joint opened its doors Tuesday at the Snowden River Shopping Center.
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Temperatures will reach the mid 70s for Election Day and near 80 on Wednesday ahead of rain chances & cooler weather.
Temperatures will reach the mid 70s for Election Day and near 80 on Wednesday ahead of rain chances & cooler weather.
Chilly start with a mild finish around 60 degrees Monday. Temperatures expected to near 80 degrees by Wednesday.
Chilly start to the week before warmup in Maryland
Crisp start to week ahead of warmup in Maryland
Here's your Monday afternoon news roundup | November 4, 2024
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